[Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per

Tue Jun 28 10:05:43 CDT 2011

I have to jump into this discussion if only to say that I am in total agreement with Susan and others regarding quality over speed. 
Over the last few years I've had many students rotate through my lab - a research core facility -  and when I'm teaching them to cut the perfect section they tell me that in the clinical labs they don't have time for perfect. It is sad that we can't all strive to be the best that we can be especially when the outcome of what we do has a huge impact on a patient's treatment in many cases. When I was "growing up" in histology I had a pathologist who impressed on me the importance of good sections. He said the job of the pathologist is hard enough without trying to read out slides that are less than optimal and this is what you get when you rush through the sectioning.
Just try to cut one slide per minute and see what your pathologist has to say about the sections.
Andi

On Jun 28, 2011, at 12:21 AM, <Susan.Walzer <@t> HCAHealthcare.com> wrote:

> Would you ask a surgeon to speed up his procedure? We are also using sharp blades and cutting off the tip of a finger is a real outcome to speed cutting. What we do effects patient outcome and quality must always come first. Speed come gradually after. When you treat patient tissue on a assembly line you diminish the importance of what we do. The pathologist cannot diagnose disease without quality slides.
> 
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> I second this motion!!
> 
> Sarah Goebel-Dysart, BA, HT(ASCP)
> Histotechnologist
> Mirna Therapeutics
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Blazek,
> Linda
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 12:10 PM
> To: 'Joanne'; histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> Subject: RE: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut
> per
> 
> Unless you are in some remote area that there aren't any other
> facilities around, I would look for a new job!  I don't think your age
> should have any bearing on finding one.  If you were close to me I'd
> hire you.  Working under that kind of condition is unacceptable in my
> opinion.  It promotes errors and that isn't what we are all about.
> Those blocks are our patients.
> 
> Linda
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2011 2:50 PM
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> Subject: [Histonet] How many tissues an histo tech is suppose to cut per
> 
> 
> 
> i've only been working 2 months.  although older, i am new as a
> histotech (graduated in may 2010, found a job in april 2011).  seems
> management is setting a goal of a block per minute as far as cutting
> goes for me.  i have until october to attain this goal. this minute for
> cutting is to include facing, writing out slides, cutting, and putting
> tray into symphony stainer (not to mention getting up to answer the
> phone, fielding questions regarding send-out cases, and other slight
> "cutting interruptions).   this seems an extreme, possibly unattainable
> goal.  i'm up for a challenge  at age 53, but any advice would be
> SWONDERFUL!!!! :)   
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