by Joe Chaffin | Jan 3, 2019
BBGuy Essentials Podcast Guest Guide General Information and Tips I’m so honored that you are considering or have agreed to be a guest on the Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast! My mission is to teach the essentials of Transfusion Medicine to learners everywhere....
by Joe Chaffin | Aug 1, 2018 | Blog, Immunohematology
The ABO Blood Group System is the foundation of everything we do in Transfusion Medicine. If you are wondering how we test patients and donors to determine their ABO type, this quick blog post is for you. This post also serves as an introduction to episode 054 of the...
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 | Mar 2, 2022 | BBGuy Podcast, Continuing Education, Special Topic, Transfusion Practice |
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! When most United States-based healthcare providers think of a hemoglobinopathy, sickle cell disease is the first to...
by Joe Chaffin | Apr 4, 2016
BBGuy Video “Antibody Identification 2; Basic Cases” (Basic Immunohematology, Part 4) Recorded April 2012 This video takes us through six basic antibody identification panels together. This is a hands-on “how-to” that will hopefully leave you...
