A3O-Lancaster Farming, Saturday. June 13, 1998
Veterinary Laboratory
(Continued from Pago A 23)
There is biosecurity
protocol and identity
protection for those
bringing suspect tissues
or carcasses. Each case
is specifically identified
with a code number and
receives a document
file, whereby any and all
testing done, annota
tions made, and results
found, can be recorded.
The case file for most
situations is docu
mented on the LIMS
computer and informa
tion can be shared
between experts within
the system and diag
noses made much more
quickly.
For example, if a case
is received at Harrisburg
and tissues are sent out
for testing through a
courier to either the
Penn State or University
of Pennsylvania arms of
the tripartite system,
staff at theother labs can
call up the case docu
ment on the computer,
and enter the test results
immediately.
Eliminated are the
delays in having the
results returned via
courier, and eliminated
is unecessary
paperwork.
Gained is speed in
accessing information,
and thus valuable time,
in the event that it
becomes apparent that a
dangerous pathogen has
been encountered.
The information
about almost any case
can be shared between
the three entities.
Further, in addition to
the the LIMS system,
each institution has a
remarkable audio/visual
computer communica
tions system hooked up
to a microscope, where
by the same image can
be shared by two or
more people on the sys
tem in different parts of
the state.
The user in Harris
burg can sit and look at
the computer image of
the microscope image,
and at the same time,
also on the computer
screen, see the person at
one of the other labor
atories with whom he or
she is confering from
Harrisburg.
It’s leading edge
technology.
That communica
tions linkup was com
pleted two weeks ago.
“It’s working really
well,” Purchase said.
“We’ve used it for sev
eral real cases.
"It’s bringing a great
ability to consult
between the different
laboratories on micro
scopic samples,” Purch
ase said. “The most
important thing is that
we can bring (several)
experts” to work on a
case instantaneously.
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