December 14, 2022 Webinar - Blood Bank Mythbusters IV

Wednesday, December 14, 2022 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

Title: Blood Bank Mythbusters IV

Speaker:

Matthew Elkins, MD, PhD

Director of Transfusion Medicine

Director of Apheresis

Director of Cord Blood Bank

Associate Director Stem Cell Laboratory

Director Transfusion Medicine Fellowship

Associate Director Pathology Residency

SUNY Upstate Medical University

Speaker Bio:

Matthew completed his MD and PhD at the University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign and completed his AP/CP pathology residency and Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking fellowship at the University of Michigan. He is the Transfusion Medicine Director, Director of Apheresis, Stem Cell Laboratory Associate Director, Medical Director of Chemistry, and Director of the Upstate Cord Blood Bank. In addition to these clinical roles, he serves as the Pathology Department Quality Officer and chairs 3 institutional quality committees. He is the Director of the SUNY Upstate Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking fellowship and Associate Director of the SUNY Upstate Pathology residency program. Matthew is a dedicated educator and proponent for interdepartmental and inter-institutional collaboration for best clinician learning as well as patient care.

Abstract:
Dr. Elkins will continue his Blood Bank Mythbusters series with another installment looking at common blood banking myths held by clinicians and other healthcare providers.

Objectives:

1. Recognize common blood banking myths held by clinicians and other healthcare providers

2. Explain the conceptual bases for these myths and why these specific myths persist in medicine

3. Discuss the data and physiology behind the correct understanding of these issues

Disclosures:
None

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Pricing:

• Members: FREE (Registration is required.)
• Non-Members: $45 per session & $130 entire series
• Institutions: $75 per session & $200 entire series

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