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 abo...
Jan 05, 2024•20 min•Ep. 101
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 ...
Dec 15, 2023•25 min•Ep. 100
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.
Dec 01, 2023•16 min•Ep. 99
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 heterophile antibodies and HIL, which are considered by some to be analytical errors and by others to reflect patient-related pre-analytical variables. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:40 Role of pre-analytical variables for coagulation testing 03:25 Common pre-analytica...
Nov 17, 2023•17 min•Ep. 98
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Timothy Wiltshire, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology in the Division of Transfusion Medicine, to discuss what’s new with CAR-T cells. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:49 Why is CAR-T important for healthcare folks to appreciate in 2023? 3:05 What should healthcare professionals understand about CAR-T? 4:55 Is it true to say that we’ve seen success specifically in the hematologic cancers ...
Nov 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 97
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Robert Fazzio, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology and chair of the Division of Breast Imaging at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Timestamps : 0:00 Introduction 1:05 The importance for pathologists to understand the fundamentals of breast imaging. 2:40 Reading the comments and the roles they play in the pathology report. 4:30 Aspects of breast imaging that pathologists should appreciate. 6:45 Interpre...
Oct 20, 2023•17 min•Ep. 96
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Allan Jaffe, M.D., a consultant in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, about cardiac troponins and checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Jaffe is also the Wayne and Kathryn Preisel Professor of Cardiovascular Disease Research, professor of laboratory medicine and pathology, and professor of medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. Discussion includes: 00:47 Introductory backg...
Oct 06, 2023•22 min•Ep. 95
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Jeff Meeusen, Ph.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and clinical chemist in the Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, who discusses a forthcoming guidance document on lipid testing. Discussion includes: 00:59 Importance of guidance document for lipid testing. 03:30 Key takeaways for laboratory professionals util...
Sep 15, 2023•15 min•Ep. 94
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist and assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, about the importance of creating and practicing professional presentations. Discussion Topics: 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Importance of practicing your presentation. 03:13 Common missteps in professional presentations. 07:52 Tips for putting together a strong presentation. 13:32 T...
Sep 01, 2023•21 min•Ep. 93
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” guest host Ann Moyer, M.D., Ph.D., speaks with Justin Kreuter, M.D., transfusion medicine pathologist and assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Mayo Clinic, about common misunderstandings and practical ways to teach the basics of coagulation. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:48 Why is it important for physicians to understand the fundamentals of coagulation? 02:27 In your experience, what are a few of the common misunderstandings that peop...
Aug 18, 2023•16 min•Ep. 92
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Laura Tafe, M.D., associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and president of the Association of Molecular Pathology, to discuss practicing art and medicine. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:30 What is your artist origin story? 03:40 What does that relationship of your art practice and medical practice look like? 07:18 How do you navigate the challenge of not having enough tim...
Aug 04, 2023•21 min•Ep. 91
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Bradley Erickson, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Mayo Clinic Artificial Intelligence Lab and professor of radiology at Mayo Clinic, to talk about working with artificial intelligence and how to train on it. 0:00 Intro 00:45 Why are computer-aided diagnoses, artificial intelligence, important for our healthcare? 02:45 Is there one way or maybe one facet of AI that’s the next generation of a checklist? 03:46 What’s import...
Jul 21, 2023•21 min•Ep. 90
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Clarissa Jordan, M.D., chief resident in anatomic and clinical pathology for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, to discuss online pathology resources. Resources: AACC Learning Lab: https://www.aacc.org/education/learning-lab Kurt’s Notes: https://schaberg.faculty.ucdavis.edu/ Surgical Pathology Reimagined (textbooks): https://www.acemypath.com/books https://www.pathcejmd.com...
Jul 07, 2023•20 min•Ep. 89
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Isabella Holmes, D.O., a first-year pathology resident at the University of Michigan, to discuss her residency training experience. 0:00 Intro 01:01 Let’s start by telling our audience your story – why did you decide to become a pathologist? 03:03 What has this first year been for you, what’s that rotation look like? How has your experience been? 04:49 Do you have any advice for listeners who might be going into patho...
Jun 16, 2023•24 min•Ep. 88
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with John Mills, Ph.D., associate professor and vice chair of test implementation for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss navigating implementation challenges in the laboratory.
Jun 02, 2023•19 min•Ep. 87
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Matthew Binnicker, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Virology and Vice Chair of Practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology a Mayo Clinic, to talk about working and leading through uncertainty. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:22 Why is working with uncertainty an important skill for us to cultivate? 03:13 What are ways to keep grounded when navigating uncertainty? 06:17 When you are not in a crisis moment, whe...
May 19, 2023•16 min•Ep. 86
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., professor and interim chair for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss the modern parasitology laboratory. Parasitology 0:00 Intro 01:03 Why did you decide to pursue parasitology? 02:19 What does the modern-day parasitology lab look like? 03:02 How are conventional and molecular techniques integrated to support the clinical practice? 05...
