Confronting the current blood supply shortage – Part 3

In this final episode of our series on the blood supply, our discussion goes beyond managing red blood cells to the management of every blood component. We examine hospital practices for conserving blood and using alternatives to transfusion.
 
Guest speaker:
Akiva Faerber
Senior Principal
Vizient
 
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
 
Show Notes:
[00:22] Extending management beyond red blood cells
[00:52] Platelets
[03:23] Other products and technologies for blood management
[04:21] More on platelets, other products/technologies and the need for platelet donors
[07:26] Vizient recommendations concerning platelets
[09:41] Avoiding transfusions
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Akiva Faerber’s contact email: akiva.faerber@vizientinc.com
Conservation of Blood Products (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) Click here
Severe Blood Shortage (American Red Cross web page) Click here
 
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Confronting the current blood supply shortage – Part 2

Because of the critical shortage of the blood supply across the nation, health care organizations are having to work with less. On this episode, part two of a three-part series, we discuss reducing the number of transfusions and other strategies that will help you manage a more limited blood supply.
 
Guest speaker:
Akiva Faerber
Senior Principal
Vizient
 
Moderator:
Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM
Principal
Clinical Operations and Quality
Vizient
 
Show Notes:
[00:32] Not focusing on eight as the magical number
[01:37] Managing red blood cells (RBCs)
[03:53] “Why two? Why not one? Why one? Why not none?”
[05:11] Autologous transfusion
[07:26] RBC-stimulating drugs
[09:05] Financial issues
[09:34] Old blood vs new blood
 
Links | Resources:
To contact Modern Practice: modernpracticepodcast@vizientinc.com
Akiva Faerber’s contact email: akiva.faerber@vizientinc.com
Conservation of Blood Products (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) Click here
Severe Blood Shortage (American Red Cross web page) Click here
 
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