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Neuropathology Procedure Manual
Table of Contents
AMERIPATH St. Vincent's Indianapolis Procedures
- SOP for St. Vincent's Intraop Consults (6/9/09)
- Intraop Gold Form Process (5/15/09)
- Instructions for Remote Access to St. Vincent Site (5/15/09)
Autopsy Neuropathology
Brain Banking Protocol (General) (9/1/09)
Brain Tumor Banking
- Current Guidelines for Banking of Brain Tumor Tissue (3/7/08)
- Other UPCI Brain Tumor Banking Protocols (updated 9/7/07)
- Adult Neuro-oncology
- Friday 9 AM Children's Conference
- Pediatric Neuro-oncology
- Wednesday 9 AM Experimental Neuropathology
- Wednesday 10 AM Neuropathology QA Conference
Consults & Slide Requests
- Flow of receipt/reporting
- How to Handle Consult Material
- Molecular Testing for Outside Neuropathology Cases (3/5/10)
- Slide Send out Policy (Anatomic Pathology) (updated: 6/24/08)
- Slide Send out - Step-by-Step instructions (updated 6/24/08)
- Slide Send Out Forms (6/24/08)
- Slide Send Out Medical Research Cases (7/30/08)
Forms
- Dean's Publication Form (12/7/09)
- General HIPAA Authorization Realease of Information Form (1/17/08)
- Histology In-House Block Request form (email completed form to Chris Simmons - simmonsca@upmc.edu)
- NP Intraop Consultation QA Form (updated 2/5/08)
- Research Histology Specimen Submission Form (11/16/09)
- Travel Guildelines (1/25/10)
- Virtual Micrscopy Slide Submission Form (updated 3/12/09)
Infectious Disease
Neurodegenerative Tissue Banking
- Brain Banking Procedures (updated 8/28/08)
Neuromuscular
Neuro-oncology
- CSF Specimens from CHP
- Protocol for the Examination of Specimens from Patients with Tumors of the Brain/Spinal Cord (11/9/09)
- Fluid Aspiration From Tumors: How to Proceed
- How to Handle Requests for Fresh Tissue for Outside Procedures (Such as Precision Therapeutics)
- IGLIOMA: When to Order and How
- Small Specimens: How to Handle
- What to do with Potential Lymphoma Cases (Other Than Classic Large Cell Lymphoma)
- When to Include Tissue for EM and How
- Current Guidelines for Banking of Brain Tumor Tissue (3/7/08)
- Other UPCI Brain Tumor Banking Protocols (updated 9/7/07)
Non-human Primate Brain Banking Protocol
Ophthalmic Pathology Specimens
Pediatric Neuropathology
Protocols/Policies
- Freezer Emergency Protocol (Neuropathology)
- Freezer Alarm Protocol (Neuropathology)
- Floater Protocol (Histology)
- Rapid Processing Protocol (Histology)
- Serious Events Report Protocol (Anatomic Pathology)
- Communication of Significant Unexpected Surgical Pathology Findings (Anatomic Pathology)
- Slide Send out Policy (Anatomic Pathology) (updated: 6/24/08)
- Slide Send out - Step-by-Step instructions (updated 6/24/08)
- Slide Send Out Forms (6/24/08)
- Slide Send Out Medical Research Cases (7/30/08)
Shadyside Intraoperative Consultation SOP
- SOP for Shadyside Intraoperative Consultations (2/26/08)
- SOP for Shadyside Intraoperative Consultations (after 5 PM) (4/11/08)
- Neurosurgical OR SOP for Frozens and Banking at SHY (6/17/08)
Surgical Neuropathology
- Current Guidelines for Banking of Brain Tumor tissue (3/7/08)
- Other UPCI Brain Tumor Banking Protocols (updated 9/7/07)
- Protocol for the Examination of Specimens from Patients with Tumors of the Brain/Spinal Cord (11/9/09)
- Neuropathology Report
- QA Procedures
- Release of Protected Health Information Form
- Specimen Flow
- Triaging Intraoperative Consults between ENT and Neuropathology
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