Our opportunity: Helping patients understand laboratory testing
In this episode, Jennifer Rodemeyer, Manager of the Child Life Program at Mayo Clinic, discusses the importance of explaining laboratory testing, especially to young patients and their families, to help patients cope with medical procedures such as COVID-
Lab Medicine Rounds · Mayo Clinic Laboratories
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Show Notes
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00:00 Podcast Intro
01:05 Why is it important to explain the laboratory to patients? How important it is to have open/honest communication with patients?
07:05 With your experience in talking with children and their families is your focus on the child and the parents picks up on your efforts? Or are you addressing the child separately from their parents?
11:10 What tips would you have for pathologists as they approach certain situations (approaching the bedside, engaging with patients, answering questions regarding lab tests or biopsies, etc.)
16:26 What are your tips for clinicians on explaining the laboratory to patients?
20:22 For our student listeners, what has been your most impactful lesson learned?
23:17 You started to create a video to show kids and their families what is happening in the lab behind the scenes, where does their samples go, etc. How are you approaching this?
27:00 Do you envision that material will be geared towards grades K-5 and then different content for teenagers? How differentiated does the education get?