Can transfusion practice be changed? Maybe not, but Mark Fung believes it can be influenced. He shares 6 practical tips on how to improve things at your facility.
NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details.
Dr. Mark Fung
Dr. Mark Fung has lived through this, and he has a ton of practical experience with patient blood management efforts in his hospital (University of Vermont Medical Center). Mark is here today to share “6 Practical Tips to Influence Transfusion Practice.” Whether you are a blood bank doctor, a nurse, a clinical physician, or a laboratorian, you will find useful information in this continuing education episode of the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast!
Dr. Mark Fung
Dr. Mark Fung has lived through this, and he has a ton of practical experience with patient blood management efforts in his hospital (University of Vermont Medical Center). Mark is here today to share “6 Practical Tips to Influence Transfusion Practice.” Whether you are a blood bank doctor, a nurse, a clinical physician, or a laboratorian, you will find useful information in this continuing education episode of the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast!
About My Guest:
Mark Fung, MD PhD, is a Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont. He is vice chair of quality and clinical affairs for Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Vermont Health Network, and director of clinical laboratories at University of Vermont Medical Center. Dr. Fung has served in a number of leadership capacities within the AABB and other related organizations. His work includes collaboration with the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) research collaborative and the International Collaborative for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG). Mark has participated in the development of multiple guidelines and the implementation of transfusion reaction reporting using standardized definitions. He is the editor-in-chief for the 18th and 19th editions of the AABB Technical Manual, and is on the editorial board for the journal Transfusion. In addition, Mark is the director of the University of Vermont Medical Center’s HLA/histocompatibility laboratory and has a long abiding interest in the selection of HLA-compatible platelets for transfusion-refractory patients.
Continuing Education Expired
This podcast episode offered continuing education credit for two years from its release date, but is no longer eligible for such credit.
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Further Reading:
- Brouwers C et al. Benchmarking the use of blood products in cardiac surgery to stimulate awareness of transfusion behaviour; Results from a four-year longitudinal study. Neth Heart J 2017;25:207-214.
- Goodnough LT et al. How I use clinical decision support to improve red blood cell utilization. Transfusion 2016;56:2406-2411.
- Politsmakher A et al. Effective Reduction of Blood Product Use in a Community Teaching Hospital: When Less Is More. Am J Med 2013;126(10):894-902.
- Tinmouth A et al. Reducing the Amount of Blood Transfused; A Systematic Review of Behavioral Interventions to Change Physicians’ Transfusion Practices. Arch Int Med 2005;165:845-852.
Thanks for this episode… I found your site by rummaging through episodes on EMCrit by Scott Weingart. I’ve listened to both related podcasts on your mutual sites and several of yours here on Blood Bank Guy. Thanks for your hard work in creating this impressive site! As a CRNA, I appreciate getting to hear the perspective of blood bankers and the inside scoop on transfusion medicine.
Jon, thanks so much for checking out the site and the podcast. I’m honored you would do so. Here are a few episodes that might be really useful for you as a CRNA:
All of those interviews have practical tips that might help you see things in a different way. Let me know if you have questions or thoughts on any of them (or any others you check out!).
-Joe
Hi, Joe, thanks for this great resource! I have not been able to find the CME quiz on the Wiley site for episode 043CE with Mark Fung. Has this “aged out” as far as being valid for credit is concerned? I see it was done in 2017. Thanks, Mary Jo
Yes, Mary Jo, they do “age out” over time, and I haven’t yet figured out how to communicate that. My apologies.
-Joe