[Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment

[joelle weaver]

Some time ago I did a NSH teleconference on process improvement, and chose to apply the methodology to the embedding task. I had a handout for measurement of embedding competency and also training information( skills needed and assessment ideas), with specific discussin on tissue orientation for different tissue types. I had circulated it to a few folks who seemed to find it helpful in the past. I believe that the information may still be available from the NSH website, where their link is to teleconferences. It might be particularly helpful for a supervisor/manager,  who does not directly do this task, and/or someone who wants a way to objectify and quantify competency and performance for the purposes of training, process improvement,standardization and use in annual competency or evaluations. This should be something that is pretty easy to do once you sit down to your procedures and processes and do the initial organization of your information.
-Joelle

Joelle Weaver MAOM, BA, (HTL) ASCP
 

> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2011 12:55:27 -0500
> From: SDattili <@t> stormontvail.org
> To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: [Histonet] Embedding process improvement and competency assessment
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> Hi all,
> I'm looking on ways to assess competency on embedding skills. I am a medical technologist managing histotechnologists, so I don't actually know how to embed anything. Luckily, I have been able to promote a registered histotech to a front-line supervisor position in the lab and improving our techs' embedding skills, particularly on skins, is a process improvement project for the coming year.
> 
> I would love some tips on how you assess competency on this important skill. Is direct observation the only way, or do you use other techniques in conjunction with direct observation? Any good resources out there that has lots of photos of actual specimens? Any ideas for measuring improvement?
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help,
> 
> Shelley D'Attilio MT(ASCP)
> Manager, Chemistry, Cytology and Histology
> Dept. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
> Stormont-Vail HealthCare
> Topeka, Kansas
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