035: Why Give Platelets? with Rick Kaufman

by Joe Chaffin | Jul 24, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 6 comments

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...

034: Neonatal RBC Transfusion with Cassandra Josephson

by Joe Chaffin | Jul 10, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 4 comments

Babies that are born too early and too small often need transfusions. “Friend of the Podcast” Cassandra Josephson returns to answer “Five Essential Neonatal RBC Transfusion Questions” In BBGuy Essentials Episode 012, Dr. Cassandra Josephson...

033: Straight Talk with an ER Physician with Scott Weingart

by Joe Chaffin | Jun 19, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 19 comments

Blood bankers and the Emergency Department are not enemies! Dr. Scott Weingart from EMCrit.org joins me for a frank discussion on how our two areas interact. “Trauma alert! Emergency Department! Three minutes!” Those of us familiar with life in a hospital...

032: Eat Your Spinach? Donors and Iron with Jed Gorlin

by Joe Chaffin | May 30, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Blood Donation | 2 comments

“Eat your green veggies!” We’ve been telling blood donors things like that for decades, but is it really helpful? Dr. Jed Gorlin explains the recent, troubling data on iron and blood donors. In recent years, several excellent studies have...

031: Why All Blood Bankers Should Be on Twitter

by Joe Chaffin | May 15, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Special Topic | 5 comments

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...