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LabMind

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99 episodes

3 weeks ago

In 2016, Dr. Shaiba Ansari-Ali, a rheumatologist with Northwestern Medicine, experienced a near-fatal stroke that was followed by a misdiagnosed case of sepsis. In this interview, she explains how her positivity and tenacity were key to her successful rehabilitation and recovery, and she illustrates how this experience has made her a better physician despite her physical limitations. Related Information: YouTube Series: “Mansplaining Medicine” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkpqin9U2WgT423...

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In 2016, Dr. Shaiba Ansari-Ali, a rheumatologist with Northwestern Medicine, experienced a near-fatal stroke that was followed by a misdiagnosed case of sepsis. In this interview, she explains how her positivity and tenacity were key to her successful rehabilitation and recovery, and she illustrates how this experience has made her a better physician despite her physical limitations. Related Information: YouTube Series: “Mansplaining Medicine” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkpqin9U2WgT423...

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An Interview With Dr. Shaiba Ansari-Ali: Resilience in Medicine and in Life

In 2016, Dr. Shaiba Ansari-Ali, a rheumatologist with Northwestern Medicine, experienced a near-fatal stroke that was followed by a misdiagnosed case of sepsis. In this interview, she explains how her positivity and tenacity were key to her successful rehabilitation and recovery, and she illustrates how this experience has made her a better physician despite her physical limitations. Related Information: YouTube Series: “Mansplaining Medicine” (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkpqin9U2WgT423...

3 weeks ago

43 minutes

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An Interview With Cherise Shockley: How Laboratory Data Can Empower Patients

As laboratory professionals, we’re often focused on our critical role as part of the healthcare team in delivering results to providers. But, do we ever stop and think about the power laboratory data can have in the hands of the patients themselves? In this interview, Cherise Shockley, a diabetes social media advocate, describes her experience being diagnosed with an under-recognized form of diabetes and shares how her continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and laboratory test results have helped h...

1 month ago

39 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Benjamin Bradley: The Central Role of Clinical Laboratories in Controlling Emerging Pathogens

Whenever a new infectious disease enters the scene (or reenters, as in the case of measles), developing precise and accurate diagnostic tests as quickly as possible is critical. In this interview, Dr. Ben Bradley, ARUP medical director of the Institute for Research and Innovation in Infectious Disease Genomic Technologies, High Consequence Pathogen Response, Virology, and Molecular Infectious Diseases, describes various challenges in rapidly setting up and maintaining testing capacity for the...

2 months ago

40 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Ryan Metcalf: The Art and Science of Creating a Clinical Guideline

In this age of algorithms, how do we ensure clinical care is both science based and personalized? In this interview, Dr. Ryan Metcalf, section chief of Transfusion Medicine at ARUP Laboratories and University of Utah Health and associate professor of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine, shares the story behind the new platelet transfusion guideline from the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). He describes how the authors addressed patient-speci...

3 months ago

44 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer: Diversity, Equity, and Personalized Medicine

Health equity and personalized medicine share a common goal: tailoring care to the needs of each individual. In this interview, Dr. Octavia Peck Palmer from the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, immediate past president of ADLM, explains how diversity is foundational to advancing clinical science and improving patient outcomes.

4 months ago

43 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. David Fajgenbaum: Embracing the “Ignorome” To Expedite Clinical Science

After nearly dying from a mysterious disease during medical school, Dr. David Fajgenbaum dedicated his career to breaking down barriers in biomedical research. Fajgenbaum is now an associate professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and cofounder of Every Cure. In this conversation, we discuss his personal diagnostic journey and the errors and delays he encountered along the way. We also explore why academic medicine needs to go beyond generating disparate pieces of scientific k...

5 months ago

40 minutes

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An Interview With Amanda Openshaw: The Laboratory Is a Mystery Machine of Diagnostics

Every specimen represents a potential mystery, and laboratory professionals often play the role of detectives. For the 2025 Lab Week episode of LabMind, Amanda Openshaw, a genetic counselor at ARUP, shares examples illustrating the importance of good investigative work in the laboratory to discover accurate diagnoses.

7 months ago

47 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Qinwen Mao: Why We Need Better Laboratory Tests for Dementia

Why hasn’t there been more progress in developing therapies for Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia? One reason has been the lack of specific laboratory tests that can properly diagnose and characterize these diseases. In this interview, Dr. Qinwen Mao from the University of Utah describes how her research team is helping to bring new blood and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers into clinical practice to step up the fight against these devastating diseases. Related Information...

8 months ago

25 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Keith Elkins: What Doctors Really Want From Their Clinical Laboratories

As laboratory professionals, we may think we have a good understanding of how physicians use our services. But how often do we ask them for practical feedback? In this interview, family physician Dr. Keith Elkins shares his perspectives on what clinical laboratories and pathologists do well, and what opportunities they may be overlooking to better support frontline clinical care.

9 months ago

34 minutes

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An Interview With Beverly Rauch: Regulating the Safety and Effectiveness of Clinical Laboratory Testing

Many people in the healthcare profession know that clinical laboratories are under more rigorous regulatory scrutiny than just about any other area of medicine. What they may not know is that the New York State Department of Health (NY DOH) was the pioneer in laboratory regulation, starting long before the implementation of either the FDA Medical Device Amendments or the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988. In this interview, Beverly Rauch, MS, director of the NY DOH’s C...

