Hi Histonetters,
Does anyone know of any seminars for Pathologists to take to learn to
read lymphoma panels? Thank You in advance.
Marsha Price

On Mon, 13 Sep 1999 05:43:12 -0400 lpwenk@netquest.com (Wenk, Lee &
Peggy) writes:
>FYI (As I had promised I would keep histonetters informed on
>histology related articles in "Laboratory Medicine"), the
>September issue has:
>
>1. An article on "Five Bugs that "Bug" Us", about Chlamydia 
>pneumoniae, 
>Cyclospora cayetanensis, Helicobacter pylori, multidrug resistant 
>Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Pneumocystis carinii, with some 
>mention of histology for some of the organisms. Good review of
>these organisms, their life cycle, their role in diseases of humans,
>their impact on society, and laboratory diagnosis.
>
>2. There is also a report from on Board of Registry on the stats for
>the 1998 certifications (21) and qualifications (3). Included are 
>the fact that:
>
>Histologic Technician (HT):
>	Pass rate = 52% (NAACLS accredited schools = 67%)
>	Number pass = 235 (NAACLS accredited students = 48)
>
>Histotechnologist (HTL)
>	Pass rate = 60% (NAACLS accredited schools = 100%)
>	Number pass = 55 (NAACLS accredited students = 4)
>
>Qualification in Immunohistochemistry (QIHC)
>	Pass rate = 70%
>	Number pass = 56
>
>3. There is a little editorial (by me (blush)) on how
>all laboratorians (med tech, histotech, cytotech, etc.)
>are involved in searching for microorganisms, and how
>we must all share what we learn with each other.
>
>Just keeping my promise to keep everyone informed.
>
>Peggy A. Wenk, HTL(ASCP)
>Schools of Histotechnology
>William Beaumont Hospital
>Royal Oak, MI 48073
>(and on the Editorial Board of ASCP "Laboratory Medicine")
>