Blood Bank Guy
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Blood Bank Guy by Joe Chaffin teaches the essentials of Transfusion Medicine to learners everywhere.
Blood Bank Guy
8M ago
It’s a “no blood banking episode!” Let’s have fun with the Glaucomfleckens!
Will and Kristin Flanary
OK, I’ll tell you right up front: This is NOT an episode that will increase your knowledge of blood banking/transfusion medicine in any way! Instead, this one is about taking ourselves a little less seriously, and hey, laughing a little! Glaucomflecken Time
Dr. Will Flanary is an ophthalmologist who moonlights as the hilarious “Dr. Glaucomflecken” on social media (TikTok in particular). In a series of short videos that many of you have surely seen, he pokes gentle fun at physicians of man ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
1y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
A long time ago, on a podcast far, far away…!
On March 30, 2016, almost exactly 7 years ago today, episode 1 of the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast appeared! Dr. Mark Yazer was the guest, and he shared his then somewhat controversial view that whole blood platelets were not something to be avoided. Seven Years, Dozens of Experts
Since that day, I have been incredibly honored to have dozens of experts as my guests on the podcast. These incredible folks have helped me teach the essentials of Transfusion Medicine to learners everywhere, a ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
1y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
The REDS research project has transformed transfusion medicine, and the REDS-IV-P phase co-chairs say the best is yet to come!
Drs Steve Kleinman & Cassandra Josephson
If a research project has been going on for over 30 years, you would think it’s probably pretty good, right? Well, that’s how long the REDS research project, sponsored by the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has been breaking new ground in Transfusion Medicine. REDS-IV-P Moves Us Forward
Drs. Steve Kleinman and Cassandra Josephson are the co-chai ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
1y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
The REDS research project has transformed transfusion medicine, and the REDS-IV-P phase co-chairs say the best is yet to come!
Drs Steve Kleinman & Cassandra Josephson
If a research project has been going on for over 30 years, you would think it’s probably pretty good, right? Well, that’s how long the REDS research project, sponsored by the US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) has been breaking new ground in Transfusion Medicine. REDS-IV-P Moves Us Forward
Drs. Steve Kleinman and Cassandra Josephson are the co-chai ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
1y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution (ANH) has a weird-sounding name, but it’s a totally logical way to reduce red cell transfusions. Steve Frank shows us why.
Dr. Steve Frank
Way back in the 1970’s, several bright groups of medical personnel published articles describing a new way of using “fresh autologous blood” in cardiac surgery patients. The unique aspect of the description was the combined use of drawing the blood right before surgery followed by infusion of fluids designed to keep the patient’s blood volume normal. “Acute Normovo ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
2y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
Blood shortages happen. The COVID-19-related blood supply crisis, however, is unique. AABB Chief Medical Officer Claudia Cohn explains.
Dr. Claudia Cohn
Occasional blood shortages have been a routine part of life for transfusion services and blood donor centers for years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, however, U.S. blood banks have experienced persistent and severe shortages of nearly all blood components. In this interview, Dr. Claudia Cohn, Chief Medical Officer of the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
2y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
Plasma names can be just plain confusing, and the product known as Liquid Plasma is no exception. Dr. Chris Gresens is here to explain what it is and why Liquid Plasma might be just perfect for your facility.
Dr. Chris Gresens
Plasma products are confusing! We’ve got products that change names depending on when they go into the freezer, products that change names after they come out of the freezer (but only 24 hours after they come out of the freezer!), and products with insanely long names (“Plasma Frozen Within 24 Hours of Phlebotom ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
2y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
Thalassemia may be too easy to overlook for those in the U.S., but it is an enormous global problem!
Dr. Sujit Sheth
When most United States-based healthcare providers think of a hemoglobinopathy, sickle cell disease is the first to come to mind. That is understandable, given how frequently that disease is present in the US. However, worldwide, the various forms of thalassemia are a MASSIVE problem. How Bad is It?
Dr. Sujit Sheth, director of the New York Comprehensive Thalassemia Center in New York City, reports that “1.5% of the Ear ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
2y ago
Continuing Education Episode!
Continuing Education!
Red cells antibodies should be simple, right? Not always, and the Mighty Monocyte Monolayer Assay may show the way!
Sandy Nance MS, MASCP, MT(ASCP)SBB
Usually, when a transfusion service or reference laboratory identifies a red cell antibody like anti-K or anti-Fya or anti-D, we know exactly what to do next: Find blood that is negative for the antigen target, and transfuse. Occasionally, though, we find antibodies in patients that come with two distinct problems: First, the antigen target is present on just about every blood donor, so ..read more
Blood Bank Guy
2y ago
Platelet transfusions are life-saving in many situations, but what do you do when they might NOT be helpful?
Dr. Ruchika Goel
Platelets have been used to save the lives of patients with low platelet counts for decades. For the most part, they are considered a safe and effective means to correct the problem of a patient not having enough platelets of their own. But What About ITP, TTP, and HIT?
Despite the truth of the statements above, we have wondered for decades about whether or not platelets should be given to patients with certain diseases where their platelets are being removed from ..read more