In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Eric Hsi, M.D., chair of the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, about the lab’s important role in healthcare.

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:42 Importance of labs in current medical practice
02:41 Understanding & appreciating the role of lab medicine
05:30 Working as a team to affect patient care
08:14 What advice do you have for upcoming lab professionals to cultivate their leadership skills?
12:43 Where do you see the future of laboratory medicine?

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 empowered to speak?
11:57 How do you see the role of the laboratory evolving in the coming years?
17:35 Closing

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