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  • Early Career

    The Importance of Paraffin
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 12/20/2023

    Explore the world of paraffin and what makes it so unique to the world of histotechnology.

    This webinar will be an exploration of paraffin and what makes it so unique to the world of Histotechnology

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration.

    Heather Renko-Breed

    Ms. Renko-Breed holds her degree in biology form Rockford University, is HTL certificate and holds her QIHC. She is a regular speaker with the NSH and in her role, she is the Director of Product Marketing-Tissue Processing with Epredia.

  • Immunohistochemistry - Stain or Assay?
    Includes Credits

    This presentation will introduce the concept of analytical reference standards for immunohistochemistry, provide some examples of the different technology as well as examples of their use.

    Since its inception, immunohistochemistry (IHC) has been called a “stain” principally because of its origin as a byproduct of traditional histochemistry. Simply, a tool to identify specific targets in cells and tissues that could not be distinguished by traditional morphologic or histochemical techniques. There is a great deal of controversy surrounding this notion. A recent editorial by B. Magnani and C. Taylor has brought the issue back to forefront of the histopathology community. Over the last 25 years, IHC has evolved into a complex testing modality. IHC has developed into a “test” that requires both qualitative AND quantitative interpretation, ushering in the era of companion diagnostics. Unfortunately, IHC test quality assurance is still grounded in subjective pass/fail interpretation based on non-standardized control tissues that are insensitive and irreproducible. The major obstacle has been the lack of appropriate tools to assess assay performance during the analytical phase, similar to what is done in clinical pathology laboratories. However, IHC calibration technology is now available that can establish analytical standardization that will help address both interpretive and technical errors, perhaps providing a means to better understand pre- and post-analytical phases. This presentation will introduce the concept of analytical reference standards for immunohistochemistry, provide some examples of the different technology as well as examples of their use.


    CEUs: This webinar is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of purchase. 

    Luis Chiriboga, PhD

    Director Ex-Path IHC Laboratory

    Dr. Chiriboga is the Director of the Ex-Path IHC Laboratory at NYU Langone.  He is a member of the NSH Board of Directors and published author. 

  • Tissue Contaminants in the Histology Laboratory
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 10/25/2023

    This webinar will review TCs and their potential impacts.

    Histologists and surgical pathologists are familiar with the phenomenon of the tissue contaminant (TC) or floater.  Although TCs are unusual events, and the majority of contaminants are fragments of benign tissue they often receive limited attention until an error occurs.  This webinar will review TCs and their potential impacts.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from registration

  • Histology in Veterinary Pathology
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/27/2023

    This webinar will introduce three areas: diagnosis, research, and education, where histology play an important role in Vet Medicine.

    Histology plays a pivotal role in Veterinary Medicine and histotechnologists are indispensable. For example, veterinary pathologists at the University of Missouri’s Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory read more than 10,000 biopsy cases and more than 1,000 autopsy cases annually, and all tissue samples are proficiently prepared by histotechnologists. Many scientists in the College of Veterinary Medicine and across the campus use histological analysis to accelerate scientific discoveries. Histology is also an integral part of education in Vet School and is utilized in various areas including study of diseased tissues for students and residents. In this webinar, I will introduce three areas: diagnosis, research, and education, where histology play an important role in Vet Medicine.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of live airing.

  • Biomarker Testing and Personalized Medicine in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC): Quality Improvement Opportunities to Reduce Barriers
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    Biomarker testing is rapidly becoming the standard method for selecting individualized targeted therapies for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

    Biomarker testing is rapidly becoming the standard method for selecting individualized targeted therapies for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this session, we will discuss the evolution of personalized healthcare, testing modalities for this ever-changing space and preanalytical factors for consideration and barriers to optimal biomarker testing. Come join us to discuss the steps you can take as a laboratory professional to improve turnaround time and the quality of samples and how to work with multidisciplinary teams to reduce barriers at your institution.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Carlos Buezo

    We are part of Genentech's Biomarker Testing Team. We are an unbranded and agnostic team that provides education on biomarker testing. Prior to this role, both of us were in laboratory management and certified histotechnicians.

  • Silver Stains
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    This workshop is designed for histotechs using or wanting to gain more knowledge on common silver stains used in the histology laboratory – such as Reticulin, Steiner & Steiner, Jones, GMS, and Urates Methenamine Silver.

    This workshop is designed for histotechs using or wanting to gain more knowledge on common silver stains used in the histology laboratory – such as Reticulin, Steiner & Steiner, Jones, GMS, and Urates Methenamine Silver.  Participants will gain an understanding of the theory of silver staining and troubleshooting techniques.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Paule Alphonse

    Scientist

    Janssen R&D

    Ms. Alphonse has a Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology, Masters of Science in Histotechnology, she also holds her HTL.  She is currently an associate scientists with Janssen R&D.  She specializes in histology, laboratory support, troubleshooting, and immunohistochemistry. She is also an active and very valued member volunteer with the NSH.  

