The Lab Report

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A collection of stories, interviews and discussions to give a window into what goes on behind every lab result.

  1. 30 ENE

    Lipids in and out: Managing risk from young to old

    Sorry for the hiatus but we are back with a new episode on a topic that everyone can relate to! In this episode, we speak to Dr. Elliot Lass about lipids and everything related to managing lipids as a family physician whether it is using laboratory results or making decisions on lifestyle changes. Drawing from his personal experience, Elliot gives us insight into the importance of balancing risk versus benefits when taking care of patients across all ages, even for routine medical issues like lipids.

    32 min

  2. 16/04/2025

    Happy National Medical Laboratory Week!

    Beyond Clinical Biochemists, Medical Laboratory Technologists and Laboratory Assistants represent the frontline staff in laboratory medicine and are essential to technical operations as they collect blood, process samples, run the tests and report the results. In this special episode to celebrate National Medical Laboratory Week, Michelle Hoad speaks to us about the crisis currently faced by medical laboratories in Ontario and the huge strides she has been able to make in her advocacy work for Medical Laboratory Technologists.

    23 min

  3. 04/04/2025

    Data, data, data!

    In this episode, Dr. Christopher McCudden takes us through the realm of data, informatics and artificial intelligence in medicine outlining the opportunities and challenges of using large amounts of data to improve healthcare. While we tried to limit the amount of technical jargon used, this episode may be more geared towards those with some familiarity with this topic.

    30 min

  4. 13/12/2024

    Home is where the care is: Exploring “Hospital at Home” programs

    In this second episode of a series highlighting publications from the official journal of CSCC, Clinical Biochemistry, Dr. Junyan Shi discusses the innovative concept of “Hospital at Home” programs, how they are transforming patient care, and the critical role that laboratory testing plays in making these programs successful.

    23 min

  5. 18/10/2024

    Silent threats: Unmasking liver disease through a new blood test

    In this episode, Drs. Mark Swain and Albert Tsui breaks down the basics of liver health and disease and explains the significant benefits of a new blood-based test for liver fibrosis called FIB4.

    25 min

  6. 18/06/2024

    Sustainability in laboratory medicine

    In this first episode of a new series highlighting publications from the official journal of CSCC, Clinical Biochemistry, Drs. Paola Galozzi and Daniela Basso discuss the importance of moving towards sustainable practices within laboratory medicine and share their experiences and wisdom from initiatives they have led within the University of Padova.

    31 min

  7. 21/05/2024

    How does health in space affect me?

    In this episode, Dr. Annie Martin takes us through the Health Beyond Initiative within the Canadian Space Agency on the framework and advancements in astronautical health and how it applies to the general population.

    21 min

  8. 07/03/2024

    Normal here, normal there

    In this episode, Dr. Mary Kathryn Bohn takes us the concept of “harmonizing” reference intervals and the efforts across Canadian laboratories to accomplish this for commonly ordered tests.

    17 min
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A collection of stories, interviews and discussions to give a window into what goes on behind every lab result.

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  • Creador
    CSCC
  • Años de actividad
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodios
    22
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    Canadian Society of Clinical Chemists © 2018
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