Transfusion Practice Archives

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 | 2

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

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

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 | 5

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? Still debatable? 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

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

CE episode! What happens when two BB/TM docs with 30 years as friends talk? Tons of essential tips that will help YOU understand Transfusion Medicine more!

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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 joins the podcast to give us practical tips on 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

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 | 3

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

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

026: Treating TTP with Jeff Winters

Continuing the discussion from BBGE 025, Jeff Winters explains a true emergency: Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP).

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Jan 23, 2017 | 0

025: Intro to Therapeutic Apheresis with Jeff Winters

Therapeutic apheresis doesn't have to be scary! Dr. Jeff Winters is an enthusiastic and willing guide, and he gives us the Essentials!

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Jan 16, 2017 | 8

023: RBC Transfusion Guidelines with Jeff Carson

Whither RBCs? There’s no one better than lead author Dr. Jeff Carson to discuss the 2016 AABB RBC transfusion threshold recommendations!

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Dec 12, 2016 | 2

022: Age of Blood with Nancy Heddle

Nancy Heddle is lead author of a landmark study analyzing age of blood and mortality. This "INFORMative" discussion may surprise you!

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Nov 28, 2016 | 7

018: Transfusion Premedication with Heidi Shafi

Many providers routinely want pretransfusion acetaminophen/diphenhydramine. Dr. Heidi Shafi helps us see why this might not be a great idea.

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Sep 29, 2016 | 2

016: Plasma Transfusion with Jeannie Callum

As many as 50% of plasma transfusions are unnecessary or inappropriate! You need to know why, and Dr. Jeannie Callum explains it SO well!

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Aug 30, 2016 | 4

014: Patient Blood Management with Emily Volk

Patient blood management is not “coming,” it’s already HERE! Hospitals everywhere are starting PBM programs; what should YOURS do now?

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Jul 29, 2016 | 0

012: Pediatric Transfusion with Cassandra Josephson

Infants and children are NOT just "little adults!" Dr. Cassandra Josephson shares 5 principles you must know about pediatric transfusion.

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Jun 24, 2016 | 12

008: Mythbusters with Kevin Land

Myths: Commonly held but incorrect beliefs. Dr. Kevin Land has the experience and expertise to “bust” some blood bank mythological ideas!

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May 16, 2016 | 0

007: Massive Transfusion with Minh-Ha Tran

Massive transfusion sounds scary! Dr. Tran makes it better by explaining the "Who, Where, What, Why, When, and How” of Massive Transfusion.

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May 9, 2016 | 6

006: Ask BBGuy Mailbag

Dr. Chaffin opens the BBGuy mailbag to discuss D variants, Liquid Plasma, warm autoantibody issues, and directed donor blood collections.

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May 2, 2016 | 8

004: Unique Transfusion Choices with Magali Fontaine

Dr. Magali Fontaine breaks down some challenging transfusion service issues, including CMV, ABO issues with platelets, and age of blood.

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Apr 18, 2016 | 0

$Platelet Refractory choices$

002: Platelet Refractoriness with Pat Kopko

Platelet refractoriness is a common headache. Dr. Pat Kopko spells out a practical approach to patients who don’t respond to platelets.

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Apr 2, 2016 | 16

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