May 05, 2023•15 min•Ep. 85
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Emily Shaffer, D.O., a resident physician in pathology and laboratory medicine for Northwell Health in Roslyn, New York, to talk about her experience participating on a laboratory inspection team. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:53 What is your origin story for becoming a pathologist? 02:06 What was your experience like participating in a laboratory inspection? 03:18 Was there any kind of prep beforehand that you did, or wh...
Apr 21, 2023•16 min•Ep. 84
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Shane Ferraro, M.H.S., PA(ASCP), an assistant supervisor of pathologists’ assistants in the Division of Anatomic Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to talk about the important innovation of 3D scanning in pathology. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:54 Why is 3D scanning an important innovation in pathology? 02:51 Are there certain activities you can do with the audience that you weren’t able to do before? Are ...
Apr 07, 2023•16 min•Ep. 83
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Robert Michel, editor-in-chief of The Dark Report, an intelligence service and publication that provides economic and strategic assessment of the clinical laboratory industry, to provide useful tools for laboratory management. Timestamps:
Mar 17, 2023•23 min•Ep. 82
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Beshoi Nashed, a visiting medical student from the Medical University of the Americas in Saint Kitts and Nevis, about his personal perspective on life that has helped him succeed where many others are challenged. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:08 Where were you first introduced to this no excuses philosophy perspective, and what is it? 03:09 What’s the perspective they had that they really imparted on you, what did it look li...
Mar 03, 2023•15 min•Ep. 81
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Dr. Nour Al-Mozain, a hematopathologist and transfusion medicine consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about the importance of reaching out to colleagues for advice. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:05 What are a few of the reasons why you have reached out to colleagues for advice? 02:36 What are a few of the challenges that you’ve had to navigate while reaching out to try to find this different...
Feb 17, 2023•13 min•Ep. 80
0:00 Intro 01:04 What is your origin story? How did you come to work in this unique health setting of educating patients? 05:19 What are some of the common ways that you see healthcare really fail to successfully educate patients? 09:59 How do you navigate the complexity of what you’re talking about? 16:12 How do you navigate those situations where the patient doesn’t seem to be understanding the information? 18:05 What does the future of patient education look like to you? 22:12 Outro...
Feb 03, 2023•23 min•Ep. 79
Timestamps 0:00 Intro 00:45 Why is workforce stability such an important topic for health care right now? 04:25 What are a couple of the current challenges? Maybe a few with hiring, and then a few with retaining some of these quality employees. 07:17 What are your thoughts about how do you keep your fingers on the pulse of the current needs and interest of the workforce? What’s the way to be a constantly evolving organization? 09:04 Is this something that is a regular topic of discussion with ma...
Jan 20, 2023•22 min•Ep. 78
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Why is it important for pathologists to know a thing or two about the legal system? 3:49 Quality practices are something we are all involved in. Can you unpack those a little bit so listeners can think about how they’re engaging in that? 5:05 High probability a physician or pathologist will eventually be involved in a legal proceeding. Tips for if/when that happens to you. 7:05 Importance of SOPs and Quality Plans 9:19 What does malpractice entail? 14:11 What d...
Jan 06, 2023•19 min•Ep. 77
Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 01:54 How did you get started in the field of histocompatibility? 03:44 Was that a mentor that helped you find this new role and pathway, or was there a particular patient that you took care of that opened your eyes to these other possibilities in lab medicine? 05:28 What are a few things that you think healthcare professionals in general should understand about organ transplantation? 07:51 Maybe for you, as someone who was practicing first in orthopedic surgery, and then ...
Dec 16, 2022•17 min•Ep. 76
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:37 Why is it important to update multiple myeloma testing? 1:51 Lab testing driving treatment that is being done 3:30 Explanation about multiple myeloma, how testing started, and how it has evolved 6:02 Needing more sensitivity to detect it 7:47 Driving treatment decisions 9:02 What does this look like in practice? 10:57 Minimal residual disease 12:41 Outside of the box thinking, how has this impacted your practice today? 17:41 Outro...
Dec 02, 2022•17 min•Ep. 75
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Non-traditional education for pathologists 11:17 Getting involved 13:41 Self-learning 16:19 Becoming an expert 18:46 Other interests in practice or life 22:05 Importance of completing projects 23:59 Outro
Nov 18, 2022•22 min•Ep. 74
Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 1:18 What is the difference between marijuana, hemp, THC, and CBD? 2:58 So, is CBD legal in the United States? 4:08 What are the common products you can find CBD in? 4:25 How can CBD impact our health? Especially since it is not regulated. 5:28 You run our drugs of abuse and forensics lab, is this having any effect on the testing you do there? 10:45 For our laboratory medicine colleagues, what's important for them to understand about CBD and marijuana drug testing? ...
Nov 04, 2022•18 min•Ep. 73
In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Justin Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D., and Andrew Norgan, M.D., Ph.D., both assistant professors of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, to talk about informatics for the pathologist.
Oct 21, 2022•19 min•Ep. 72
