041: Blood Donor Questions with Mary Townsend
During the 1980's and 90's, U.S. blood collectors asked more and more (and then MORE) questions of our volunteer blood donors, to the point of absurdity. Dr. Mary Townsend was an original (and current...
27 Marras 201759min
040CE: Wholly Whole Blood with Mark Yazer
In the remote history of transfusion medicine, life was simple. We had exactly one product: Whole blood. Things changed, and for the last 50 years or so, we began to separate whole blood into red cell...
8 Marras 201758min
039CE: Understanding Febrile Reactions with Christine Cserti-Gazdewich
Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions get no respect! Clinicians think they are a nuisance, and so do most blood bankers! However, a recent paper from Dr. Christine Cserti-Gazdewich and group sug...
6 Loka 201756min
038: HDFN with Greg Denomme
Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN) seems simple, but there are lots of pitfalls! Dr. Greg Denomme is your guide to HDFN clarity!
5 Syys 201759min
037: How to Learn with Justin Kreuter
What if everything we know (or think we know) about learning is just wrong? Traditional, "sage on the stage" lectures don't foster long-term retention, nor does slogging through an article or book cha...
21 Elo 20171h
036: Group A Plasma in Trauma with Nancy Dunbar & Tait Stevens
New paradigms in trauma transfusion require prompt delivery of plasma in increased amounts. This has led blood banks to start using group A plasma instead of AB in these emergency settings. But, is th...
7 Elo 201755min
035: Why Give Platelets? with Rick Kaufman
Yes, platelets are tiny, but they can cause lots of problems and controversy! Dr. Rick Kaufman (lead author of the AABB Clinical Practice Guideline on platelet transfusion), joins the podcast to discu...
24 Heinä 20171h 2min
034: Neonatal RBC Transfusion with Cassandra Josephson
Dr. Josephson returns to the podcast, and she is back in style! Blood bankers may struggle with the details of red blood cell transfusion to neonates, as there are important differences between this g...
11 Heinä 20171h 6min
