In this episode of Inside the Lab, Dr. Ali Brown sits down with guests Sean Tucker, MLS(ASCP)CM and Laura Severs, MHA, MLS(ASCP)CM to discuss their predictions for what 2025 holds for laboratory professionals. Topics discussed include:

• How workforce trends will continue in the near future and what strategies may work for addressing them;
• What to expect with automation and what pros and cons automation holds for laboratorians; 
• What challenges, risks, and benefits cybersecurity holds for laboratory professionals, particular as digital pathology becomes more prevalent;
• What's coming with AI and what it means for the practice of laboratory medicine.