Let's Talk Micro

By Luis PlazaScience Life Sciences

Let's Talk Micro episodes

July 06, 2023 98: Talking AMR : An overview
This episode is the first episode in what is going to be an Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) sub-series. Dr. Andrea Prinzi joins me in this series. Together we breakdown this complex topic. In this episode we start with an overview of the state of AMR, Dr. Prinzi provides some history, and we explain what the series is going to be about. Learning this information can be challenging for professionals, but we are going to break it down as simple as we can. Knowing and understanding this information is a crucial part of our job as Medical Laboratory Scientists. We will go over classes of antibiotics, mechanisms of action, resistance mechanisms and more. Hope you tune in.
41 min
June 29, 2023 97: Digital Parasitology
Digital technology is part of the laboratory. We see it on instruments in Urinalysis and Hematology where images such as those of cells are produced. What about Parasitology? Can it be used for it? Dr. Bobbi Pritt, from the Mayo Clinic Laboratory , joins the podcast to talk about it. An algorithm with Artificial Intelligence has been implemented in her lab for protozoa. How did it do? What are the components? Tune in to find out.
30 min
June 22, 2023 96: Live at ASM with the Microbe Moment podcast
This episode was recorded while at the American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) Microbe 2023. I went over what I liked about this conference as a first timer. I also talk more about other courses I took and my experience overall. Then I was joined by great company: Elizabeth Deyett and Jon Mitchell from the Microbe Moment, They have a podcast called the Microbe Moment with the Microbigals. They talk about the impact of microbes in life, provide historical perspectives, and more. They also attended the conference and Elizabeth actually presented a poster. Tune in to listen to this great conversation.....Link to the Microbe Moment's podcast and webpage: https://www.microbigals.com/the-microbe-moment-science-podcast
44 min
June 22, 2023 95: ASM Microbe 2023- Sessions, posters and more.
This episode was recorded while at the American Society for Microbiology's (ASM) Microbe 2023 at Houston. I go over my favorite posters, sessions and more. It was great connecting with fellow microbiologists. Great posters such as Shewanella and oysters, frogs and potential compounds, and more. Of course, as a podcaster I had to sit through an episode of Editors in conversation.
18 min
June 15, 2023 94: CLSI M100 Ed. 33 updates
In this episode I am joined by Dr. April Bobenchik, the Medical Microbiology Director at Penn State Health. She talks about the latest updates of the CLSI's M100. CLSI (Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute) publishes many documents, the M100 being one of them, which is updated yearly. What is the M100? How does it relate to the work that we do in Clinical Microbiology? What is new this year? Tune in to find out.CLSI's webpage: https://clsi.orgM100 webinar from CLSI link: https://clsi.org/standards/products/microbiology/education/astupdate23indwr1/Any inquiries can be emailed at [email protected]
34 min
June 08, 2023 93: An overview of Parasitology with Dr. Pritt
Some of you may be familiar with the popular Parasite Wonders blog. In this episode of Let's Talk Micro, Luis is joined by its creator, Dr. Bobbi Pritt, Director of the Parasitology Laboratory at Mayo Clinic.

They dive into key questions: What specimens are typically tested for parasites? What testing methods are used? Is there a role for digital parasitology?

Dr. Pritt shares her insights and expertise on all things parasitic. Curious to learn more? Tune in to this fascinating conversation!

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Link to blog: https://parasitewonders.blogspot.com

Link to website: http://parasitewonders.com/

Link to workshop: https://news.mayocliniclabs.com/2023-parasitology-workshop/

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43 min
June 01, 2023 92: Hospital network goes down pt. 2
This episode is the conclusion of Dr. Wojewoda's story about her hospital's network going down. What was the overall effect of the network going down?What happened when the system came back up? Any lessons learned and advice? Tune in to find out.

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24 min
May 25, 2023 91: Hospital network goes down pt. 1
Those of us that work in the laboratory have experienced a downtime at some point or another. They tend to be about 4 hours long. What if the downtime went on for days? How would you perform tasks such as add-on testing or referencing cultures? What if the whole system was down? Dr. Christina Wojewoda from the University of Vermont Medical Center joins the podcast to tell her "horror" story of when the network at her hospital went down. This is part 1 of 2 episodes.

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27 min
May 18, 2023 90: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, automated systems, and CLSI breakpoints
This episodes features a conversation with Dr. Romney Humphries and Dr. April Abbott. They join the podcast to talk about a study where Piperacillin-Tazobactam (TZP) was evaluated. Testing results from automated systems were compared to a reference method. How did the systems perform? What are the challenges? What are CLSI breakpoints and FDA breakpoints? What is the MERINO trial? Tune in to find out. Link to article:

https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jcm.01617-22

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46 min
May 11, 202389: XDR Shigella
This episode features a conversation with Dr. Louise Francois Watkins and Dr. Naeemah Logan from the CDC. They join the podcast to talk about extensively drug resistant Shigella (XDR). What is Shigella? How is it transmitted? What makes it an XDR? Tune in to find out. Resources:

Health Alert Network (HAN) - 00486 | Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States (cdc.gov)

Webinar Tuesday, February 28, 2023 - Epidemiology, Testing, and Management of Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis (cdc.gov)

Information for Healthcare Professionals | Shigella – Shigellosis | CDC

Health Promotion Materials | Shigella – Shigellosis | CDC
27 min

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Clinical microbiology explained in simple terms, suitable for students and microbiologists alike. We discuss organisms, reactions, infectious diseases, and more. Hosted by Luis Plaza, a Medical…