Lab Medicine Rounds

Interview with Reade Quinton, M.D.
In this bonus episode of The Littlest Things in Life, Reade Quinton, M.D., discusses how microbiology and autopsy intersect. Dr. Quinton highlights how postmortem exams aid in surveillance and public health, providing information for epidemiological observation and for public health outreach and initiatives, which include pandemics such as Ebola and COVID-19.

Show Notes

Time Stamps
 
00:00 Podcast Intro 
 
03:19 How did you choose forensic pathology as a career?
 
04:30 Where did you train and where were you prior to Mayo?
 
05:08 Can you discuss in general the practice of forensic pathology, and the difference between hospital and medicolegal autopsies?
 
06:37 How often do forensic pathology and microbiology intersect?
 
07:57 What are the challenges of performing microbiology studies in your practice?
 
08:54 What types of interesting microbiology cases have you seen so far?
 
13:13 You practiced in Dallas for almost 15 years.  Can you tell us about the Ebola scare in 2014? Were you involved in the one fatality?
 
21:26 Given the information you now have learned regarding the Ebola outbreak in 2014 and the COVID outbreak now, to what level are we prepared for what comes next?

Resources:

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/coronavirus/symptoms-causes/syc-20479963?_ga=2.125131913.207068228.1583341931-1731071377.1580216385

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-in-us.html

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.