POSTER SESSION II
Monday, March 19, 2012 — 1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
CC Exhibit Hall B3 & C
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QUALITY ASSURANCE
Poster#
Title and Authors
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239
Effectiveness of Reporting Significant Diagnosis in Anatomic Pathology: Pathologists´ Roles and Challenges
(2089)
KL Kenerson, N Rassaei, V Nose - University of Miami, Miami, FL
Analysis of Addendum Reports in Anatomic Pathology as a Quality Improvement Initiative
(2063)
J Babwah, MA Khalifa, C Rowsell - Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
Improving Quality in the Laboratory by Implementing a Novel System of Ownership, Chain of Custody and Verification of Process and Patient
(2062)
AE Anderson, SE Mendrinos, MS Nagar, DA Kapoor, K Cerney - Integrated Medical Professionals, PLLC, Garden City, NY; Know Error, Indianapolis, IN
Implementation of Lean Methods To Improve Histotechnology Productivity
(2076)
HS Currens, SS Raab - Eastern Health Authority, St. John´s, NL, Canada; University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Review of Tumor Board Cases as Part of a QA Program: Impact on Clinical Care in a Non-Subspecialized Tertiary Hospital: A Review of 2,604 Cases
(2120)
M Udo, M Singh, J Liu, C Tornos - SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, NY
Frozen Section – Permanent Correlation: An Audit of 3950 Cases
(2101)
M Metcalfe, X Gui, JT Joseph, A Pinto, T Ogilvie, Z Gao - University of Calgary and Calgary Laboratory Services, Calgary, AB, Canada
Intraoperative Thyroid Frozen Section Consultation: A Continued Quality Dilemma and Monitoring Need
(2067)
CR Blieden, J Zeitouni, V Nose - University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Evaluation of Communicating Frozen Section Diagnoses with Surgeons
(2108)
S Roy, AV Parwani, R Dhir, SA Yousem, SM Kelly, L Pantanowitz - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Labeling Errors in a Surgical Pathology Gross Room: A Root Cause Analysis
(2110)
RL Schmidt, B Messinger, LJ Layfield - University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT; ARUP Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT
Use of 2D Bar Code Technology and Single Piece Throughput in the Reduction of Specimen Labeling Errors
(2121)
RE Weisburger, SN Schutz, PP Seery, DE Ulinski - Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Post-Analytical Phase Detection of Identification Errors in Anatomic Pathology
(2113)
MA Smith, LT Weihagen, NP Ohori - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian, Pittsburgh, PA
Studying Patient Misidentifications in the Surgical Pathology: Identifying the Root Cause of a Rare but Major Defect
(2100)
FA Meier, RC Varney, RJ Zarbo - Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
Improving Patient Safety: Instituting Mandatory ´Pathology Specimen Time-Out´ in the Operating Room as a Means for Reducing Patient/Specimen Identification Errors
(2093)
MJ Kubik, B Villas, A Mohammadi, S Shuja - University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL
A Resident-Driven Process Improvement Project Decreases Cassette Labeling Errors
(2086)
A Hiniker, K White, C Oto, T Morken, L Perkocha - UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Assessment of Gross Examination and Tissue Submission Practice in Hysterectomy Specimens with Leiomyomata
(2082)
L Gai, H Currens, R Wirth, R Alaghehbandan, S Raab - Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John´s, NL, Canada
Standardized Prosection Protocol Increases Detection Rate of Positive Circumferential Margins in Whipple Specimens
(2072)
DH Carpenter, I Nalbantoglu, EM Brunt - Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO
Accuracy of the Measured Depth of Histologic Sections Compared to the Gross Specimen Measurement
(2081)
GW Frieling, TP Ahern, SR Tahan - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Rapid On-Site Evaluation of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration: A Practice To Preserve or Retire?
