093CE: The Mighty MMA with Sandy Nance
Continuing education episode! Usually, red cell alloantibodies are simple (find an antibody, give antigen-negative blood), but occasionally, some of t...
Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast
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Dr. Joe Chaffin from the "Blood Bank Guy" website takes his light-hearted approach to a biweekly interview show, discussing core transfusion medicine topics with educational leaders. You'll smile, and have fun, and never EVER stop learning!
092: When Platelet Transfusion Might Not Be Wise with 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 effecti...
091: Wholly Whole Blood, the Sequel! with Mark Yazer
In 2017, Dr. Mark Yazer appeared on this podcast to discuss the burgeoning interest in “Low-titer Group O Whole Blood (LTOWB)” for massive transfusion...
090CE: RHD Genotyping; We Can do Better! with Sue Johnson
Despite guidance in a 2015 publication from international experts in immunohematology and transfusion medicine, many clinicians and laboratorians have...
089CE: The Transfused and the Breathless with Christine Cserti-Gazdewich
Continuing education episode! Transfusion reactions that involve the heart and/or lungs, especially TACO and TRALI, are responsible for more transfusi...
088: Warm Autoantibody Best Practices with Alyssa Ziman and Meghan Delaney
Warm autoantibodies have a well-deserved reputation as tough challenges, creating unfamiliar situations for both clinical and laboratory staff. I inte...
087CE: Transfusion-transmitted Infections with Suchi Pandey
Continuing education episode! Blood transfusion is less likely to transmit infections today than ever. Through a combination of screening questions, d...
086CE: Scary Stories from the Transfusion Service with Mark Fung and Jay Hudgins
Continuing education episode! Every now and then, the routine practice of Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine gets intimidating. A difficult patient si...
085CE: What to do When Everything is Incompatible with Jill Storry
Continuing education episode! Every now and then, when a transfusion service does a pretransfusion workup, they find that the patient's plasma is inco...
084: COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma with Pampee Young and Ralph Vassallo
Special episode! In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, does convalescent plasma from recovered patients offer fresh hope for those who are critically...