All, I am the current chair of the CAP's Immunohistochemistry Committee. One of the things we've been grappling with is how to help IHC laboratories evaluate difficult-to-validate antibodies (e.g. HSV, spirochetes, etc.). Some years ago, our molecular pathology colleagues at the CAP instituted a 'Sample Exchange Registry' that is designed to facilitate interlaboratory validation. The College has now expanded this service to all laboratory disciplines, including IHC laboratories. This service is free of charge. Additional information can be found below, and on the referenced website. Please direct any questions to me or Ms. P. Vasalos (email: [email protected]).
Jeff The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has announced the expansion of its current Sample Exchange Registry for Alternative Assessment. This service now includes all clinical laboratory disciplines. The Sample Exchange Registry is an Internet-based service designed to connect laboratories performing testing where no formal proficiency testing (PT) is available. Laboratories can participate in the registry service at any time. When at least three laboratories are identified as testing for the same analyte, the CAP will facilitate the sample exchange. Website: http://www.cap.org/apps/cap.portal?_nfpb=true&cntvwrPtlt_actionOverride=%2Fportlets%2FcontentViewer%2Fshow&_windowLabel=cntvwrPtlt&cntvwrPtlt%7BactionForm.contentReference%7D=laboratory_resources%2Fexc.html&_state=maximized&_pageLabel=cntvwr Jeffrey Goldsmith, MD Director, Surgical Pathology Laboratory and Gastrointestinal Pathology Fellowship Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Assistant Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School 330 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Consultant in Gastrointestinal Pathology Children's Hospital Boston 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02215 BIDMC Office: 617 667 2586 BIDMC Fax: 617 975 5620 CHB Pathology Department (for CHB adminstrative matters only): 617 355 7431 _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
