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Race to a Faster Diagnosis

December 05, 2024 • BEaTS Research Radio • Season 1 • Episode 200

Batoul Jomaa from the University of Ottawa interviews Dr. Marisa Azad and Dr. Robin Patel on behalf of her team for the TMM4950 Science Communication course about improving the diagnostic methods for periprosthetic joint infections (PJIs). Dr. Azad is a senior scientist and physician of infectious diseases at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and a cross-appointed assistant professor at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Azad's research focuses on exploring PJI to develop more efficient diagnostic methods. Dr. Robin Patel is a director of the Infectious Disease Research Laboratory and a clinician at the Mayo Clinic. In this episode, Dr. Azad and Dr. Patel present their findings from their research on new diagnostic methods for PJI, how diagnostic methods can improve, and important considerations regarding PJI.

Learn more: https://www.uottawa.ca/faculty-medicine/dr-marisa-azad

0:05 | Introduction to podcast
1:15 | Introduction to Dr. Azad
1:44 | Why is diagnosing PJIs so difficult and what are the current standard treatments?
4:20 | What is the BioFire Joint Infection (JI) panel and how does it work?
5:20 | What are the plans to improve the accuracy of the BioFire Joint Infection (JI) panel?
7:23 | How will antimicrobial resistance affect the prevalence of PJIs and diagnostic strategies?
9:25 | Introduction to Dr. Robin Patel
10:00 | Are PJIs typically caused by one or multiple microbes?
11:58 | Will biomaterials reduce the risk of PJIs or introduce new problems?
14:32 | Closing remarks

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Batoul Jomaa (Voice), Tony Lin (Post-Production), Abha Ranjitkar (Content Generation), Sam Khanlou (Producer)