[Histonet] IHC QC's

From:"Patsy Ruegg"

Hazel,
The minutes for the IHCRG committee meeting will be posted on the IHCRG web 
site (www.ihcrg.org)and on our list serve ihcrg@yahoogroups.com for members 
of the group.  I think you are a member but if not and if you are not 
receiving the messages from our list serve you can apply for membership with 
the group at www.ihcrg.org
Patsy



Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
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----Original Message Follows----
From: "Horn, Hazel V" 
To: 'Patsy Ruegg' , ploykasek@phenopath.com, "Horn, Hazel V" 
, histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: RE: [Histonet] IHC QC's
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2003 14:07:37 -0500

For those of us who will not be attending NSH will you send us a copy of the
meetings minutes?

Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)
Histology Supervisor
Arkansas Children's Hospital

Phone - 501.364.4240
Fax - 501.364.3912

-----Original Message-----
From: Patsy Ruegg [mailto:pruegg@msn.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:01 AM
To: ploykasek@phenopath.com; HornHV@archildrens.org;
histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC QC's


IHC QC will be a topic discussed at the IHC Resource Group committee meeting

during the NSH S/C in Louisville.  The committee meeting will be on Saturday

at 5:30 PM.  I invite all those attending the NSH S/C with an interest in
IHC to attend this meeting.
Best regards,
Patsy



Patsy Ruegg, HT(ASCP)QIHC
IHCtech, LLC
Fitzsimmons BioScience Park
12635 Montview Blvd. Suite 216
Aurora, CO 80010
P-720-859-4060
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HP-303-644-4538
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wk email pruegg@colobio.com

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----Original Message Follows----
From: Patti Loykasek 
To: "Horn, Hazel V" ,histonet

Subject: Re: [Histonet] IHC QC's
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2003 14:18:00 -0700

There was in fact, a post from Nick Kirk on running a positive control with
each case. I do realize the CAP requirements and am familiar with the
checklist.

Patti Loykasek
Phenopath Laboratories
Seattle, WA
  >
  >
  > I don't think anyone said a POSTIVE control should be run with each
slide.
  > We were talking about negative controls, I believe.
  > I just copied and pasted from the latest CAP survey in another email.  >
 >  > Hazel Horn, HT/HTL (ASCP)  > Histology Supervisor  > Arkansas
Children's Hospital  >  > Phone - 501.364.4240  > Fax - 501.364.3912  >>  >>
-----Original Message-----  >> From: Patti Loykasek
[mailto:ploykasek@phenopath.com]  >> Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 10:52 AM
 >> To: histonet  >> Subject: [Histonet] IHC QC's  >>  >> I'm glad that
everyone is so concerned with both negative and positive
IHC
  >> controls. There is certainly more than one side to this issue. I will
say
  >> that I don't think a positive QC on every slide is absolutely 
necessary,

for
  >> many reasons. If the QC is rare & precious, then it is a waste of
resources.
  >> As is running a negative control for every possible technique
permutation on
  >> small amounts of tumor. I would rather have slides with tumor left for
 >> additional studies than have wasted tumor sections on 4-6 negative
controls.
  >> You can always evaluate non-specific staining on slides that have had 
an
 >> antibody applied & that are negative with that antibody. The CAP is
specific
  >> that positive controls be used for each antibody - see  CAP checklist
 >> ANP.22550. They do not specify for each slide. Since positive QC's
should be
  >> kept filed for the same number of years as the patient slide & records,
it
  >> should be possible to pull a QC slide from the IHC run for a particular
 >> slide. In the CAP comment on ANP.22550, the use of internal QC's is also
 >> mentioned. Although there are many ways of dealing with the issue of
QC's,
  >> I'm sure we all want to do what is prudent, abide by the regulations,
and
  >> increase the level of patient care.
  >> Just my 2 cents worth.
  >>
  >> Patti Loykasek
  >> Phenopath Laboratories
  >> Seattle, WA
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