(2111)
LE Schwartz, GH Yu, ZW Baloch - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Utility of Retrospective Review of Non-Gynecological Cytology Cases
(2087)
R Jacques, S Goble-Ferguson, A Raminhos, M Weir - London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
A Retrospective Review of Parathyroidectomy Specimen Pathology: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study
(2091)
CM Kovacs, V Nose - University of Miami, Miami, FL; Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Cytohistologic Correlation of Thyroid Lesions: The Effect of the Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology
(2066)
F Bhaijee, K Brown, I Akhtar, A Siddiqi - University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
Adrenal Mass Fine Needle Aspriations and Their Radiologic and Clinical Correlation
(2117)
TA Thurow, L Liu - NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Building a Center of Excellence in Hematopathology: Review of CNB and FNA Samples To Improve the Current Workflow
(2079)
K De Souza, L Duncan, J Snidow, Y Young, L Nodit - University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, TN
Potential Diagnostic Pitfalls Related to Bone Marrow Biopsy Quality in Staging Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
(2102)
E Montgomery, A Chevalier, V Neppalli - Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, NY
Pitfalls in Flow Cytometry: Diagnostic Challenges for a Pathologist
(2116)
B Thakral, K Saluja, M Eldibany, IJ Check - NorthShore University HealthSystem; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Evanston, IL
Low Accuracy of Manual White Blood Cell Count in Amniotic Fluid
(2099)
E McMillen, J Bautista, A Sireci, A Kratz, B Stotler - Columbia University, New York, NY
Interobserver Variability of Lymph Node Count in Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Prostate Cancer
(2097)
CA Mather, M Westerhoff, S Dintzis, R Schmidt, L True - University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Eye-Tracking Experiments Underscore the Bias That Architecture Exerts on Nuclear Grading in Prostate Cancer
(2068)
D Bombari, B Mora, SC Schaefer, F Mast, H-A Lehr - University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland; CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland; Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
The Specimen Handling of GI Mucosal Biopsy: A Simple and Effective Quality Improvement Initiative
(2118)
T Trongwongsa, J Tanboon, A Nimmannit, A Pongpaibul - Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
Determining the Prevalence of Pre-Operative Anemia in Elective Orthopedic Surgery Patients: A Quality Improvement Initiative
(2064)
TM Barr, JF Silverman, DJ Triulzi, M Yazer - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA; Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Effectiveness of Targeted Education in Decreasing Utilization of Prophylactic Plasma Transfusion for Mildly Elevated INR
(2085)
BT Haws, E Thorpe, LL Tilzer - University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
Clinician Compliance with Laboratory Regulations Requiring Submission of Appropriate Clinical Data: A One Year Retrospective Analysis
(2094)
LJ Layfield, RE Factor, EA Jarboe - University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT; ARUU Laboratories, Salt Lake City, UT
Effectiveness and Efficiency in the Evaluation of Pathological Specimens of Limited or No Clinical Value
(2080)
TR Finch, HS Currens, SS Raab - Memorial University, St. John´s, NL, Canada
Public Domain Image Analysis Program Can Quantitate Nuclear Immunostains as Accurately as Proprietary Software
(2119)
DA Turbin, B Smith, S Leung, AM Gown, TO Nielsen, DN Ionescu - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Genetic Pathology Evaluation Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada; BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada; PhenoPath Laboratories, Seattle, WA
Analysis of Immunohistochemical Usage in Different Pathology Practice Settings
(2112)
AA Shah, MJ Mentrikoski, HF Frierson, HP Cathro - University of Virginia, Charlottesville
A Method for Decreasing Interobserver Variability in Quantitative HER2 Immunohistochemistry
(2104)
DP Ng, LJ Dumont, GJ Tsongalis, VA Memoli - Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Review of ER, PR, and Her-2/Neu Immunohistochemisty Should Be Performed for Breast Cancer Patients Transferring Care to Another Institution
(2088)
JM Jorns - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
A Web-Based Tracking System to Facilitate Transfer of Patient Care between Residents in a Multi-Site Academic Anatomic Pathology Department: A Solution to JCAHO and ACGME Mandates for Optimizing Patient ´Handoffs´
(2078)
JL Davis, TA Saunders, E Terrazas, JT Rabban - UCSF, San Francisco
Genetic Markers of Cancer – A Molecular Oncology Laboratory Adjusts to Changing Demands of Integrated Hospitals, Medical Centers and Outreach Services
(2071)
M Cankovic, L Whiteley, J Beher, DA Chitale - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Digital Cytopathology and Whole Slide Imaging – Exploring Its Application in Cytology Education and Proficiency Testing Programs in Ontario, Canada
(2107)
G Rasty, AV Park, SE Crafter, DJ Kuni, MM Wier, AL Wolfshon, JL Yawney, J Gun-Munro, G Flynn - University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada; Quality Management Program-Laboratory Services, Toronto, ON, Canada; Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON, Canada; London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada; Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Objective Histologic Stain Quality and Variability Analysis through Digital Imaging: The Effect of Staining Automation
(2115)
MJ Swadley, ML Jones, AB Farris - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Diagnoses Rendered by Whole Slide Imaging (WSI) Alone Are Accurate for Use in a General Surgical Pathology Practice
(2070)
WS Campbell, SM Lele, WW West, LM Smith, SH Hinrichs - University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE; University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, Omaha, NE
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