This is the audio version of the Blood Bank Guy podcast. http://www.bbguy.org/podcast/index.asp en-us ℗ & © 2011 Joe Chaffin, MD Teaching basic Transfusion Medicine to as many as possible! Joe Chaffin, MD This is the official audio-only podcast of Joe Chaffin, MD (also known as the Blood Bank Guy). This version is designed for listening in your car or on your audio device. A video version is available elsewhere in iTunes. Every month or two, Dr. Chaffin will will take a single topic in blood banking and transfusion medicine and break it down in 45 minutes to an hour. You can download the handout for each podcast at www.bbguy.org. Joe Chaffin, MD joe.chaffin@bbguy.org Joe Chaffin, MD Infections acquired through transfusion This Blood Bank Guy podcast contains details about our efforts to prevent the transmission of infectious agents through transfusion. This podcast (the first of two on this topic) focuses on overall philosophy, general aspects of testing, and the specific details of the "established" transfusion risks such as HIV, Hepatitis B, and Hepatitis C. Please download the handout for this lecture at www.bbguy.org. http://www.bbguy.org/podcast/0411/0411podcast.asp Fri, 29 Apr 2011 17:00:00 MDT 1:13:13 transfusion, infection, HIV, Chaffin Joe Chaffin, MD Platelet Collection, Processing, Storage, and Use This Blood Bank Guy podcast contains details about the collection, storage, and use of platelets. I discuss details about apheresis and whole blood-derived platelets, and describe specific situations when they should or should not be used. Please download the handout for this lecture at www.bbguy.org. http://www.bbguy.org/podcast/1010/1010podcast.asp Sun, 31 Oct 2010 23:00:00 MDT 1:02:19 blood, platelets, transfusion, apheresis, Chaffin Joe Chaffin, MD FFP & variants: Production, Use, Complications This Blood Bank Guy podcast covers manufacture and use of FFP and variants (including FP24, thawed plasma, etc). Handout available at www.bbguy.org. http://www.bbguy.org/podcast/0310/0310podcast.asp Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:00:00 MDT 52:33 blood, plasma, transfusion, FFP, FP24, Chaffin No