In this episode, Jeffrey (Jeff) Meeusen, Ph.D., assistant professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology and clinical chemist in the Division of Clinical Core Laboratory Services at Mayo Clinic, discusses the interface between subspecialties, as well as sustaining bridges between laboratory medicine and cardiology.
Show Notes
Timestamps:
01:00 Can you give us the lay of the land and explain how does the cardiovascular laboratory provide patient care?
03:24 Can you elaborate for us what it looks like when you have clinical chemists, cardiologists, and other professionals with different backgrounds working together?
05:56 Can you talk about bringing these people into the laboratory and developing a test that provides a lot of value to patients? How is that blended and what’s the output?
07:31 Talking about meetings that you guys do -- how is this meeting not some hierarchy of people who come together? How do these meetings work as an interprofessional utopia?
11:21 How do you keep your clinical colleagues educated about laboratory science?
14:25 Are other laboratories adopting this leadership model?
15:42 What have you learned about establishing the culture and getting them to understand what the plan is?
17:59 Turning to medical laboratory scientists, what’s your pitch for why they should go into clinical chemistry?
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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.