BBGuy Podcast Archives - Blood Bank Guy

071: NEW Therapeutic Apheresis Guidelines with Nancy Dunbar

The new ASFA Guidelines for therapeutic apheresis treatment are now available. Here’s why you need to get your hands on them today!

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Jun 19, 2019 | 0

070CE: Preventing Alloantibodies in Sickle Cell Disease with Stella Chou

CE episode! Despite "matching," harmful RBC antibodies in patients with sickle cell disease still happen. Are we doing enough? Dr. Stella Chou details our next steps.

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Jun 5, 2019 | 0

067 Preventing TRALI Featured Pulmonary Edema

069CE: Preventing TRALI with Beth Shaz

CE Episode! Blood centers have gone to great lengths in our efforts to prevent TRALI. Beth Shaz is here to explain what has and hasn't worked.

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May 22, 2019 | 0

068: Transfusion in Cardiac Surgery with Pierre Tibi

Cardiac surgery can be scary for blood banks? A busy cardiac surgeon pulls back the curtain on what is really happening in the OR!

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May 13, 2019 | 0

067CE: Wiser Blood Management Choices with Carolyn Burns

CE Episode! While blood management is discussed everywhere today, your program may need to make wiser choices. Carolyn Burns shows you how.

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Apr 24, 2019 | 2

066: IgA Deficiency and Anaphylactic Reactions with Jerry Sandler

Here's what we thought we knew: IgA deficiency leads to anaphylactic transfusion reactions. Jerry Sandler says, "it's not that simple!"

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Apr 10, 2019 | 2

065: Transfusion and Jehovah’s Witnesses with Jed Gorlin

Jehovah's Witnesses refuse transfusion based on religious beliefs, but blood bankers are still important in their care. Jed Gorlin shows us why.

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Mar 18, 2019 | 6

064CE: Granulocyte Transfusions with Ron Strauss

CE episode! Despite disappointing recent studies, Ron Strauss believes granulocyte concentrates still have an important role in modern Transfusion Medicine.

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Feb 27, 2019 | 2

063CE: Anti-CD47 Testing Interference with Connie Westhoff

CE episode! Anti-CD47 is an exciting new cancer drug that totally messes up routine blood bank testing! Connie Westhoff shows how to get past the interference and keep patients safe.

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Feb 6, 2019 | 2

062CE: Autologous and Directed Donation with Julie Karp

CE episode! Donating blood for your own use (autologous) or choosing your blood donor (directed donation) seems wise, but Julie Karp says, "not always!"

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Jan 18, 2019 | 5

061CE: Better AABB Assessments with Anne Chenoweth

CE episode! You know all about AABB Standards, but how do you make them practical? Anne Chenoweth gives us tips to make your next AABB assessment better!

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Dec 12, 2018 | 8

060CE: Transforming Inventory Management with Nancy Dunbar

CE Episode! Nancy Dunbar says simple adjustments to "the rules" could reduce shortages of O-neg RBCs, AB plasma, and platelets!

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Nov 13, 2018 | 8

059: Antigen Matching for Future Moms with Meghan Delaney

Do females that could have babies in the future need to be matched for antigens like K to prevent HDFN? Meghan Delaney explains what she discovered in the "AMIGO Study."

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Oct 29, 2018 | 4

058CE: Transfusion and Blood Clots with Ruchika Goel

CE episode! Blood clots after surgery are a huge problem. Ruchika Goel explains the possible scary link between red cell transfusion and venous thromboembolism.

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Oct 3, 2018 | 4

057: Nonspecific Antibodies with Brenda Grossman

Isolated nonspecific reactions ("antibodies of undetermined specificity") on antibody workups are common and irritating, but are they important? Brenda Grossman explains.

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Sep 26, 2018 | 3

056CE: Transfusion in Liver Disease with Jeannie Callum

CE episode! Jeannie Callum says liver disease patients receive too much blood (almost 1 in every 5 blood products!), and shows us how to improve practice.

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Sep 4, 2018 | 4

055CE: 2017 Critical Developments with Claudia Cohn and Melissa Cushing

CE episode! "I never KNEW about that paper!" All too common, right? Two editors of a synopsis of 2016-17 BB/TM literature summarize what you should know.

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Aug 17, 2018 | 3

054: ABO Discrepancies Essentials with Nicole Draper

By popular demand, it's time for ABO Discrepancies! Nicole Draper gives you three rules that will help you solve most of these cases.

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Aug 1, 2018 | 9

053CE: Alloimmunization is a BIG Word! with Chris Tormey

CE Episode! Alloimmunization has been a mystery for decades, but Chris Tormey has new answers for why patients make antibodies we wish they didn't!

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Jul 16, 2018 | 13

052: Patient Blood Management: What Are You Missing? with Aryeh Shander

Your in-hospital blood management strategy may be perfect, but too late. Dr. Shander says preoperative anemia is a HUGE issue!

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Jun 25, 2018 | 3

051: Product Choice and Compatibility Testing with Sue Johnson

Sue Johnson shows us how to choose compatible blood products and TEST them to make sure they are compatible (2 of 2).

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Jun 12, 2018 | 4

050CE: Specimen Issues and Serologic Testing with Sue Johnson

CE episode! Sue Johnson returns to explain specimen requirements and patient serologic testing (part 1 of 2).

