storage & human resource management

2 years

years to keep of requisitions, quality control, and instrument maintenance

2 years

years to keep: clinical pathology lab report

10 years

years to keep: surgical pathology and bone marrow reports

10 years

years to keep: cytogenetic reports

indefinitely

years to keep: autopsy forensic reports

10 years

years to keep: pathology or bone marrow slides

10 years

years to keep: pathology paraffin blocks

3 years

years to keep: cytogenetic slides

20 years

years to keep: cytogenetic diagnostic images

indefinitely

years to keep: forensic specimens (blocks, slides, reports, photographs, blood films, frozen tissue)

RITM

NRL for dengue, influenza, TB, other mycobacteria, malaria, other parasites

RITM

NRL for other exanthems, mycology, enteroviruses, antimicrobial resistance and emerging diseases

RITM

NRL for confirmatory testing of blood donors and blood units

RITM

confirmatory testing for rabies, japanese encephalitis and other pathogens for meningitis and meningoencephalitis

EAMC

NRL for environment and occupational heath, toxicology and micronutrient assay

EAMC

methemoglobin

sulfhemoglobin

hemoglobin

NKTI

NRL for hematology, immunohematology, and immunopathology

NKTI

anatomic pathology for renal disease

automated urinalysis

SACCL-SLH

NRL for HIV-AIDS, hepatitis, STIs

Lung Center of the Philippines

NRL for clinical chemistry, anatomic pathology and biochemistry

Philippine Heart Center

NRL for anatomic pathology of cardiac disease

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

have an adequate number of qualified, trained, and competent staff

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

establish policies and procedures on recruitment and appointment

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

create orientation program for new personnel

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

finalize and maintain job descriptions

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

organize a training program for new personnel and ongoing training for all other personnel as needed

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

periodically assessment of individual competence

head pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

establish a way to maintain and control records of qualifications, experience, training, and competence assessment

associate pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

be able to pinpoint situations that can lead to problems and take preventive actions

associate pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

accept only properly processes and stained sections that are correctly labeled and in the right order

associate pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

monitor staff performance by filling put quality control sheets detailing defects or problems in the processed slides and providing recommendations for improvement or correction problems

associate pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

inspect specimens for frozen sections, formalin fixation, and aliquot fresh tissue for flow cytometry or for fixation in glutaraldehyde for electron microscopy

associate pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

open or section

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

properly identify and match the specimen with the request

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

describe the specimen in detail, making a drawing or taking photographs if necessary

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

take 3mm sections and label them properly

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

use embedding sheets to document block counts and labels

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

ensure that the sections are fixed for at least 6 hours

grossing pathologist

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

ensure sections are fully immersed in fresh buffered formalin with the right proportion while cutting

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

ensure that formalin solutions are fresh and of the appropriate pH

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

regularly filters reagents

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

maintains equipment jn high quality condition and conducts preventive maintenance

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

ensures tissue processors with tissue sections are not overloaded

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

works systematically minimize errors

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

analyzes problems as they occur and corrects them

histotechnician

HEAD PATHOLOGIST / ASSOCIATE PATHOLOGIST/ GROSSING PATHOLOGIST/ HISTOTECHNICIAN

provides the pathologist with properly processed and stained slides which are labeled and presented in the right order and free of dirt, fingerprints, paraffin, or excess mounting medium