[Histonet] CAP proficiency testing

2015-12-15 Thread Nexgen Pathology via Histonet 
Hello all,
We are a histology lab and we are about to begin CAP proficiency testing in
order to acquire CAP certification. We currently have a menu of about 30
IHC antibodies that we currently run, including ER/PR/HER2 for breast.
The CAP proficiency test/surveys catalog has a pretty limited and somewhat
random menu of IHC antibodies that are available for testing.
Can anyone tell me what is the minimum IHC proficiency testing one needs to
do in order to comply with CAP certification?

Thanks much
Christina Pierre

*Nexgen Pathology*
6 Eastern Main Rd.
San Juan
Trinidad & Tobago
Tel./Fax. (868) 674-7284
nexgenpathology.com
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Re: [Histonet] Histonet Digest, Vol 144, Issue 14

2015-11-16 Thread Nexgen Pathology via Histonet 
Hi, im a budding histotechnician at Nexgen Pathology Limited in Trinidad
and Tobago.
What are your protocols with respect to taking levels for biopsies? How
many levels do you usually take per biopsy?
Email me personally if you can @nicholas...@gmail.com

Thanks Alot
Nicholas Seepersad

*Nexgen Pathology*
6 Eastern Main Rd.
San Juan
Trinidad & Tobago
Tel./Fax. (868) 674-7284
nexgenpathology.com

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> > From: Angela Yepes 
> > Date: November 12, 2015 at 6:05:57 PM EST
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> >> From: Angela Yepes 
> >> Date: November 12, 2015 at 4:15:50 PM EST
> >> To: histonet-requ...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu
> >> Subject: Mohs sections
> >> Hello everyone:
> >> While cutting Sections for Mohs surgery I noticed the tissue detaching
> from the O.C.T. Embedding medium  and subsequent rolling of the tissue.
> >> To correct the problem the chuck was rotated to allow cutting from the
> opposite side (epidermis side). This maneuver did not correct the problem.
> I tried to unroll the edges with stiff brush which seemed to correct the
> problem, but it did not. I only  found out the sections were still rolling
> up after the staining.
> >> The cryostat temperature was -23C and the sections thickness was -14
> microns
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> >> Please help
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> Amplification is the only way.
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> Possibly, tyramide amplification will help.
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> It will cost you to buy a kit...sure, make your own butyou have to
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> Sureyou will have to play with variables.
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> We have the ShurMark slide and cassette engraver that interfaces with
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> > Okay, I am reaching out to the people that I know that has an answer to
> everything. What system are you using to print slides and cassettes from in
> your lab? Is it intergraded with your LIS and if so what LIS are you using?
> I am not looking for a system that prints to labels, I what it to print
> directly to the slide or cassette.
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