[Histonet] RE: Change in xylene substitute

[Kukieza, Debra]

Hi Ronda,

I was faced with the same issue a few years ago.  We placed one gram of paraffin into equal amounts of the xylene substitutes and monitored how quickly and effectively the paraffin dissolved in each.   In the end we proved it was better to keep the substitute we were using as it completely dissolved the paraffin and the other did not.  The other actually left a rather sticky mess with the paraffin.

Debra
UPMC East
Histology Laboratory 

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   1. Position Posting: Laboratory Manager, Lab of Comparative
      Pathology, MSKCC/WCMC/RU, New York, NY (monettes <@t> mskcc.org)
   2. Change in xylene substitute (Ronda Mire)
   3. RE: Working on Saturday (Mike Pence)
   4. Combined Case prefix (Jessica.Vacca <@t> HCAhealthcare.com)
   5. RE: Combined Case prefix (Morken, Timothy)
   6. RE: Combined Case prefix (Tom McNemar)
   7. Storing specimens (Abbott, Tanya)
   8. TCR immunohistochemistry (Houston, Ronald)
   9. Re: Storing specimens (Michael Ann Jones)


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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 17:11:18 +0000
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Subject: [Histonet] Position Posting: Laboratory Manager, Lab of
	Comparative Pathology, MSKCC/WCMC/RU, New York, NY
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Position posting: Laboratory Manager, Lab. of Comparative Pathology, MSKCC/WCMC/RU, New York, NY

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Message: 2
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 07:55:15 -0400
From: "Ronda Mire" <rmire <@t> cvpath.org>
Subject: [Histonet] Change in xylene substitute
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Hello netters,

 

Are all Xylene Substitutes the same?  My manager wants to change brands of Xylene Substitute to save money.  My feeling is that I will need to validate processing, staining, ihc etc  if the chemical formula is different from the substitute we currently use.  If it's the same then no harm, no foul.
What are your thoughts?

 

Ronda

 



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Message: 3
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:12:43 +0000
From: Mike Pence <mpence <@t> grhs.net>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Working on Saturday
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	K.'"	<Joyce.Weems <@t> emoryhealthcare.org>, "'Smallwood,	Lorraine'"
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Same here.

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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Working on Saturday

Since ANP 22983 has been changed to state that breast fixation in formalin is between 6-72 hours, we no longer have staff come in on weekends. 

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Subject: [Histonet] RE: Working on Saturday

We stopped Sat a few years ago. We have someone on call if something is needed. We trained the clinical lab to take the breast cases off the processor so we rarely need to come in.

Joyce Weems
Pathology Manager
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Subject: [Histonet] Working on Saturday

We are a 450 bed hospital.  Due to our size and volume of work, our work week is Monday-Saturday. Because of healthcare reform, budget cuts and staffing shortage, we are faced with closing the department on Saturday (!!Histotechs are happy!!). One tech will continue to come in on Saturday to process any breast specimens received.   I am curious to find out what is the norm concerning working on Saturdays.  How many other Histology departments work on Saturday?  Thanks in advance for your opinions!

Lorraine Smallwood MScEd, PA(ASCP)
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Message: 4
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 09:37:23 -0500
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Subject: [Histonet] Combined Case prefix
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How many facilities have combined their prefixes? Meaning your pathology and cytology are using the same prefix so there is no difference when accessioning cases of pathology or cytology. What do you feel are the pro's and con's of this?

Jessica Vacca




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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 14:56:20 +0000
From: "Morken, Timothy" <Timothy.Morken <@t> ucsfmedctr.org>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Combined Case prefix
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We have several prefixes: surgical, cytology, eye pathology, hemepath, autopsy, research (we have many  more Specimen Classes but, thankfully, they do not all get separate prefixes). I'm not going to say it is absolutely necessary, just historical here. However, I have never been anywhere that did not have at least cyto and surgical use separate prefixes. I would guess that the larger the institution the more likely it is that there will be more separation. A small institution can combine everything without much problem. 

Tim Morken
Supervisor, Histology, Electron Microscopy and Neuromuscular Special Studies UC San Francisco Medical Center San Francisco, CA

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How many facilities have combined their prefixes? Meaning your pathology and cytology are using the same prefix so there is no difference when accessioning cases of pathology or cytology. What do you feel are the pro's and con's of this?

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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 11:15:36 -0400
From: Tom McNemar <TMcNemar <@t> lmhealth.org>
Subject: [Histonet] RE: Combined Case prefix
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We have a few different prefixes.  We use Meditech and have different enter/edit screens depending on whether the specimen is a cytology or surgical.  It also help in searches and gathering statistics if you can limit to a specific prefix.

Tom Mc Nemar, HT(ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
(740) 348-4163
Licking Memorial Hospital
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Newark, OH  43055


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How many facilities have combined their prefixes? Meaning your pathology and cytology are using the same prefix so there is no difference when accessioning cases of pathology or cytology. What do you feel are the pro's and con's of this?

Jessica Vacca


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Message: 7
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:04:33 +0000
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Subject: [Histonet] Storing specimens
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How does everyone handle storage of specimens for 2 weeks post sign out? We are a small lab (as is everyone on Histonet, I'm sure!!) and trying to figure out the best way to organize to make the flow go smoothly. Meaning, we are hoping not to have to check each specimen to determine it was signed out before we discard. Any suggestions?
Thanks! Tanya

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Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:16:08 +0000
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Subject: [Histonet] TCR immunohistochemistry
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has anyone had any success with the antibodies available for TCR lymphocytes in human paraffin tissue?
Thanks
Ronnie

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Message: 9
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:42:49 +0000
From: Michael Ann Jones <mjones <@t> metropath.com>
Subject: Re: [Histonet] Storing specimens
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We run a query of reports (finalized) for that period of two weeks, and any outstanding/pending report, we pull the bottle.
We use the storage bins for each day of the week - during gross we toss the bottle into the storage bin for that day. We have two sets: Mon - Fri.
We rotate those in two cabinets and have a ?Current? sign we use and move from one cabinet to another depending on which we dump. Once we dump the bins (and disinfect them) we keep the Medical Waste bin for another week (we keep our tissues for a total of three weeks) We don?t have storage room for 3 weeks worth rotation.
Did I make any sense?
:)
Michael Ann Jones, HT (ASCP)
Histology Manager
Metropath
7444 W. Alaska Dr. #250
Lakewood, CO 80226
303.634.2511
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On 10/28/14, 10:04 AM, "Abbott, Tanya" <TanyaAbbott <@t> catholichealth.net>
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>How does everyone handle storage of specimens for 2 weeks post sign out?
>We are a small lab (as is everyone on Histonet, I'm sure!!) and trying 
>to figure out the best way to organize to make the flow go smoothly.
>Meaning, we are hoping not to have to check each specimen to determine 
>it was signed out before we discard. Any suggestions?
>Thanks! Tanya
>
>Tanya G. Abbott RT (CSMLS)
>Manager Technologist, Histology/Cytology St. Joseph Medical Center 
>Reading, PA 19603-0316 ph  610-378-2635 fax 610-898-5871
>email: tanyaabbott <@t> catholichealth.net
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