Hi everyone,
If you are your team have Lab Week activities going on, please share so we can help AMPLIFY each other on social media and elsewhere. See below an activity that I and others are involved in tomorrow regarding a Reddit AMA panel about the Theranos scandal sponsored by the American Society of Microbiology!
AskScience AMA Series: Been watching "The Dropout" on Hulu about the Theranos scandal? We're experts in the field of medical diagnostics here to answer your questions about how different tests (blood, urine, saliva) are ACTUALLY run, analyzed and regulated. AUA!
Anyone who has visited a doctor knows that medical diagnostic tests (which analyze biomarkers contained in fluids like blood, urine and saliva) are critical in helping to diagnose and interpret a whole variety of signs of health. But did you know that there are roughly 13 BILLION diagnostic medical tests performed every year, just in the United States? With such a high level of demand, there is a constant need for the development of diagnostic approaches with increased accuracy, higher sensitivity, and lower costs.
Unfortunately, as illustrated by several recent scandals (such as that involving former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes, recently the subject of the Hulu show The Dropout), such great need means that the field of medical diagnostics can also be prone to great fraud. So how do professionals ensure the efficacy, safety and utility of diagnostics tests? What requirements and standards have regulators put in place to protect against fraud and abuse?
Join us today at 3 PM for an open discussion, organized by the American Society for Microbiology, to discuss the field of medical diagnostics. We'll answer your questions about the research, regulatory and policy aspects of diagnostics. Ask us anything!
With us today are:
- Dr. Hassan Aziz, PhD, FACSs, MLS(ASCP)CM (u/LaboratoryDoctor)- Dean, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Texas A&M Corpus Christi
- Dr. Ericka Hendrix, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM (u/designedbyDNA)- Associate Professor/Program Director, School of Health Professions, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Cristian Lozano, MLS(ASCP)CM (u/LabMicroDCLS)- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Stephanie Noblit, Esq., MLS(ASCP)CM (u/LabLawyer)- Legislative Attorney at the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association
- Dr. Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SM(ASCP)CM, SVCM, MBCM, FACSc (u/DocMicrobe)- Regents' Professor, Texas State University System, University Distinguished Chair & Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science
- Dr. Burhan A. Khan, MD, MSc (u/PhysicianScientist30)- Medical/Scientific Consultant for diagnostic laboratories
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Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, MS, SV, SM(ASCP) CMMBCM, FACSc
TACLS Past President (2017-19); Global Fellow & Honorary Professor of International Studies
Associate Director, Translational Health Research Center [Texas State]
Chair & Professor, Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS)
Texas State University, College of Health Professions
Regents' Professor, Texas State University System
Texas State University
CLS, HPB 363 (Dean, HPB 201H)
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
512-245-3300 (Dean);512-245-2562 (CLS);512-245-7860 (fax)
Email:
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http://rodneyerohde.wp.txstate.edu/ACC website:
http://www.austincc.edu/rohde------------------------------