Our hospital legal counsel told us this.   I cannot give you a written
guideline.   As we are a teaching hospital, we don't ever get rid of blocks
or slides anyway.   
Hazel

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Gary Gill [SMTP:garygill@dcla.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, February 20, 2003 3:14 PM
> To:	'Noreen Gilman'; HornHV@archildrens.org;
> CLocallo@childrensmemorial.org; Gary Gill; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu;
> SohrabB@wmmcpo.ah.org
> Subject:	RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 
> What does "we followed the same regs as the other hospitals in the city"
> mean?  What regs -- specifically?  How do you know?  And do you mean
> retaining paraffin blocks of tissue from children until the children
> reached the age of majority?  And if so, so what if current guidelines are
> silent on the issue?  If authoritative regulations and professional
> guidelines don't require certain practices, why do them?  Adds cost, not
> value.
>  
> Gary Gill
> 
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Noreen Gilman [mailto:ngilman@nbhd.org]
> 	Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 4:03 PM
> 	To: HornHV@archildrens.org; CLocallo@childrensmemorial.org;
> garygill@dcla.com; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu; SohrabB@wmmcpo.ah.org
> 	Subject: RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	
> 	
> 	In the late 1970's I worked at a children's hospital and we followed
> the same regs as the other hospitals in the city.
> 	N
> 	 
> 	Noreen Gilman, BS,HT(ASCP)QIHC
> 	Histopathology Supervisor
> 	Broward General Medical Center
> 	Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316
> 	954.355.4358 Phone
> 	954.355.4139 Fax
> 	954.387.0213 Pager
> 	
> 	
> 	>>> Gary Gill  02/20/03 03:51PM >>>
> 	Cathy:
> 	
> 	The checklist says nothing about retaining paraffin blocks "xcept
> when you
> 	are dealing with children, their tissue is to be saved until they
> have
> 	reached majority I believe."
> 	
> 	Gary Gill
> 	
> 	-----Original Message-----
> 	From: Locallo, Catherine [ 
> 	Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 7:52 AM
> 	To: 'Gary Gill'; 'Horn, Hazel V'; 'Behnaz Sohrab';
> 	histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> 	Subject: RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	
> 	
> 	Gary.
> 	
> 	You can find the CAP checklist on their web site.  The address is
> 	www.CAP.org.  Look under laboratory inspection
> and checklist Section 8
> 	Anatomic Pathology.
> 	
> 	Cathy Locallo
> 	Director Anatomic Pathology
> 	Children's Memorial Hospital
> 	
> 	> -----Original Message-----
> 	> From:    Gary Gill [SMTP:garygill@dcla.com]
> 	> Sent:    Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:24 PM
> 	> To:    'Horn, Hazel V'; Gary Gill; 'Behnaz Sohrab';
> 	> histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> 	> Subject:    RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	> 
> 	> Hazel:
> 	> 
> 	> Can you provide a link to a website that has such documentation?
> 	> 
> 	> Gary Gill
> 	> 
> 	> -----Original Message-----
> 	> From: Horn, Hazel V [ 
> 	> Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 4:59 PM
> 	> To: 'Gary Gill'; 'Behnaz Sohrab'; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> 	> Subject: RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	> 
> 	> 
> 	> Except when you are dealing with children, their tissue is to be
> saved
> 	> until
> 	> they have reached majority I believe.   
> 	> Hazel   
> 	> 
> 	> > -----Original Message-----
> 	> > From:    Gary Gill [SMTP:garygill@dcla.com]
> 	> > Sent:    Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:08 PM
> 	> > To:    'Behnaz Sohrab'; histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> 	> > Subject:    RE: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	> > 
> 	> > General Laboratory
> 	> > Accession log records 2 years
> 	> > Maintenance/instrument maintenance 2 years
> 	> > Quality control records 2 years
> 	> >  
> 	> > Cytology
> 	> > Slides (negative-unsatisfactory) 5 years
> 	> > Slides (suspicious-positive) 5 years
> 	> > Fine needle aspiration slides 10 years
> 	> > Reports 10 years
> 	> >  
> 	> > Surgical Pathology (including bone marrows)
> 	> > Wet tissue 2 weeks after final report
> 	> > Paraffin blocks 10 years
> 	> > Slides 10 years
> 	> > Reports 10 years
> 	> >  
> 	> > See CAP's Retention of Laboratory Records and Materials:
> 	> > < >
> 	> >  
> 	> > Gary Gill
> 	> >  
> 	> >  
> 	> > -----Original Message-----
> 	> > From: Behnaz Sohrab [ 
> 	> > Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 3:25 PM
> 	> > To: histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> 	> > Subject: PARAFFIN BLOCKS
> 	> > 
> 	> > 
> 	> > We are having cap inspection in June. My pathologists are
> telling me
> 	> that
> 	> > CAP is requiring to keep the paraffin blocks for 10 years ?  Our
> policy
> 	> at
> 	> > present time is : Paraffin blocks 5 years
> 	> >                               Slides 10 years
> 	> >  I would love to hear from you all !  Thanks
> 	
> 	
>