POSTER SESSION IV
Tuesday, March 27, 2007   —  1:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Exhibit Hall B - 1


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QUALITY ASSURANCE



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183 Fellowship Trends in Pathology Residents ¤1562.5¥
NP Lagwinski, JL Hunt - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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184 Immunohistochemical Analysis of Estrogen and Progesterone Receptor Status in Breast Carcinoma: Comparison of Diagnostic Concordance between Pathologists (1563)
MD Linden, R Varney, RJ Zarbo - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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185 Variation in Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry Testing within a Multi-Hospital System (1561)
D Kavalieratos, DM Grzybicki, J Ho, SS Raab - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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186 PCR-Based Microsatellite Analysis of Surgical Specimen Identity: Seven Years of Clinical Application (1550)
T Cornish, KM Murphy, WH Westra - The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD
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187 Statistical Analysis of Surgical Pathology In-House Peer Consultation in a Large University Hospital Setting (1577)
G Sharabi - University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
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188 Inter-Institutional Agreement in the Application of a Taxonomy Classifying Two Types of Pathology Error (1566)
FA Meier, RC Varney, CM Vrbin, SS Raab, RJ Zarbo - Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI; University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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189 Evaluation of Critical Diagnoses in Kidney Pathology (1560)
A Kalra, EC Huang, HG Rennke, V Nosé - Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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190 Using Lean Methods To Reduce Errors, Improve Efficiency, and Reduce Costs in an Anatomic Pathology Lab (1573)
SS Raab, DM Grzybicki, JL Condel, DM Jukic - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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191 Defining the Magnitude of Internal Process Defects in Surgical Pathology (1551)
R D’Angelo, RC Varney, RJ Zarbo - Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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192 The Impact of a Monthly Anatomic Pathology Quality and Safety Conference on the Pathology Practice (1570)
TC Pereira, YL Liu, RS Saad, ME Leon, C Pu, KM Jasnosz, PR Olson, G Nathan, KR Fox, JF Silverman - Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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193 Quality Assurance in Anatomic Pathology: Correlation of Intraoperative Consultation with Final Diagnosis in 2812 Specimens (1583)
VA White, MJ Trotter - Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; Calgary Laboratory Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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194 Types of Frozen Section Errors and Deferal Rates in a Sub-Speciality Based Academic Surgical Pathology Practice (1569)
AV Parwani, C Vrbin, S Raab - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
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195 A 15-Year Audit of Intraoperative Consultation for Pancreatic Tumor Surgery in a Tertiary Care Centre (1562)
MA Khalifa, CH Rowsell, D El Demellawy, V Maksymov, A Plotkin, C Law, S Hanna - University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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196 Intraoperative Cytology in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Specimens: A Retrospective Review (1567)
N Mourtzinos, SO Tabbara - The George Washington University, Washington, DC
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197 Improving Interobserver Reproducibility in Pap Test and Cervical Biopsy Interpretations (1555)
DM Grzybicki, C Jensen, KR Geisinger, JE Janosky, EM Wojcik, CH Stone, CN Booth, G Carter, FA Meier, RJ Zarbo, SS Raab - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA; University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA; Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC; Loyola University, Maywood, IL; Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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198 Comparison of Cytotechnologist and Pathologist Interpretation of HER-2/neu Expression in Breast Carcinoma (1547)
EG Barr Fritcher, BR Kipp, RM Root, JM Ihrke, C Reynolds - Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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199 Evaluation of the Clinical Efficacy of a 6-Level Step Sectioning Model in the Routine Examination of Cervical Biopsies: A Study of 600 Consecutive Biopsies (1576)
R Rodriguez, O Fadare - Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
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200 Pre-Biopsy PSA and Highest Percentage of Cancer (hPCA) on Prostate Biopsy Can Adequately Predict Upgrading of Gleason Score (GS) on Subsequent Prostatectomy: A Single Institution Study in a Cohort of Patient with GS 6 (1582)
G Venkataraman, K Rycyna, RC Flanigan, EM Wojcik - Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL
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201 Experience with Prostate Needle Biopsies in a Specialized Urologic Pathology Laboratory (“Condo Laboratory”) (1554)
J Furman - Jaime Furrman MD. P.A, San Antonio, TX
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202 Retrospective Peer Review of Diagnostic Bladder Biopsies: Experience within a “Center of Excellence” Model (1568)
AV Parwani, S Raab, L Mahood, R Dhir - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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203 Focused Surgical Case Review of Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors for Quality Assurance (1574)
UN Rao, LK Mahmood, DM Lape, SS Raab - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Presbyterian-Shadyside, Pittsburgh, PA
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204 Quality Audit Comparing Sakura Tissue-Tek® Xpress® Rapid Tissue Processor and Conventionally Processed Pathology Specimens (1571)
AF Pollett, SL James, C Dunn, T Van der Kwast - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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205 A Laboratory Based Quality Assurance Program for Monitoring D-dimer Assays (1552)
C Day, D Esses, V Saksenberg, I Sussman, J Rand - Montefiore Med Ctr, Bronx, NY
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206 Assessment of the Mentoring Needs for Faculty Development in Anatomic Pathology (1558)
JL Hunt, J Stoller, JR Goldblum - Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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207 Comparative Study of Reflex Human Papilloma Virus Status and Clinical Management in Subsets of Atypical Squamous Cells of Undetermined Significance Cytology (1578)
D Shi, CH Stone, D Schultz - Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
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208 Conversion to SurePath™ Liquid-Based from the Conventional Pap Smear: Preliminary Finding of an Ongoing Cost-Effective Study (1572)
JN Punia, DS Schultz, T Klimowicz, SR Kini, A Stark, RJ Zarbo - Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, MI
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209 Histopathologic Properties of Benign Pulmonary Nodules Resected Following Multidetector High Resolution Computed Tomography (1580)
K Suzue, H MacMahon, AN Husain - The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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