[Histonet] [EXTERNAL] Re: Incomplete cross sections of all tissue in blocks

[Perl, Alison]

Each of our techs is responsible for fully facing their blocks and getting a representative section. If the docs see something is amiss (epidermis missing, incomplete cross section, etc), they can order a Technical Recut rather than a routine Recut. Unfortunately, it sounds like you (or someone else of authority), has to give some feedback/coaching that the sections are insufficient, particularly if it's a recurring problem. Is it one tech that needs a 1-on-1 convo, or a meeting with the whole staff to address widespread issues?

Alison Perl, HTL(ASCP)CM
Anatomic Pathology Manager 
CareMount Medical
(914) 302-8424
aperl at caremount.com


-----Original Message-----
From: John Garratt via Histonet [mailto:histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 3, 2020 12:02 PM
To: Amy Self; histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [Histonet] Incomplete cross sections of all tissue in blocks

I suggest that each histotech is responsible for the blocks they cut and they cut the deepers on the their own blocks when they are requested. With feedback on the reason for the deeper from the pathologists they (the techs) will become more confident and learn how deep to cut.

John

On Tue, Mar 3, 2020 at 7:31 AM, Amy Self via Histonet <histonet at lists.utsouthwestern.edu> wrote:

> Good Morning HistoNetters,
>
> I am reaching out to the histonet in hopes to get some suggestions from you on how to handle incomplete cross-sections of tissue in blocks. We are a small lab so this has not been an issue in the past but now that we are growing and our staff has increased I am getting feed-back from pathologist that the sections of tissue are not complete. They are asking for too many deepers that possibly could be avoided if it was cut deep enough to begin with. I have been given some managerial type duties – which I don’t like cause I know nothing about managing people and I need to approach this but I need to approach this issue correctly. Do you have the histotech compare his/her cut slides to the block to make sure that a complete cross-section is obtained and is this documented somehow? Any and all suggestions I need.
>
> Thanks in advance for your help and as always you all rock.. 😊
>
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