Jay, Our cytology laboratory is a recent convert to the Thin Prep system so I may not be able to answer your question in all of its entirety. However, our Cytyc/Hologic representative trained everyone (cytotechs and lab assistants) on how to operate the Thin Prep instruments. Cytyc had a competency form which listed who was trained and when and was then signed by the Cytyc rep. This paper is on file in our department. As to if a Thin Prep trained cytotech at your place of employment can perform the same training in place of a Cytyc representative, I'm unsure. Our Cytyc rep comes to our department almost monthly, so perhaps a friendly call to your rep would be in order?
Good luck, Amber ________________________________ From: Jay Lundgren [mailto:jaylundg...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 12:27 PM To: Weems, Joyce Cc: Fimbres, Amber; histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Qualifications to run a Thin Prep 2000? Amber, I'm sorry if I offended anyone, I was merely referring to this instrument's wonderful ease of operation. Would you happen to know the answer to my question, as I see you are a cytotech? Jay A. Lundgren M.S., HTL (ASCP) ________________________________ This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
