In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Chancey Christenson, M.D., about the lab's important role in healthcare.   Timestamps:0:00 Intro 01:00 Why is it important to highlight the extensive presence of the laboratory in current medical practice? 05:20 What’s the story of how you first came to appreciate the extensive role of the medical laboratory? 07:03 How do you and your team work together for efficient patient care? 10:15 Do you have any thoughts or advice for how to move through setbacks and creating that environment where people feel empowere ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Brooke Katzman, Ph.D., to discuss the blood tube collection order. Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 0:41 Rational of blood tube order 3:15 Direct and indirect contamination 4:58 Draw order 8:11 Serum vs. Plasma 10:23 Testing for specific analytes 12:39 Interferences 14:38 Teaching order of draw 17:22 Best practices 20:41 Closing ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Reade Quinton, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology, to discuss a popular topic at this year’s 9th Annual Forensic Science Symposium, the bullet catch and other deadly illusions.    Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:45 Forensic Science Symposium discussion 3:30 Historical conference topics 5:50 Story of the bullet catch illusion  10:00 Approach to storytelling 12:45 Developing presentation skills 16:30 Outro ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with operations administrator Mark Brown to discuss the significance of collaborating with administrators. Show notes: 0:00 Intro 0:59 Importance of working with lab administrators 3:00 Role of administrators 10:20 Resetting with admins 14:20 Supporting wellbeing ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with placement coordinator Jamie Herget to discuss recruitment initiatives within the laboratory profession. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:59 Importance of recruitment 2:57 What roles are being recruited? 5:31 Effective strategies for recruitment 9:28 Ineffective strategies for recruitment 15:01 Trends & Collaborations Resources:www.jobs.mayoclinic.orgClinical Laboratory Technologist/Scientist - CLT/CLS/MLS at Mayo Clinic  ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., and Rondell Graham, M.B.B.S., delve into the critical decisions involved in contemplating a role on the staff at the institution where you receive your training. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 01:25 Why did you decide to take a job at the institution where you finished training? 03:35 Things to think about when accepting a job 07:27 What to focus on during interviews 11:37 Importance of early years 16:58 How do you learn about updates in medicine? 20:35 Outro ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., engages in a compelling conversation with Lindsey Randall, a third-year medical student, as they discuss her experiences and insights in the role of a teaching assistant.  00:00 Introduction 01:05 Why did you decide to get involved in teaching in the first place? 02:07 You’ve been teaching in this course, but how has your learning been from this experience of teaching? 05:45 Do you have any thoughts about what you’ve learned about chunking information and sequencing information? 08:01 Could you elaborate on your approach ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., along with the Lab Medicine Rounds podcast team share their experience on starting an educational podcast and reflecting on past episodes. Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:02 Rick: How did the podcast start up? What was the genesis, how did this all start? 03:05 Dr. Kreuter: How does this work around the podcast all come together? And what’s most surprising about it? 07:03 Rick to Dr. Kreuter: From your standpoint, what do you have to do to prepare for a podcast? 08:48 Rick: What was the overall goal or mission statement of t ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alex Klobassa, assistant supervisor for transfusion medicine in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, to discuss nurturing our laboratories.  03:38 Challenges to nurturing laboratory teams. 02:39 Takeaways from nurturing laboratory teams. 07:42 Creating programs to support laboratory staff. 14:21 Ways to improve our laboratories ..read more

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Jansen Seheult, M.B., B.Ch., B.A.O., M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the Division of Hematopathology, to discuss pre-analytical variables for coagulation testing. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Role of pre-analytical variables for coagulation testing 03:25 Common pre-analytical variables to be aware of 07:49 Medical community collaboration to mitigate patient-related issues 11:51  Share about an intervention that was tried and how that worked out 14:10 Future of coagula ..read more