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Discussion as Pedagogical Strategy

Carrie Bowler — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 15:00:02 +0000

Discussion is an effective pedagogical strategy to facilitate a learning experience and assess understanding. Carrie Bowler, Program Manager of Staff Development in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, discusses the benefits of discussion as a strategy.

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Protimes, Clotting, and Fibrin–Oh My: A Reflection on Hemostasis

Reilly Hannon — Thu, 01 Nov 2018 14:00:35 +0000

Reilly Hannon, a student in the Mayo Clinic Medical Laboratory Science program, reflects on her course in hemostasis.

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Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Minimum Staffing Levels

Mike Baisch — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:00:38 +0000

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on minimum-staffing levels, which can override the calculated staffing needs by adding staff to meet potential demands.

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Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Off-Site Operational Needs

Mike Baisch — Thu, 17 May 2018 14:00:43 +0000

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on off-site operational needs, including paid time off and unpaid time off.

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Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: On-Site Operational Needs

Mike Baisch — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 14:00:28 +0000

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on "on-site operational needs," which is defined as "staff effort that does not deal directly with patients or their samples, or with the indirect tasks needed to support those patient-care efforts."

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Transfusion Toons: A1 vs. A2

Theresa Malin — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:00:50 +0000

Justin Kreuter, M.D., Clinical Pathologist and Medical Director of the Mayo Clinic Blood Donor Center in Rochester, Minnesota, and Theresa Malin, an Education Specialist in Transfusion Medicine at Mayo Clinic, have launched “Transfusion Toons” as an innovative approach to teaching and learning transfusion medicine. View this post to see the new toon.

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Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Indirect Effort

Mike Baisch — Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:00:52 +0000

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on indirect effort, which includes tasks performed that don’t involve the patient or a patient’s sample.

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Transfusion Toons: Elutions Part II

Theresa Malin — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 14:00:14 +0000

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Transfusion Toons: Elutions

Theresa Malin — Fri, 02 Mar 2018 15:00:23 +0000

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Staffing to Workload in Phlebotomy Areas: Direct Effort

Mike Baisch — Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:00:44 +0000

Mike Baisch, Principal Systems Engineer at Mayo Clinic, discusses staffing to workload in phlebotomy areas with a focus on direct effort through time spent with a patient or patient sample.

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