In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews John Sherbeck, M.D., Laboratory Medical Director of Trinity Health IHA Medical Group, about how to plan your time at medical conferences. He also briefly discusses this year’s takeaways from AABB’s national conference. Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:45 Why are medical conferences important to attend?03:10 Engaging in debate05:11 Prepping your team to present at a national conference06:40 Take aways from the AABB annual...

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Timothy Long, M.D., about the importance of asking good questions in healthcare settings, such as when you’re with patients, as an educator, or at a conference or presentation.  Timestamps:00:00 Introduction01:58 Developing the skill of asking good questions06:37 Characteristics of effective questions11:45 Effectively using questioning techniques as an educator15:33 Considerations for asking questions in large group...

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Reade Quinton, M.D., an associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and anatomic pathologist at Mayo Clinic, to discuss interview tips for future pathology residents.  Timestamps:0:00 Introduction0:45 Interviewer assessment7:07 Communication style & personality10:25 Asking questions to help with rank lists17:45 Follow-up after interview22:09 Outro

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Shannon Strader, D.O., a resident in cellular therapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss trailblazing new connections in medicine. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 00:56 Can you share your story with our listeners of how you connected the dots between physical medicine and rehab (PM&R) and cellular therapy? 04:54 What’s been those challenges and joys of working in the lab medicine world now? 08:38 You’re...

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ewa Wysokinska, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine and consultant in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Florida, to talk about clinical updates in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jessica Stellmaker on creating a culture of continuous improvement using Kaizen events. Timestamps:0:00 Intro00:40 What is a kaizen event?04:01 Kaizen week 06:28 Create a culture of continuous improvement  09:54 Resources11:31 Fail point 13:15 Impacts on laboratory functions 17:02 Outro Resources:Continuous Improvement: Kaizen Events - Insights (mayocliniclabs.com) For additional learning: Flug J, Stellmaker J,...

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Isabella Holmes, D.O., a PGY-3 resident and assistant co-chief pathology resident at the University of Michigan, to discuss her reflections on residency.  Timestamps:0:00 Intro 01:20 Reflections on past year 02:45 Being comfortable as a resident 05:00 Taking on leadership roles 07:51 Identifying what to focus on 11:06 Becoming better mentors 13:01 Being respectfully direct 14:17 New academic year 16:06...

In this month’s episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Nidhi Kataria, M.B.B.S., and Thane Kubik, M.D., M.S., for a deep dive into optimizing the residency experience. 

This month’s episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jeffrey Winters, M.D., the medical director of the Therapeutic Apheresis Treatment Unit at Mayo Clinic for Myasthenia Gravis awareness month.

In this episode of #LabMedicineRounds, Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ashima Makol, M.B.B.S., for National Scleroderma Awareness Month, including a discussion about lab medicine's important role in diagnosis.   Timestamps:0:00 Intro0:53 Why is it important for healthcare professionals to be aware of scleroderma? 2:34 What are some important things for laboratory professionals to understand about scleroderma?6:22 Rule in/rule out this rare diagnosis and help you understand where it fits...

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Douglas McMahon, M.D., from the Allergy and Asthma Center of Minnesota, to discuss how the lab supports asthma and allergy medical practice. 

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 Intro00:42 Importance of labs in current medical practice02:41 Understanding & appreciating the role of lab medicine05:30 Working as a team to affect patient care08:14 What advice do you have for upcoming lab professionals to...

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 Intro01:00 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...

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 Intro0:41 Rational of blood tube order3:15 Direct and indirect contamination4:58 Draw order8:11 Serum vs. Plasma10:23 Testing for specific analytes12:39 Interferences14:38 Teaching order of draw17:22 Best practices20:41 Closing

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 discussion3:30 Historical conference topics5:50 Story of the bullet catch illusion 10:00 Approach to storytelling12:45 Developing presentation...

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 Intro0:59 Importance of working with lab administrators3:00 Role of administrators10:20 Resetting with admins14:20 Supporting wellbeing

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” host Justin Kreuter, M.D., speaks with Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa, M.D., a neurosurgeon and scientist at Mayo Clinic. From humble beginnings as a migrant worker, his story is one of resilience, determination, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. Timestamps:0:00 Introduction1:54 Importance for physicians to play a role in science5:28 Setting yourself up for success9:48 Inquisitive mind14:00 Mentoring22:00 Looking ahead23:55 Outro

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 Introduction0:59 Importance of recruitment2:57 What roles are being recruited?5:31 Effective strategies for recruitment9:28 Ineffective strategies for recruitment15:01 Trends & Collaborations Resources:www.jobs.mayoclinic.orgClinical Laboratory Technologist/Scientist - CLT/CLS/MLS at Mayo...

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 Introduction01:25 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 interviews11:37 Importance of early years16:58 How do you learn about...

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 Introduction01:05 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...

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. Timestamps00:00 Introduction01:02 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...

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.

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 Introduction00:40 Role of pre-analytical variables for coagulation testing03:25 Common...

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 Introduction0:49 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...