In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Shannon Strader, D.O., a resident in cellular therapy at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss trailblazing new connections in medicine.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro

00:56 Can you share your story with our listeners of how you connected the dots between physical medicine and rehab (PM&R) and cellular therapy?

04:54 What’s been those challenges and joys of working in the lab medicine world now?

08:38 You’re talking about your creativity, is that something that you’ve been able to tap into throughout your life during PM&R training, etc.?

10:24 What’s been your experience for the level of knowledge of cellular therapy in the physical medicine and rehab world? Is this something that people are aware of?

13:35 In what ways can laboratory professionals reach out and relationships with clinical colleagues?

15:31 What does the future of PM&R look like with cellular therapies in the toolbox?

17:13 Outro

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Ewa Wysokinska, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine and consultant in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Florida, to talk about clinical updates in thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura.

In this month’s episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., interviews Jessica Stellmaker on creating a culture of continuous improvement using Kaizen events.

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
00:40 What is a kaizen event?
04:01 Kaizen week

06:28 Create a culture of continuous improvement

09:54 Resources
11:31 Fail point

13:15 Impacts on laboratory functions

17:02 Outro

Resources:
Continuous Improvement: Kaizen Events - Insights (mayocliniclabs.com)

For additional learning:

1. Flug J, Stellmaker J, Sharpe R, et al. Kaizen Process Improvement in Radiology: Primer for Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement. RadioGraphics, 42(3), 919-928.
2. Flug J, Stellmaker J, Tollefson C, et al. (2022). Improving Turnaround Time in a Hospital-based CT Division with the Kaizen Method. RadioGraphics, 42(E125-E131).