Clinical Lab Chat

Apr 04 2024

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Step into the world of clinical labs with a podcast that delves deep into both the science and the strategy. From groundbreaking diagnostic and molecular testing to the intricacies of lab management, our episodes offer a comprehensive look at the ever-evolving lab landscape. We bring you the latest in lab technology, innovative testing procedures, and key insights from industry decision-makers and influencers. Beyond the science, we also focus on the operational side of things, offering tips and trends in lab management, ensuring your lab runs efficiently and stays ahead of the curve. Whether you're deep into the world of clinical diagnostics or looking to enhance your lab's operational excellence, this podcast provides the insights you need to stay at the pinnacle of lab advancements.

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Got Stress? It’s all About the Big Things

Apr 04 2024 23 mins

In a shift from talking about clinical diagnostics, this episode of Clinical Lab Chat focuses on how laboratory listeners can manage stress. With the help of Brent Franson, founder and CEO of Most Days, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, discusses ways you can manage stress, including:Making the “little things”: sleep, exercise, and diet good habits.Why ta

The Measles Outbreak: How Diagnostics Can Help Stem Infections

Mar 29 2024 28 mins

After being declared eradicated in the U.S. in 2000, measles has been making a comeback in recent years—the current caseload equals the entire number of cases in 2023. In this wide-ranging discussion, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, and Rodney Rohde, PhD, Regents’ Professor in the Texas State University System, a University Distinguished Professor and C

What’s the Future of Robots and Clinical Labs?

Mar 13 2024 23 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, sits down with OpentronsCEO Jonathan Brennan-Badal to discuss all things robotic. In their wide-ranging discussion, they touch on:The trends in clinical laboratory robotsHow to make a use case for adding robots to your labHow to plan for automationThe challenges with laboratory roboticsWh

Is Blood Collection Poised for a Paradigm Shift?

Mar 06 2024 20 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP Director of Business Intelligence Chris Wolski interviews BD’s Bridget Bagnato about the company’s new MiniDraw technology, and how it is delivering on the promise of Theranos’ failed technology, what it means for access, and how it could be a major paradigm shift in the way patients’ blood specimens are collected and the form in wh

How Menstrual Blood Is Being Transformed Into a Diagnostic Tool

Feb 15 2024 24 mins

In the latest edition of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s Director of Business Intelligence, Chris Wolski, interviews Sara Naseri, MD, co-founder and CEO of women’s health company, Qvin (qvin.com), about the Q-Pad, an FDA-cleared menstrual pad designed to collect blood to be processed for diagnostic purposes. In this wide-ranging discussion, Naseri and Wolski discuss how she came up wi

How Omics Technology Bolsters Precision Medicine

Jan 05 2024 18 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s Director of Business Intelligence, Chris Wolski, engaged in a deep-dive discussion on the burgeoning synergy between omics technologies and precision medicine solutions with Rosy Lee, VP and general manager, Life Sciences Mass Spectrometry, Thermo Fisher Scientific. Some ideas the two discussed during their conversation include:The sig

A New Non-Invasive Breast Cancer Diagnostic Test

Dec 21 2023 16 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s Director of Business Intelligence, Chris Wolski, spoke with Judit Giró Benet, co-founder and CEO of The Blue Box, for an in-depth discussion on breast cancer diagnostics, with a focus on non-invasive testing.Topics touched on during their conversation include:Using urine to identify breast cancer biomarkersThe distinctions between mamm

The State of Allergy Testing

Oct 12 2023 16 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s Director of Business Intelligence, Chris Wolski, interviews Jessica Murphy, MLS(ASCP)CM, senior technical laboratory educator for Thermo Fisher Scientific. Among the topics they tackled:Why there has been an increased prevalence of food allergies among the U.S. population in the past few decades.How home testing has helped to revolution

The Big Challenges Facing Clinical Labs

Aug 15 2023 28 mins

In this episode of Clinical Lab Chat, Chris Wolski, CLP’s director of Business Intelligence, David West, CEO of Proscia, and Lou Welebob, vice president and general manager of pathology at Agilent, take a deep dive into the big challenges facing clinical labs today, including workforce shortages, scaling lab operations, and reimbursement, along with some of their solutions, inclu

How Should we Tackle the STI Epidemic

Aug 08 2023 22 mins

In the latest episode of Clinical Lab Chat, CLP’s director of business intelligence, Chris Wolski, has a wide-ranging discussion with Jeff Andrews, MD, FRCSC, vice president of Medical Affairs for BD, about BD’s recent STI health survey and what the findings mean for women’s health and their access to care. They also discuss the poor state of medical health education in the U