017: Transfusion Reactions with Mark Fung
It's easy to push the panic button when a suspected transfusion reaction occurs! Blood bank doctors and lab scientists interact with clinical staff more than at any other time when dealing with suspec...
13 Sep 20161h 17min
015-1: Zika Update with Joe Chaffin
In July 2016, I updated you on the current U.S. strategy on preventing Zika transmission by blood. As expected, things have changed, and this is a short update to let you know what is happening as of ...
6 Sep 201612min
016: Plasma Transfusion with Jeannie Callum
Plasma transfusion is not as easy as it sounds! Over half of transfusions have been shown to be unnecessary. Dr. Jeannie Callum from Toronto joins Dr. Chaffin for this extensive discussion designed to...
30 Aug 20161h 18min
015: Zika Virus with Joe Chaffin
Talk of Zika virus has been all over the news for months, and especially so in the last few days of July 2016. Dr. Chaffin and co-host Dr. Heidi Shafi take a look at how the identification of local tr...
1 Aug 201642min
014: Patient Blood Management with Emily Volk
Dr. Emily Volk from the Baptist and Tenet Health Systems joins Dr. Chaffin to discuss Patient Blood Management (PBM). It seems like everyone today is talking about PBM, from hospital administrators to...
29 Jul 201659min
013: TA-GVHD with Joe Chaffin
Joined by my new "Ask the BBGuy" co-host, Dr. Heidi Shafi, I take a detailed look at Transfusion-associated Graft-vs-Host Disease (TA-GVHD). This transfusion complication is by far one of the most dan...
15 Jul 20161h 19min
012: Pediatric Transfusion with Cassandra Josephson
In transfusion medicine, infants and children are NOT just "little adults!" Dr. Cassandra Josephson joins Dr. Chaffin to discuss 5 things you should know about pediatric transfusion today!
24 Jun 20161h 18min
011: Drug-induced Hemolysis with Pat Arndt
Drug-induced Immune Hemolytic Anemia challenges both established blood bankers and beginners alike! It's tough, but Pat Arndt from American Red Cross Southern California joins Dr. Chaffin in a convers...
6 Jun 201653min
