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RoK Diagnostics PodcastCommitting to life-long learning as a lab scientist (w/ Tywauna Wilson)Contact Tywauna - Linkedin @Tywauna wilson
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-11-2834 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastAddressing the myth: Medical Laboratory Science is inferior to MedicineMedical Laboratory Science is a sometimes unappreciated and underpaid profession. Especially because most people are not even aware of the profession. Some people also think that this career is mediocre and not glamorous. In this episode, Princess Chinelo explains why she believes medical laboratory science should not be thought of as less than medicine.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-11-0526 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastFailing Med School Entrance Exams Will Automatically Get You Into Lab Science? | Part 1 of 2In this episode, we discuss whether students who applied for medicine should be allowed to automatically get into medical laboratory science. We're joined by Idris Tajudeen, a current medical laboratory student who has some strong opinions on this topic. He also shares the story of how he ended up in medical laboratory science.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-11-0235 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastLab Waste (w/ Itunu Olatunji)Here's interesting news: laboratory waste doesn't need to involve management.
While many companies are implementing new policies and procedures for laboratory waste, it's important to remember that the lab is the place where laboratory professionals work. We as laboratory professionals need to deal with lab waste efficiently to better protect ourselves.
We know that you're working hard to keep your lab running smoothly, but how much time do you spend thinking about your lab's waste?
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-10-2927 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastHow this Scientist Improves his Lab Team's Efficiency Creatively (w/ Jeffery Couchot)As a scientist, and using his past military experience, Jeffery Couchot creates tools and processes to help scientists be more efficient in the laboratory.
These tools can be physical or digital in nature and all have the aim to allow his team to be quick and accurate in their analysis, so that the highest-quality results can be delivered to patients.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-10-2820 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastHIV-1 testing in babies using geneXpert technologyYou may have heard the stories of babies who were born with HIV and didn't get tested until they were 18 months old—and then found out they had been infected for over a year. What could have been done? We discuss that during this episode.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-10-2523 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastSickle Cell Anemia - A dangerous disease you rarely hear ofSickle Cell Anemia is a disease you don't hear about often, but it affects over 100,000 people in the US and millions of people around the world.
If you haven't heard of Sickle Cell Anemia before, you're not alone. Like many rare diseases, it's not widely recognized as an important public health concern. But if you know someone with sickle cell anemia, you can help by raising awareness about this disease and fighting for more research funding for adults with the condition.
It's a genetic condition that causes red blood c...2022-10-0933 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastAntibiotic Resistance Testing - Processes and importanceAntibiotic resistance is one of the biggest threats to public health. It is an alarming increase in antibiotic-resistant bacteria. For example, a study published in June 2022 in the Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance found that strains of E.coli resistant to colistin—an antibiotic considered as last resort because it was once reserved for only life-threatening infections—have spread globally.
What is antibiotic resistance testing?
Antibiotic resistance testing is a process that evaluates whether bacteria have developed resistance to antibiotics. These types of tests can determine whether the bacteria causing an infection are resistant to cert...2022-08-2225 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastMolecular diagnostics: Where next after COVID?Molecular techniques are growing by leaps and bounds, and the market is ripe for disruption.
The advent of COVID has created many new opportunities for companies that are looking to deliver faster and more accurate results. As we move into the future of medicine, we need to ask: What does this mean for our industry?
In this episode we sit down with Elijah Onyimi to tackle this question and more.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-08-1536 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastI applied to work in the UAE as a Nigerian medical laboratory professionalIt is good to pursue opportunities abroad. However, is it practical to leave your country? The answer lies in the life you desire and what you are willing to sacrifice.
There are many reasons why people choose to live abroad. Some go because they want to work in a country with a better economy so they can earn more money and have a better standard of living. Others go because they want a change of pace or scenery from their lives back home. While this is understandable, you should note that there are also some downsides to...2022-08-0731 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastUnderstanding your core values as a medical laboratory scientistDo you know your core skill set as a medical professional? What about your core values? If you don’t, that may be the reason you feel stuck. As a medical laboratory worker, you can do so many things. You can manage and run a lab, develop new tests, perform research and publish papers, teach others in your field, or even consult with other companies on how to improve their own operations. But at the end of the day, you are not just a generalist—you are also an expert in one or more specific areas. This week, we sit do...2022-07-3139 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastWhy test your pee?Urinalysis is one of the most important, and least talked about, parts of a health checkup. It can tell you whether you've got blood in your urine, or if you're dehydrated. It can tell you if you're retaining too much water, or if you have a urinary tract infection. It can tell you if your kidneys are working properly and it can even tell your doctor whether or not you've been taking your current medication—which is especially important for patients who take drugs for their high blood pressure or diabetes.
