COVID-19 Testing Update
In this episode, Matt Binnicker, Ph.D., the Director of Clinical Virology and Vice Chair of Practice in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic, discusses the ever-evolving landscape of COVID-19 testing.
Lab Medicine Rounds · Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Show Notes
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00:00 Podcast Intro
00:50 Why does this landscape of COVID testing seem so dynamic?
03:47 So it sounds like we have two sort of rapid tests that are on the market now. Can we dive into that so that we can appreciate a little bit of the compare and contrast between those two rapid assays?
07:17 What are these unique challenges with regards to sensitivity and specificity when it comes to these rapidly evolving tests?
11:08 Highlighting the connection between laboratory medicine and the clinical practice as it applies to COVID-19 testing.
12:49 What new struggles have emerged when it comes to testing for COVID?
15:15 What’s a thought process that you recommend for folks to think about when people are trying to think about what should I offer in my lab, or how should I offer COVID testing?
17:25 Dr. Binnicker, if you were king for a day, what would you make happen for COVID testing?
19:09 Outro
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