Freida Loyce Carson . Encourager, friend, educator, colleague, a great and inspiring mentor! Editor’s Note: Freida’s memorial service will be Thursday, January 20, 2002, at 1:00 pm central time, and a Committal Service will be held graveside on January 31 in Herne, Texas, where...
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A histology manager for Roche, Andre Zamorano is the current Region VII Director on the NSH Board of Directors. His volunteering journey begins as an ambassador at the NSH Annual Convention! In Andre’s words: I had a guy on my team who wanted to do it too, and he didn’t like public...
Winter is arriving again, and in some parts of the world, with winter comes snowflakes. Those snowflakes may come in the form of the real deal falling from the sky or even the decorative variety we create from cutting folded paper. The one thing all snowflakes have in common, though, is just how...
Anatomic Pathology Laboratory is where cancer investigation is carried out. It is here, cytology and tissue samples pass through complex procedures to reach the pathologist for interpretation. The pathologist receives stained slides that obtained sections mounted on the slide from the paraffin...
I shared in my previous post that histotechnology shortages have reached critical status and believe the published data are lagging indicators. For the techs reading this blog post, we are stating the obvious. We initially looked at the macro trends driving employment shortages throughout the...
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In a recent Histology Professionals Facebook post, a group member asked the question, “W hat is something that you wish you would’ve been taught at the beginning of your histology career?” Several thread participants shared their tips for using dish soap to help with fatty sections. To keep...
There are several different classifications of silver stains a histologist can use in the lab. The silver stain classifications refer to the physicochemical reactions involved between the stain solutions and the tissue constituents. The four major categories are Argentaffin methods, Argyophilic...
Workforce shortages in the lab have reached critical status. During the 2021 Clinical Laboratory Legislative Symposium and the Fall 2021 ASCP Board of Certification Board of Governors meetings, staffing shortages and workforce development were top of mind. The data surrounding workforce is...
In August of 2021, Janice Cook attended the NSH Emerging Leadership Course. Below she shares her learned insights for dealing with conflict when it arise First, take a deep breath, and if you are upset, wait so you can address the person/group when you can stay calm. When a conflict arises...
What to teach and how long to teach it is the question that many educators and professional development managers often ask themselves. Believe it or not, the answer to this question can change from year to year – or even class to class. Those in charge of education often rely on resources like...