Team Approach to Red Cell Exchange
Program Code: 054576
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
M. Joleen Pavelka, BSN, RN, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

SPEAKERS
Linda Braddy, MT(ASCP)SBB, UNC Hospital
Kendace Stagg, BSN, RN,HP(ASCP), UNC Hospital
Araba Afenyi-Annan, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina Hospitals

DESCRIPTION
The speakers will describe the indications for emergency and prophylactic red blood cell exchange procedures. In addition, the clinical management of red blood cell apheresis donors will be reviewed, as well as the selection of the appropriate red blood cell units used for the exchange procedure.