In this episode, Paula Santrach, M.D., associate professor of laboratory medicine and pathology and consultant in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, discusses cultivating quality in the clinical practice.
Show Notes
Timestamps:
01:29 Why is it really important for leaders in our practice to really understand quality for clinical practice?
03:13 What are the latest developments in your area of clinical laboratory medicine?
06:01 In recent years, what have we learned about quality and how we do quality in the hospital?
11:19 How do we actually implement this in clinical practice for success, for sustainability? You talked about putting together an interdisciplinary team. What’s the secret sauce for putting that together?
15:36 You talk about recognition for these project successes. How do we do that when maybe the project is a failure, but still keep that motivation high in our community, make sure it’s normalized as sometimes it doesn’t work out, but not something we don’t talk about anymore?
18:12 What have you kind of learned from your experiences for what are ways to make projects successful and sustainable?
20:28 Can we kind of closeout with thoughts on where the future of quality improvement in medicine is headed? What are your thoughts on that?
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.