Lab Medicine Rounds

In this episode of Lab Medicine Rounds, Justin Juskewitch, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the national blood shortage and why blood inventory is so important.

Show Notes

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:05 From your perspective, why is the blood inventory important to a hospital?

04:17 What have you learned about managing a hospital’s blood inventory these past 18 months or so?

08:09 I was wondering if you could give us a specific example on how are they trying to bridge that gap? 

08:55 Can you explain who the Dream Team is?

12:34 How does PVM look different on the hospital side? How is that being worked?

16:33 How might physicians, non-pathologists, help their hospital’s blood inventory? What are the practical things that is within their sphere of control that they can help?

20:52 What do you hope that our learners take away from these blood shortage challenges that we’re navigating right now?

23:20 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.