In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, Director of Business Intelligence Chris Wolski interviews Jeff Andrews, MD, FRCSC, a board-certified gynecologist and vice president of Global Medical Affairs for Diagnostic Solutions at BD, what HPV sample self-collection means for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of HPV and cervical cancer.

Among the topics they cover in this wide-ranging interview:

• How HPV sample self-collection will improve testing and treatment access.
• The importance of sample integrity.
• The larger public health implications of making HPV and cervical cancer screening routine and accessible.
• The findings of a recent UN General Assembly meeting about HPV diagnosis and treatment.
• What it’s going to take to make cervical cancer a thing of the past.

In this edition of Clinical Lab Chat, Director of Business Intelligence Chris Wolski discusses with Courtney Noah, PhD, VP of Scientific Affairs at BioIVT, how blood-based biofluid testing is poised to revolutionize cancer diagnostics.

Among the topics they dig into are:

• The benefits of blood-based biofluid testing over traditional, more invasive methods.
• How biofluid testing saves money and improves access for patients.
• How labs can add blood-based biofluid testing onto their diagnostic menus.
• The importance of proper sample collection.
• The renaissance in the use of blood-based biomarkers in diagnostic testing.

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, discusses how point-of-care testing improves access to both diagnostics and treatment with Seth Egan, co-founder of and chief commercialization officer for Co-Diagnostics.

Among the topics they cover in their wide-ranging conversation:

• How and why point-of-care testing improves both diagnostic and treatment access.
• The key equation of simplicity, cost, and turnaround time (TAT) as the means of providing point-of-care testing.
• The rationale behind the menu of tests Co-Diagnostics is developing.
• The role of clinical labs in point-of-care testing continuum.
• The future of point-of-care testing.

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