Education
This site exists for one main reason: To help as many as possible learn as much as they can about blood banking and transfusion medicine. What follows is a summary some of the educational opportunities you will find here.
For the last fifteen years, I have been developing a set of review notes for basic blood banking/transfusion medicine. I use those notes when I lecture for the Osler Institute several times per year, and the response I have received has been extremely gratifying. I am honored that so many people find these notes useful in their study of blood banking. You can find the most current version of the notes here; as always, they are offered free of charge.
I've found that many people like to learn by taking quizzes. If that is your style, and even if you just want to review some things after hearing a lecture or reading material elsewhere, the Blood Bank Guy quiz area may be just the ticket for you.
I have recently started recording and distributing podcasts. If you are new to podcasting, the short version is that these are short, topical, free lectures that you can watch/listen to on your computer, download to your iPod/iPhone/iPad (or other MP3-capable device), burn onto a CD, or whatever! My podcasts are available in both audio-only and video form, and you can subscribe in iTunes or RSS to automatically download new episodes. See the Blood Bank Guy podcast page for more details.
When I started this site, no one had ever heard of "podcasting", and quite frankly, I wasn't really sure how best to teach people things on the internet. I have decided that most of my efforts in the future will be geared toward audiovisual presentations and interactive quizzes, but I developed an education module for transfusion reactions a few years ago that is still available on the site. The information is a little dated (I'm working to update it) and the format is clunky, but some people have found it useful, so I'll leave it on the site for now.
The above should get you started, but keep exploring and keep coming back, as I am actively developing this site! Your feedback is always welcome, and if you like what you see, let someone know about it by clicking the "ShareThis" icon below!