Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!

Plasma names can be just plain confusing, and the product known as Liquid Plasma is no exception. Dr. Chris Gresens is here to explain what it is and why Liquid Plasma might be just perfect for your facility.

Dr. Chris Gresens

Plasma products are confusing! We’ve got products that change names depending on when they go into the freezer, products that change names after they come out of the freezer (but only 24 hours after they come out of the freezer!), and products with insanely long names (“Plasma Frozen Within 24 Hours of Phlebotomy Held at Room Temperature up to 24 Hours After Phlebotomy,” anyone?!).

Here Comes Liquid Plasma !

Into this sea of confusing names comes another product with a far simpler name: Liquid Plasma. This is a product that has one very specific indication, but it is easily confused with other plasma products that sound similar. Dr. Chris Gresens deals with these questions all day, every day. He is will help you understand plasma products in general, and why Liquid Plasma just might be the perfect product for your transfusion service!

Dr. Chris Gresens

Plasma products are confusing! We’ve got products that change names depending on when they go into the freezer, products that change names after they come out of the freezer (but only 24 hours after they come out of the freezer!), and products with insanely long names (“Plasma Frozen Within 24 Hours of Phlebotomy Held at Room Temperature up to 24 Hours After Phlebotomy,” anyone?!).

Here Comes Liquid Plasma !

Into this sea of confusing names comes another product with a far simpler name: Liquid Plasma. This is a product that has one very specific indication, but it is easily confused with other plasma products that sound similar. Dr. Chris Gresens deals with these questions all day, every day. He is will help you understand plasma products in general, and why Liquid Plasma just might be the perfect product for your transfusion service!

About My Guest:

Dr. Chris Gresens is the Medical Director for Vitalant’s North and West Divisions. He graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine in 1991, where he remained for his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and fellowship in blood banking/transfusion medicine. He is board certified in AP, CP, and BB/TM. In 1996, immediately after completing his residency and fellowship, Dr. Gresens joined BloodSource (which in 2016 became part of Vitalant). He holds the position of Clinical Professor at the California Northstate University College of Medicine.

Dr. Gresens has received numerous awards for work in his field. His professional interests and expertise include consultations involving complex problems related to transfusion medicine and patient blood management as well as the establishment of modernized blood banks in resource-challenged countries throughout Africa and Eastern Europe. Dr. Gresens enjoys life in Sacramento, California with his wife, son, and daughter.

FREE Continuing Education!

This podcast episode offers a FREE continuing education activity where you can earn two different types of credit: 1 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM, or 1 ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Contact Hour (including Florida Clinical Laboratory Credit). This activity also may be used to fulfill Lifelong Learning Continuing Certification requirements for the American Board of Pathology.

To receive credit and review the accreditation information and related disclosures, please visit Transfusion News Continuing Education on Wiley Health Learning.

Please note: Continuing education credit is available for two years from the date this episode was released. In other words, you will no longer be able to claim credit for this episode after March 9, 2024.

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