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

[Grantham, Andrea L - (algranth)]

I'd do it - along with Rene's paper which was published and the Canadian paper that was referenced yesterday.

Ask these people - if they would want their child's tissue bx treated in this manner?

They have no clue as to what we do - you might suggest that you put together an inservice for the lab managers on histopathology. Not hard to do using a little power point, you can take your own pictures of the steps that the tissue samples go through. Emphasize that cutting something like a fallopian tube is different than cutting cervix or bone. They might be happy that you are interested enough in providing insight into histopathology. I have something like this that I use often when speaking to service groups and high school students in my community.

If they don't want to consider all that you have to do - look for another job!

I had a problem with the OR people one time so I did a presentation for them on the importance of fixation and I took them through all the steps from patient to slide to pathologist. They were floored because they never thought it was such an involved process, and my tissues were treated much better by the OR staff.

Andi



On Jun 28, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Stella Mireles wrote:

> Joanne is not alone.
> 
> The lab I work at has informed us that due to their own research, a single
> histotech should be able to do 100 blocks an hour.
> I'm not sure if they expect embedding, trimming, writing slides, sectioning
> and manual staining in this goal.
> 
> I am a seasoned histotech, and have tried to speak to my lab manager and lab
> supervisor, (both are med. techs and have very little insight into what is
> involved in producing a high quality slide), but their goal remains the
> same.
> 
> I have an idea:  I feel like printing some of your responses to Joanne
> question and showing them that their goal is unattainable as well.
> 
> Any other suggestions.
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