In this episode, Luc Nelemans, Senior Application Specialist with Sakura Finetek Europe, shares his experiences visiting labs across Europe, Russia, India, and the Middle East, providing training on histology equipment, and how COVID has forced them to innovate, providing digital opportunities for virtual equipment training.

In this episode, Arfilson Mars Tansio discusses his previous work in the Philippines, as well as the rise of automation at his current lab, one of the largest histology providers in Qatar. He shares the similarities between Qatar’s continuing education requirements, and those of the United States, as well as how being an NSH member has helped him in his career.

In this episode, Clara Pecorella and Cristina D’Amico, Product Specialists from Diapath, compare and contrast their experiences working in Italy vs the UK, and share their vision for a safer histology laboratory.  

In this special two-part episode, we hear from both Ruth Kerkula, one of only 4 histotechs in the country of Liberia, and Dave Davis, one of the NSH members who helped open JFK Memorial Hospital’s first histology lab, where Ruth works.

In this episode, Heidi Maxwell, Medical Laboratory Technologist and Pathology Assistant at Grey Bruce Health Services in Ontario, Canada, shares how she came to be an MLT specializing in histology and grossing, the requirements for Canadian recertification, and how she is working towards her accreditation to be an inspector for the Institute for Quality Management in Healthcare, the Canadian equivalent of a CAP inspector accreditation.

In this episode, Emmanuel Hakizimana from Rwanda, and Daniel Osiagwu from Nigeria, compare their experiences working in different countries within Africa, and share some of the challenges they have experienced, including difficulty obtaining reagents and equipment.

In this episode, Dr. Guy Orchard from St. John's Institute of Dermatology in the United Kingdom talks about the process of becoming a biomedical scientist in England, opportunities for specialization through diplomas of expert practice, and the unique challenges presented by Victorian-era hospital architecture.

This podcast is part of the 2020 NSH Symposium/Convention Poster Podcast Series. 

Authors: Damien Laudier, Laudier Histology

This podcast is part of the 2020 NSH Symposium/Convention Poster Podcast Series. 

Authors: Jean Lanzanas, BS and Mandy Blankenship, BS; Experimental Pathology Laboratories (EPL), Inc Sterling, VA 20166

This podcast is part of the 2020 NSH Symposium/Convention Poster Podcast Series. 

Authors: Miles Brous, BA, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO; Mark Butters, BS, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO; Jillian Wurtz, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO; Diana Grigore, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO; Roni Archuleta, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO; Elizabeth Chlipala, BS, HTL(ASCP)QIHC, Premier Laboratory, Longmont, CO