by Joe Chaffin | Jun 24, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Infants and children are NOT just “little adults!” Dr. Cassandra Josephson shares 5 principles you must know about pediatric transfusion. Dr. Cassandra Josephson from Emory University in Atlanta joins Dr. Chaffin to discuss her “Five Top Things You...
by Joe Chaffin | Sep 4, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
Patients with liver disease receive almost 1 of every 5 blood products transfused in hospitals! Dr. Jeannie Callum thinks that is too much, and she shares how we can improve our practice in these complex patients. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has...
by Joe Chaffin | Jul 24, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice |
You might be surprised to know that most platelet transfusions are given “just in case.” Dr. Rick Kaufman outlines what is and isn’t proven as he discusses the 2015 AABB Platelet Clinical Practice Guideline. Platelets are tiny little nucleus-free...
by Joe Chaffin | May 2, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Blog, Blood Donation, Blood Products, Immunohematology, Transfusion Practice |
Dr. Chaffin opens the “Ask the BBGuy” mailbag to discuss D variants, Liquid Plasma, transfusion choices with warm autoantibodies, and directed donor unit management. See full discussion in written (blog) form below. This post is both a blog and a podcast!...
by Joe Chaffin | May 15, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic |
If you’ve ever found yourself missing out on a new bit of Transfusion Medicine news, you might want to start using a tool that is becoming indispensable! Yes, it’s Twitter! Twitter, obviously, is not new. The “microblogging” platform has gone...