The Modern Parasitology Lab

In this episode of “Lab Medicine Rounds,” Justin Kreuter, M.D., sits down with Bobbi Pritt, M.D., professor and interim chair for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, to discuss the modern parasitology laboratory. 0:00 Intro 01:03 Why did you decide to pursue parasitology? 02:19 What does the modern-day parasitology lab look like? 03:02 How are conventional and molecular techniques integrated to support the clinical practice? 05:04 Is this something that is easy to train up into using and integrating, or has this been an easy lift to get people used to working in this way? 06:45 Can you elaborate a little bit about the molecular aspects of how that might be integrated? Is this also a newer aspect for parasitology? 08:57 How has this impacted your training for clinical fellows if maybe some things might be controversial right now? How do you prepare them to navigate the future ahead? 10:23 Have you heard feedback from ordering providers about the ability to have the syndromic panel and then the laboratory can chase it, has that been positively received? Are there challenges that come up with that style of ordering? 12:04 I’m curious if you can elaborate and share, what are a couple of the hot topics in the field for parasitology in 2023?