In this episode of the RoK Diag...2022-07-2655 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastCan medical laboratory scientists help veterinarians provide accurate diagnoses? - One healthA veterinary clinic is filled with the sounds of dogs and cats, but there's one sound that's not quite so commonly associated with it: the rumble of a centrifuge. Most people associate centrifuges with human labs and hospitals, but they're also needed in veterinary clinics around the world, making it easier for veterinarians to provide more accurate diagnoses for their animal patients.
It's a new era for animal-human health. In an era where zoonoses are more relevant than ever, the way we think about the relationship between our pets and ourselves has never been more important.
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RoK Diagnostics PodcastQuality Management Systems in med lab science - is Africa ready yet?Quality management systems in med lab science have become a necessity in the medical industry, especially in Africa where the need for quality and standardized tests is at its peak. But are we ready yet?
In this weeks episode of the RoK Diagnostics podcast, we sit down with Christian Etuka to discuss his views on this issue.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-07-1130 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastPolitics - Why laboratory scientists should get involvedPolitics is often a dirty word, but it's also one of the most important things we can do to change the world. And if you're a laboratory scientist, you have responsibility to both yourself and your patients to get involved. In this episode, we sit down with Freedom Nkwocha to discuss why. --- TAKE ACTION Share this video with all your colleagues. --- SOCIAL MEDIA Follow us on Linkedin @rokdiagnostics ---CONTACT podcast@rokdiagnostics.com --- ABOUT US We offer tools and tips to make you more effective and less stressed biomedical scientists. Subscribe if that's something you would be inte...2022-07-0329 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastIs medical laboratory science boring?Medical laboratory scientists are the people who help doctors diagnose diseases by testing samples of blood, urine, or other bodily fluids. They also help identify drug-resistant bacteria and viruses that can't be treated with traditional antibiotics. These scientists are critical to our healthcare system and help save lives every day.
But is their job boring?
In this episode, Ifeoluwa Ayodele shares his views on medical laboratory science and research as fields of work.
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RoK Diagnostics PodcastBecoming a lab scientist, version 2.0The African laboratory services industry is facing a crisis in leadership.
In the last decade, the industry has experienced a tremendous growth in the number of laboratories and their associated workforce. The industry has also seen an increase in technological advances, which have led to significant changes in work processes.
The way forward for Laboratory professionals requires them to develop new skills for today's environment and tomorrow's opportunities.
In this episode, Damian Omogo discusses how actors in the field could do just that.
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RoK Diagnostics PodcastPoor medical laboratory payment practices in NigeriaWe think we deserve a wage raise because of all the hard work we do. We are proud of what we do and would like our employers to show how much our work is appreciated. When it comes down to it, though, how can we go about getting a wage increase?
In this episode of the RoK diagnostics podcast, Daberechi Ikegwoha gives us some ideas.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-05-2740 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastUpscaling medical laboratory science in NigeriaIn this episode of the RoK Diagnostics podcast, we sit down with Ekene Mbachu, who believes automation is good for the medical laboratory. He will share his thoughts on how to upscale automation in Nigeria and why it's important for laboratories to embrace modern technology.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-05-2336 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastGreater opportunities for medical laboratory scientists in NigeriaMedical laboratory scientists are often thought of as people who spend their days in a lab, working on the bench, but there are many opportunities for medical laboratory scientists away from these benches.
In fact, some of the most interesting opportunities for medical laboratory scientists are outside of the clinical lab. You can work in research and development, veterinary biology and even lab equipment maintenance; you have all sorts of opportunities for diversification and advancement.
If you're an MLS or MLT in Nigeria and want to know more about what opportunities you may have for di...2022-05-0933 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastLaboratory automation in maintenance of standardsMedical laboratory automation is one of the most important trends in the field of health care right now. Technology helps medical laboratory scientists, doctors and other medical professionals perform tests more quickly, accurately, and efficiently than they could if they were performing them manually.
