059: Antigen Matching for Future Moms with Meghan Delaney

by Joe Chaffin | Oct 29, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology, Transfusion Complications | 4 comments

A 25-year-old, A negative female needs blood. She will receive RhD-negative RBCs, of course, but what about antigen matching for Kell, or for other Rh antigens? Meghan Delaney explains the “AMIGO Study.” Most of us are aware of how hemolytic disease of the...

058CE: Transfusion and Blood Clots with Ruchika Goel

by Joe Chaffin | Oct 3, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications | 4 comments

Venous thromboembolism is a major problem after surgery, but we may have ignored a major factor: Red blood cell transfusion! Dr. Ruchika Goel discusses her very important article in JAMA Surgery. NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See...

057: Nonspecific Antibodies with Brenda Grossman

by Joe Chaffin | Sep 26, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Immunohematology | 3 comments

“Oh, no! There’s an isolated reaction that we can’t explain!” Brenda Grossman helps you understand what these reactions are, and what they might (or might not) become. Blood bankers everywhere can describe the frustration of trying to screen a...

056CE: Transfusion in Liver Disease with Jeannie Callum

by Joe Chaffin | Sep 4, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 4 comments

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...

055CE: 2017 Critical Developments with Claudia Cohn and Melissa Cushing

by Joe Chaffin | Aug 17, 2018 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic | 3 comments

“Wow! I never even heard about that article!” Two authors of a great synopsis of 2016-17 critical developments are here to help you get caught up! NOTE: Continuing Education credit for this episode has expired. See below for details. Every year, the AABB...