Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Blood banks have numerous tools to keep blood safe from transfusion-transmitted infection. Suchi Pandey helps us understand them all! Blood transfusion is less likely to transmit infections today than ever. Through a...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! What do you do when things turn SCARY? Two expert Transfusion Medicine docs help guide you through some tough situations. Every now and then, the routine practice of Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine gets...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Your patient needs blood, but EVERYTHING is incompatible! Jill Storry says, “Take it easy. Here’s what to do next.” For many blood bankers, figuring out what to do when a patient has an antibody (or...
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, does convalescent plasma from recovered patients offer fresh hope for those who are critically ill? In the last few months, a new coronavirus called “SARS-CoV-2” has infected millions around the world. While the...
Continuing Education Episode! Continuing Education! Hospital transfusion committees: Effective or a necessary evil? Carolyn Burns guides you to a better experience! Let’s be honest: Some hospital transfusion committees feel like a waste of time! Sparsely...