In this podcast episode, we sit down with Scientist Progress Promise-Birah to discuss the state of medical laboratory automation in Nigeria.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-05-0236 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastAntimicrobial resistance - Serious threat to health?In this episode we sit down with Ogunsile Abiodun to discuss antimicrobial resistance, how it may affect Africa in the future and why we need to pay very close attention to this threat.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-04-1137 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastA Sierra Leonian lab scientist explains what it takesIn this episode, Sorie bangoura explains his experience as a medical laboratory student turned expert in Sierra Leone. We go over the mentality it takes to eb a good medical laboratory scientist, how to cope with some of the stressful aspects of the job, what things are like specifically in Sierra Leone and also why it may important to increase discussions between national medical laboratory science associations on the African continent.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-03-1942 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastSupply chain management in the healthcare sector - Tips and importanceIn the latest episode of the RoK Diagnostics podcast, Supply Chain Specialist Hugues Lokossa helps us go over the importance of supply chain management in the healthcare sector and how you could learn more about this field if you would like to advance your career or are particularly interested in supply chain management.
Free #WHO course: https://who-afro-mlm.com
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-03-1043 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastDeveloping lab management education in AfricaIn this podcast interview with Linda Oskam and Tjeerd atema from DATOS, the conversation focuses on their work on the African continent and the importance of better educating future lab managers if efficient services are to be provided to patients.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-03-0120 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastWorking as a medical lab scientist in Sierra LeoneIn this episode, Zein Souma talks to us about medical laboratory science in Sierra Leone.
Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/EOLUAGium44
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-02-2140 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastLaboratory network strengthening - Interview with two expertsLinda Oskam and Tjeerd Datema, Medical Laboratory advisers from DATOS share their thoughts on Laboratory Network Strengthening in Africa.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2022-02-1527 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastSolving the quality management, quality revenue equationIn this interview, we sit with Aliu Israel, Quality Management expert and discuss how he ended up in this field, his views on personnel management, how quality management can help laboratories generate revenue and what the Nigerian landscape currently looks like.
00:00 - Guest presentation 01:39 - Aliu introcuces himself 02:19 - How hard is it to get into quality management? 05:46 - Past mediocrity in laboratory management 08:36 - Dealing with rejection 12:27 - Generating revenue through quality 17:58 - KPIs 20:28 - Laboratory personnel 27:47 - Most proud moment 32:47 - The future for Aliu Israel
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RoK Diagnostics PodcastMedical laboratory leadership and management todayIn this interview, Dr Lucy Perrone shares her views on medical laboratory leadership and discusses the laboratory leadership program she started working on in 2014. We go over the past of this program, its future and the change it has helped enable in the medical laboratory sector to date.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2021-11-0526 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastThe profession with 50 names - Why we need to rename medical laboratory science? | Discussions | Episode 4I loved the phrase used by someone on one of our reddit posts.
They referred to Medical Laboratory Science as the profession with 50 names. That's where the name for this video comes from.
00:00 Introduction
00:59 Medical laboratory scientist vs Clinical Laboratory scientist
01:14 Medical technologist vs Medical technician
02:27 Should the public care?
02:49 Could rebranding help?
03:54 Becoming the coke of the medical sector
04:20 What could a new name be?
06:27 Simpsons scientician
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2021-04-1107 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastWhat is a medical laboratory scientist? | Discussions | Episode 3So, what is a medical laboratory scientist?
Medical Laboratory Science is a field that is essential to patient care. It's not for everybody, but if you like science and you like solving puzzles, chances are you're going to fit right in.
In this podcast, we explain what Medical Laboratory Science is, what medical laboratory scientists are, and why you may want to get involved in this field. We usually work behind closed laboratory doors, but work as hard as anyone on the healthcare team to provide better health outcomes to our patients.
NB: In this...2021-03-2811 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastMedical Laboratory Scientist Salary - Nothing But The Truth | Discussions | Episode 2The median medical laboratory scientist salary varies a lot from one country to another, and even within countries. We've always wanted to have a better idea of what the pay is across the world, so we organized a Medical Laboratory Scientists Salary Pay Survey.
In this video, we go over what we found. If you did not participate in this survey, you still can.
Just click the link to the google form below, once you have shared this video with others in the field.
