2021 CPIP-F Case 6: Transfusion Medicine – What’s New in Bacterial Mitigation Strategies?
2021 CPIP-F Case 6: Transfusion Medicine – What’s New in Bacterial Mitigation Strategies? is organized by College of American Pathologists (CAP).
Launch Date: June 21, 2021
Expiration Date: June 20, 2024
Description:
Blood product shortages disproportionately affect platelet inventories and can often lead to misunderstandings between the blood bank and clinical providers. This activity emphasizes the importance of establishing evidence-based institutional guidelines for platelet transfusion with a multidisciplinary group of providers to facilitate collaboration and communication with clinical colleagues.
Objectives:
After completing this activity, you should be able to:
• Evaluate and integrate professional practice guidelines for platelet transfusion established by internal medicine/hematology/oncology, interventional radiology, surgery/anesthesiology, and transfusion medicine.
• Identify key components needed for the development of evidence-based institution-specific prophylactic transfusion guidelines.
• Identify the available platelet products and enumerate their benefits and limitations.