Aim of the webinar:
Provide the learner with an introduction to patient blood management. Demonstrate real-world examples of how patient blood management can optimize appropriate transfusions. Learn how to save blood and money by reducing avoidable transfusions.
Level of education required:
3 - Intermediate
What knowledge is required?
A working knowledge of transfusion practice would be sufficient to attend.
Target audience
Anyone who is involved with the practice of transfusion medicine.
The Speakers
Steve M. Frank
Professor, Department of Anesthesiology/Critical Care Medicine, Director, Johns Hopkins Health System Blood Management Program, Director, Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
Richard R. Gammon
Dr. Richard Gammon is the Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and the Blood Bank at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute in Tampa, Florida. He received his medical degree at Drexel University. He completed residency training in Clinical Pathology at The Ohio State University and fellowship training in Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine at the University of Virginia Medical Center. Dr. Gammon has board certifications in Clinical Pathology as well as Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine. He is a member of the faculty of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine faculty and the University of South Florida. Dr. Gammon is active in AABB, ISBT as the Clinical Transfusion Working Party chair and the President of the South Central Association of Blood Banks.
