Lab Medicine Rounds

In this episode, Paul Jannetto, Ph.D., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and director of the Clinical and Forensic Toxicology Lab, Clinical Mass Spectrometry Lab, and Metals Lab at Mayo Clinic, discusses how his three labs support toxicology testing for patient care.

Show Notes

00:00 Intro

00:40 Can you tell us how your roles in these different laboratories support testing for patient care?

03:13 What are the latest developments in your area of clinical laboratory medicine?

07:22 Can you elaborate a little bit about this new approach that you have developed is able to bring both sensitivity and specificity along?

10:55 Putting the interpretation on the form, you are probably experiencing quite a few phone calls with our clinical colleges. Can you talk to us about how those interactions go between the laboratory and clinical professionals?  

15:10 How have your clinical consultations changed, based on feedback you’ve gotten from previous conversations?

18:15 You also serve as Vice Chair for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. This has been talked about a lot related to the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. Do you have any reflections about key lessons you have learned as you try to stay ahead of supply chair issues?

22:06 Can you tell us more about resiliency in relation to supply chain management?

24:42 Outro

What is Lab Medicine Rounds?

A Mayo Clinic podcast for laboratory professionals, physicians, and students, hosted by Justin Kreuter, M.D., assistant professor of laboratory medicine and pathology at Mayo Clinic, featuring educational topics and insightful takeaways to apply in your practice.