025: Intro to Therapeutic Apheresis with Jeff Winters

by Joe Chaffin | Jan 16, 2017 | BBGuy Podcast, Therapeutic Apheresis | 8 comments

Therapeutic apheresis does not have to be scary! Jeff Winters helps us understand the essentials of this ever-expanding part of Transfusion Medicine. It is very common for trainees and practitioners of Transfusion Medicine to be uncomfortable with therapeutic...

My Five Favorite Interviews of 2016!

by Joe Chaffin | Dec 28, 2016 | Blog, Special Topic | 5 comments

2016 marked a new beginning for the Blood Bank Guy website. Among other major changes, I debuted the “Blood Bank Guy Essentials Podcast” in April, an interview-style educational audio presentation targeted toward those learning blood banking and...

024: Allergic Reactions with Will Savage

by Joe Chaffin | Dec 19, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Complications | 2 comments

Allergic reactions? They are SO BORING! Not so fast, my fine learners! New information suggests otherwise. Allergic reactions have become pretty widely known as “nuisance reactions” to blood bankers and clinical staff (“Dang it! Another patient with...

023: RBC Transfusion Guidelines with Jeff Carson

by Joe Chaffin | Dec 12, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 4 comments

“To transfuse, or not to transfuse?” Jeff Carson is lead author of the 2016 AABB RBC Transfusion Threshold Guidelines, and he has terrific insights into how we should be making transfusion decisions. Dr. Jeff Carson from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical...

022: Age of Blood with Nancy Heddle

by Joe Chaffin | Nov 28, 2016 | BBGuy Podcast, Transfusion Practice | 7 comments

Numerous observational studies suggest that “older” blood may be harmful to recipients. Nancy Heddle, lead author of the “INFORM study” (NEJM Oct 24, 2016) tells us why we shouldn’t worry! Professor Nancy Heddle joins me for a fascinating...