Massive Transfusion Protocols: A Workshop
Program Code: 9106-TC
Saturday, October 24, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Mark Fung, MD, PhD, Fletcher Allen Health Care/ Univ. of Vermont

SPEAKERS
John R. Hess, MD, University of Maryland Medical School
Beth Shaz, MD, New York Blood Center
Orieji Illoh, MD, Food and Drug Administration

DESCRIPTION
This will be a workshop on how to develop, implement, and continue to improve massive transfusion protocols. Areas of focus will be product inventory, such as availability of thawed plasma, use of pre-pooled cryoprecipitate, and use of group O Red Blood Cells. Additionally, points of discussion will be adequate laboratory support including coagulation testing, tracking product wastage, turnaround times and other quality indicators.