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Apr 27, 2018 | 9

049CE: Red, White, and Yellow! with Jeff Winters

CE episode! Urgent removal of WBCs, platelets, and RBCs (therapeutic cytapheresis) can be stressful, but Jeff Winters has tons of practical insights to share with all of us.

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Apr 9, 2018 | 7

048: Bloodless Medicine? with Steve Frank

Major surgery without transfusion? Is this possible? It's VERY possible, and Dr. Steve Frank from the Johns Hopkins Bloodless Medicine Program, shares tips on just how to do it!

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Mar 26, 2018 | 4

047CE: I See CMV! with John Roback

CE episode! How do we achieve "CMV-safe" blood? Dr. John Roback was senior author of an AABB report, and he's here to clear the air...maybe!

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Mar 12, 2018 | 2

046: Top 5 Changes in the NEW AABB Standards with Pat Ooley

Pat Ooley, Chair of the BBTS Standards Committee, outlines the top 5 changes in the 31st edition of AABB Standards (which went live April 1, 2018).

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Feb 6, 2018 | 15

045: Past, Present, & Future with Harvey Klein

In 40+ years at the NIH, Dr. Harvey Klein has seen it all in Transfusion Medicine! Hear his fascinating stories and opinions on the Past, Present, & Future.

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Jan 24, 2018 | 0

044CE: What I Wish I Knew! with Pat Kopko

CE episode! Listen in as my friend of 30+ years, Pat Kopko, and I share tons of essential tips we wish we knew "way back when!"

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Jan 8, 2018 | 8

043CE: Practical Tips to Influence Transfusion Practice with Mark Fung

CE episode! Can transfusion practice be changed? Maybe not, but it can be influenced, and Dr. Mark Fung explains how to do so!

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Dec 18, 2017 | 2

042: Do Clinicians Know Transfusion Medicine? with Rich Haspel

Do those making clinical decisions really know transfusion medicine? Rich Haspel and the BEST Collaborative identified the educational gaps!

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Dec 11, 2017 | 3

041: Blood Donor Questions with Mary Townsend

Blood donors answer tons of predonation questions. Mary Townsend knows how those questions are developed, and she's here to explain.

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Nov 27, 2017 | 5

040CE: “Wholly Whole Blood!” with Mark Yazer

CE Episode! You may think whole blood is a dinosaur, a relic of long-forgotten blood banks past. Mark Yazer wants to convince you otherwise!

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Nov 8, 2017 | 20

039CE: Understanding Febrile Reactions with Christine Cserti-Gazdewich

CE Episode! Febrile transfusion reactions are no big deal, right? Dr. Cserti-Gazdewich says, "Hold on! There's more to the story!"

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Oct 6, 2017 | 8

038: HDFN with Greg Denomme

Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) seems simple, but there are lots of pitfalls! Greg Denomme guides us to HDFN clarity!

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Sep 5, 2017 | 15

037: How to Learn with Justin Kreuter

What if everything we "know" about learning is wrong, and we need to change how we teach? Justin Kreuter "flips the classroom" to help us.

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Aug 21, 2017 | 2

036: Group A Plasma in Trauma with Nancy Dunbar & Tait Stevens

Blood banks commonly use group A instead of AB plasma in trauma transfusion. Drs. Stevens & Dunbar share new evidence on whether this is safe!

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Aug 7, 2017 | 15

035: Why Give Platelets? with Rick Kaufman

Platelets are tiny, but they can be a big issue! Dr. Rick Kaufman magnifies what the evidence shows about platelet transfusion.

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Jul 24, 2017 | 4

034: Neonatal RBC Transfusion with Cassandra Josephson

Got lots of concerns about transfusing babies? Dr. Cassandra Josephson guides you through 5 essential neonatal RBC transfusion questions.

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Jul 10, 2017 | 4

033: Straight Talk with an ER Physician with Scott Weingart

Tense relationship between blood bank and ER? Dr. Scott Weingart (a world-renowned Emergency Medicine physician) joins me to clear the air!

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Jun 19, 2017 | 19

032: Eat Your Spinach? Donors and Iron with Jed Gorlin

"Have a steak! Eat your spinach!" Does that advice help donors? Jed Gorlin shows us why the old iron ways may not best!

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May 30, 2017 | 2

031: Why All Blood Bankers Should Be on Twitter

Twitter is great for both young and "old" blood bankers. This roundtable discussion explains why you should dive in!

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May 15, 2017 | 5

030: Antibodies in Sickle Cell with Eric Gehrie

Dr. Eric Gehrie explains why transfusing patients with sickle cell disease is challenging, especially in regard to alloimmunization.

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Apr 10, 2017 | 1

029: Molecular Testing with Meghan Delaney

Molecular testing is everywhere in medicine today, and the blood bank is no exception! Meghan Delaney shows us how it all fits.

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Mar 20, 2017 | 9

028: Who DAT? with Sue Johnson

For what is really a simple test, the Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) can be surprisingly confusing and complex. Sue Johnson is here to guide us to clarity!

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Feb 27, 2017 | 55

027: NAIT with Brian Curtis

Is Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (NAIT) just the platelet version of Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn? Not quite! Dr. Brian Curtis helps us not hate NAIT!

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Feb 13, 2017 | 1