  • Integrating Microscopes with The Cloud
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    This presentation will describe how the R&D Imaging Platform at AstraZeneca is managed/led. The Imaging Platform contains automatic pipelines that can copy images from multiple instruments, by different vendors, located across the globe, to the cloud (Amazon Web Services in this case).

    This presentation will describe how the R&D Imaging Platform at AstraZeneca is managed/led. The Imaging Platform contains automatic pipelines that can copy images from multiple instruments, by different vendors, located across the globe, to the cloud (Amazon Web Services in this case). Metadata is automatically extracted from barcodes, text on labels, databases and other third-party systems and is written to a database. Scientists, and other user users can then search for these images, using the metadata, in a web application or via an API. We automatically perform QC on these images and automatically push these images into analysis tools like Halo. This system is used in a GLP compliant lab.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Samuel Bentley

    PhD MSc BSc

  • Histology for Single Cell Genomics
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    Spatial-transcriptomics technologies have become more accessible and popular with the commercial release of products from companies such as 10x Genomics, Curio, Nanostring, and Vizgen, to name a few.

    Spatial-transcriptomics technologies have become more accessible and popular with the commercial release of products from companies such as 10x Genomics, Curio, Nanostring, and Vizgen, to name a few. This session will first describe the differences between the currently available products and then go into the details of how they each work. We will also discuss the critical steps that need to be taken before the block of tissue is sectioned all the way to post-placement on the slide. We will wrap up the session by discussing creating partnerships with genomics cores to enable a smooth transition between technologies. This will be an informative session that will encourage questions and dialogue about what people might be encountering.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Patricia Rogers

    Patricia Rogers is the head of the shared resource facility at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, which includes flow cytometry, imaging, genomics, and histology. She has worked in core facilities for the past seventeen years at both Harvard and Broad supporting academic research and pushing forward new technologies.

  • Xylene-Free Processing: Tips and Tricks to Success
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    Xylene-free processing is a method that many labs are moving toward for a variety of reasons.

    Xylene-free processing is a method that many labs are moving toward for a variety of reasons. You can process using a variety of replacements for xylene that will be discussed during the session. We will review reasons for the shift to xylene-free processing, reagent options, how to build protocols that work, and we will provide some sample protocols for attendees. We will review slides produced using xylene-free processing.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Michelle Bell

    Michelle Bell is the Applications Manager for Milestone Medical. Michelle has worked in histology for over 20 years as a tech, supervisor, manager, director, and now in Applications. Michelle is very active in the histology community, donating her time and talents to the Texas Society for Histotechnology and National Society for Histotechnology. When not working, Michelle enjoys gardening, attending live music concerts, and snow skiing.

    Thomas Huynh

  • Challenges with Consolidation and Cultivation Cohesion
    Includes Credits Recorded On: 09/18/2023

    There have been many challenges that we have faced with supply chain issues and staffing issues over the last several years. We started with 6 sites that processed, embedded, cut and H/E stained and have consolidated that down to 3 sites.

    There have been many challenges that we have faced with supply chain issues and staffing issues over the last several years. We started with 6 sites that processed, embedded, cut and H/E stained and have consolidated that down to 3 sites. There have been many issues that have arisen; time delays, change in leadership, change to job duties, the loss of autonomy due to standardization, and communication challenges. Cultivating cohesion across long distances and with multiple sites has been an important factor in the consolidation process. This will be an overview of how we have handled this at Sentara Healthcare and some guidance will be given on how to focus on the employees who are impacted the most during these changes. There have been many issues that have arisen; time delays, change in leadership, change to job duties, the loss of autonomy due to standardization, and communication challenges. Cultivating cohesion across long distances and with multiple sites has been an important factor in the consolidation process. This will be an overview of how we have handled this at Sentara Healthcare and some guidance will be given on how to focus on the employees who are impacted the most during these changes.

    CEUs: This histology course is worth 1 continuing education credit. Course is available for 365 days from date of registration. 

    Stephanie Tack

    Stephanie is currently a Team Coordinator in Anatomical Pathology at Sentara Healthcare and has 19 employees throughout a consolidated hospital system to include 12 hospitals. She has 16 years of histology experience ranging from a pre-clinical GLP lab that processed over a million tissues annually, to a smaller hospital affiliated lab, to a large, consolidated lab. Her technical knowledge has included optimizing an H/E stain and multiple special stains, working with several mammalian species, working with frozen, routine H/E and large format sectioning, IHC staining, special staining and troubleshooting all histological issues. She has been a Safety Coach in the lab for the last 3 years and helps prepare and supervise lab inspections. A passion of hers has always been teaching new employees and helping them grow into knowledgeable Histotechnicians.

    Amy Carter