10 months ago

33 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Jenna Rychert: Demystifying Data Analysis for the Clinical Lab

In this age of ChatGPT, artificial intelligence (AI), and machine learning, laboratory professionals might think they need to be experts in sophisticated new technology to glean insights from laboratory data. But as ARUP’s medical director of operational informatics Dr. Jenna Rychert points out in this interview, data analysis doesn’t always have to be complicated to provide meaningful value. Related Information: Laboratory-Developed Tests Account for a Small Minority of Tests Ordered in an A...

11 months ago

31 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Suzanne Dintzis: The Human Side of Pathology’s Digital Transformation

Anatomic pathology is on the verge of its biggest technologic shift in over a century. Making a smooth transition will require leadership to pay as much attention to the human impact as to the technology itself. In this discussion, Dr. Suzanne Dintzis from the University of Washington explains why hospital and department leaders will need to partner with front-line laboratory professionals and pathologists who perform the day-to-day work.

1 year ago

41 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Jonathan Genzen: Answering Your Questions About the FDA’s Final Rule on LDTs

As of September 2024, there remains enormous uncertainty about the FDA’s final rule on laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). Will it hold up in court? Which tests are subject to which requirements? How can laboratories best prepare? In this interview, Dr. Jonathan Genzen, ARUP’s chief medical officer and senior director of governmental affairs, responds to questions sent in by members of the laboratory community. Related Information: ARUP Resources on the FDA’s Final Rule on Laboratory...

1 year ago

43 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Vikas Saini: Creating a More Just, Effective, and Affordable Healthcare System

Fixing American healthcare will require more than mere tweaks around the edges. Dr. Vikas Saini, president of the Boston-based Lown Institute, believes that it will require a return to medicine’s humanist roots. In this interview he describes some of the ways in which many healthcare organizations prioritize revenue and profit over patients and communities. He also explains why he remains optimistic that Hippocratic principles will ultimately prevail. Related Information: Lown Insti...

1 year ago

39 minutes

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An Interview With Isak Schmidley: What ASCP's Youngest MLS Can Teach Us About Recruiting the Next Generation of Laboratory Scientists

Clinical laboratories offer great careers, but lack of awareness and other barriers can prevent excellent candidates from pursuing laboratory science professions. In this interview, Isak Schmidley, MLS(ASCP), explains how he first stumbled across medical laboratory science while attending community college in his early teens and then persevered past age stereotypes to land his first hospital laboratory job at the impressive age of 16. He shares advice for laboratory leaders on what his genera...

1 year ago

21 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Brian Shirts: Preventing Hereditary Cancer Through Genealogy

Most hereditary cancers, including those associated with BRCA1 mutations and Lynch syndrome, can be prevented through a combination of genetic testing, surveillance, and surgery. Yet only a small minority of eligible individuals currently receive this lifesaving intervention. In this interview, Dr. Brian Shirts, director of the Institute for Public Health Genetics at the University of Washington, discusses a new nonprofit organization that uses family connections to identify individuals at hi...

1 year ago

34 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Yuan Ji: Bringing Pharmacogenomics Into Mainstream Clinical Practice

Due to genetic variation, patients metabolize and respond to medications in vastly different ways, so why do most drug therapy regimens continue to be one-size-fits-all? In this interview, Dr. Yuan Ji, ARUP’s section chief of Molecular Genetics and Genomics, discusses how currently available genetic tests can be used to improve both the safety and effectiveness of pharmacotherapy. Related Content: Current Clinical Pharmacogenomic Testing: How Do Clinical Laboratories Stay on Top of Changes to...

1 year ago

39 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Jane Dickerson: Building a Professional Community for Laboratory Stewardship

Since its founding in 2013 at Seattle Children’s Hospital, PLUGS (Patient-Centered Laboratory Utilization Guidance Services) has brought together laboratory professionals, genetic counselors, clinicians, patients, and insurance companies across the country to improve the application of laboratory tests in clinical practice. In this interview, PLUGS cofounder Dr. Jane Dickerson describes some of the ingredients that have contributed to the program’s remarkable success.

1 year ago

27 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Eddie Stenehjem: What It Means for a Laboratory to Be Part of the Patient Care Team

Dr. Eddie Stenehjem, Vice Chair of Medicine at the University of Colorado, knows a lot about clinical laboratories. As an infectious disease physician and former cochair of Intermountain Healthcare’s laboratory stewardship committee, he has deep respect for the knowledge and dedication that laboratory professionals bring to patient care. In this interview he discusses why clinician-lab collaboration is vital, and how labs can improve communication and relationships with clinical colleagues.&n...

1 year ago

42 minutes

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An Interview With Dr. Joseph Rudolf: How Will Automation Change Clinical Laboratories?

There’s plenty of excitement around laboratory automation. But which tasks are good candidates for automation, and which are poor candidates? What risks need to be managed? And what are the implications of automation for lab professionals? In this interview, Dr. Joseph Rudolf, medical director of ARUP’s Automated Core Laboratory, shares his insights along with some predictions for the future.

1 year ago

19 minutes