Laboratories on the Front Lines: Battling COVID-19

This is an unprecedented time in our nation and our world’s history as we respond and attempt to mitigate the spread of a pandemic, known as COVID-19. Pathologists and laboratory professionals are the unsung heroes in this effort, as they comprise the backbone of the medical laboratories, which are conducting testing for the coronavirus.

Pathologists and laboratory professionals are on the front lines 24/7, making sure that all of the tests are functioning, that we have the materials that we need, and most importantly, that patients are receiving the appropriate diagnosis and treatment in an efficient manner.

ASCP is proud to showcase the behind the scenes work that our laboratories across the nation are doing to care for our population in the following docuseries,Laboratories on the Front Lines: Battling COVID-19.
Episode 1: NorthShore University HealthSystem
Watch the first in a series of in-the-moment interviews with members of the medical laboratory team on the front lines of the response to COVID-19. ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay speaks with Dr. Karen Kaul, Chairperson of NorthShore University HealthSystem.



Episode 2: Cleveland Clinic
In the second part of this ongoing series of in-the-moment interviews with members of the medical laboratory team responding  to COVID-19s, Gary Procop, MD, MS, MASCP, Chair of ASCP’s Commission on Science, Technology and Policy, and Chairperson of Cleveland Clinic talks about the unsung heroes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay speak with Dr. Procop and Brian Rubin, MD, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic.



Episode 3 Part 1:University of Washington, Seattle
In the third part of this series we’re sharing more behind-the-scenes work that medical laboratories are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Geoffrey Baird of the University of Washington School of Medicine talks with ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay about the tireless efforts being made during the pandemic.



Episode 3 Part 2:University of Washington, Seattle

In episode three, part two we’re sharing more behind-the-scenes work that medical laboratories are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Keith Jerome, Dr. Alex Greninger, Dr. Arun Nalla and Greg Pepper of the University of Washington School of Medicine talk with ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay about the herculean efforts being made during the pandemic.

Episode 4 Part 1:UCLA Health System

As we continue in the first of a two-part episode we’re sharing more behind-the-scenes work that medical laboratories are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Alyssa Ziman and Omai Garner talk with ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay about how clinical laboratories have stepped up during this extremely challenging time.

Episode 4 Part 2:UCLA Health System

Laboratories on the Front Lines: Battling COVID-19. As we continue in ASCP’s series in the second of a two-part episode we’re sharing more behind-the-scenes work that medical laboratories are doing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephanie Horiuchi  and Dr. Lee Hilborne talk with ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay about the laboratory’s dedication and importance during this challenging time. View the full docuseries at www.ascp.org/battling-COVID-19.

Episode 5 Part 1: University of Nebraska Medical Center

Laboratories on the Front Lines: Battling COVID-19. As ASCP continues this series covering the work medical laboratories are doing to combat COVID-19, we visit the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, Nebraska. In the first of a two-part episode, ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay speaks with Dr. Peter Iwen, Director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, housed on the University’s campus. Dr. Iwen and Amanda Bartling, molecular laboratory technologist, give us an extraordinary, behind the scenes look inside this unique biocontainment laboratory and how samples are tested for the novel coronavirus.

Episode 5 Part 2: University of Nebraska Medical Center

In the second of a two-part episode, ASCP CEO Dr. E. Blair Holladay speaks with Dr. Steven Hinrichs, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Microbiology, about the relationship between the University and State that led to the development of the unique biocontainment facility housed on the University’s campus. They also talk about the critical role that laboratory science is playing to fight this pandemic. View the full docuseries at www.ascp.org/battling-COVID-19.