Salvacion,
you can view a description of the Histo-QIP program at the following
link
each subscribing laboratory will experience two exercises per year. Each
exercise will require your laboratory to submit H&Es and designated
special stains on the specified tissue types. In addition, as part of the
submission process, you will answer a series of questions such as where you
purchase your staining solutions, do you make your own, do you perform the
stain at room temperature or elevated temperature. If you perform at elevated
temperature do you achieve this by microwave, convection oven or water bath.
etc.
I believe the first submission in 2003 will ask labs to provide H&E's
on breast tissue as well as special stains to demonstrate mucins and
trichromes. Results of the slide grading are presented in statistical form
which will enable your lab to determine if high performers obtain their stain
solutions from a different vendor, for example.Each subscriber will learn how
methods were performed in each instance by the high performers which in itself
can offer useful information for improvement. In addition, grading
results are accompanied by educational material that addresses the theory and
pitfalls of each of the methods covered by that exercise. This enables each
lab to utilize the exercises as part of a continuing education program.
the following link takes you to the ordering information for this and
other CAP programs
hope this brief summary is of some benefit to you
Vinnie Della Speranza
Manager for Anatomic Pathology
Services
Medical University of South Carolina
165 Ashley Avenue
Suite 309
Charleston, SC 29425
Ph: 843-792-6353
fax:
843-792-8974
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Can you elaborate
on the HistoQIP? like what is it and how much to
subscribe? Thanks in
advance.
Salvacion Delovino