Salary survey form: https://forms.gle/7vcE6U67nbtjW4na8
2021-03-2719 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastHow Medical Science Has Changed - Should You Work 12hr Shifts? | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 13 ft. Michael JirkaIn this interview, Michael Jirka goes with us over the changes he has seen happening in the medical laboratory science field over the course of his long career. And at some point, he advocates working 12 hour shifts. Watch to understand why.
Timestamps
00:00 Why laboratory science
01:41 Microbiology paid less back then
04:05 The need to adapt
06:41 Laboratory automation and change
10:23 What automation took away
12:44 Events that changed MLS
15:53 Why you should work twelve hour shifts
18:25 Sysmex vs Coulter
20:25 ROI for an MLS degree
--- TAKE...2021-03-1922 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastCoronavirus in Africa | Discussions | Episode 1We give our quick take on coronavirus in Africa. There seems to have been a lower number of infections on the continent.
No one knows exactly why, but coronavirus lockdowns were not done for example in the country we are in, Benin.
We go over that and explain why that was probably the best decision in our specific context. We also discuss some of the reasons why we may have had a lower number of cases.
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2021-03-1110 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastMedical Lab Pay in Nigeria | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 12 ft. Dennis YesuIn this episode, we sit down once again with Engineer Dennis Yesu, but this time we talk money, money money!
Some topics discussed include:
Difference in salary between MLT and MLS
How much medical professionals get paid per month
How Medical laboratory techs can improve their pay
How the Nigerian MLS council could help
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Join us to talk more med lab in o...2021-03-0523 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastMedical Science - Present, past and future| RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 11 ft. Richard CooperIn this episode, we sit down with Richard Cooper, a veteran in the field of Medical Laboratory Science, to discuss his career and how he helped set up a lab in the amazon jungle about twenty years ago.
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2021-02-1942 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastSmall Laboratory Biosafety | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 10 ft. Dan ScungioIn this episode, we discuss with Dan Scungio aka Dan the lab safety man. We talk about the 4th edition of the WHO's biosafety guidelines and how this new edition should be understood.
Email biosafety concerns and questions to Dan: info@danthelabsafetyman.com
Sign up for his newsletter at: https://danthelabsafetyman.com
You can buy his book, The Complete Guide to Laboratory Safety, 5th Edition here: https://hcmarketplace.com/complete-guide-to-laboratory-safety-fifth-edition
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Support...2021-02-1225 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastUnder The Scope - A Discussion with Anas Nasir | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 9Hey lab experts. In this interview with Anas Nasir, we discuss the importance of social media as a supplement to medical laboratory science learning and also talk about the importance of communication in the medical sector.
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Follow us on Facebook and Linkedin...2021-01-2953 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastStudying in Nigeria and the UK, with Hamida Koguna | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 6Ever wonder what some of the differences between studying in Europe, more specifically the UK, and Nigeria are?
Hamida Koguna helps clear that up during this interview.
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Apple Podcast...2021-01-2218 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastDAAD Scholarships, with Friederike Scholl | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Bonus EpisodeWe discuss German scholarships, specifically the DAAD and the opportunities they offer.
Websites shared during the podcast:
http://www.daad.de/deutschland/foerderung/stipendiendatenbank/
http://www.study-in-germany.de
http://www.myguide.de/en/
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Don't...2021-01-2029 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastKiller Nurse, Genene Jones: A David McGlasson Interview | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 5In our first interview, we sit down with our guest David McGlasson to discuss a gruesome case and study the pivotal role of medical laboratory science in helping build the case that led to the conviction of Genene Jones.
You can read a little more about this case on his blog: https://diapharma.com/clot-club-heparin-news/
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Send in a voice...2021-01-1527 minRoK Diagnostics PodcastYoutube, Textbooks and Powerpoint | RoK Diagnostics Podcast | Episode 4In this episode, we talk about the difference between learning using Youtube, Textbooks and Powerpoint.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2020-12-2516 min
RoK Diagnostics PodcastWhy join the medical laboratory profession?The field of Medical Laboratory Science is an exciting and fast-paced one. The work we do is important, and we are constantly learning new things about our jobs. In this first episode, we discuss the field of Medical Laboratory Science and why we got into it. Dennis, Wisdom and Robertson give their points of view.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rok-podcasts/message2020-12-1823 min