Patient Blood Management: The "Why", or Better Yet, Why Not?

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Description

Presented by Carolyn Burns, MD

The WHO has urged all member states to implement Patient Blood Management (PBM) as the global standard of care. PBM is evidence-based practice which includes management of anemia, optimization of hemostasis, utilizing multidisciplinary strategies to provide better patient outcomes with a truly patient-centered approach. PBM cannot be successful without a multidisciplinary team. Laboratory professionals possess a special skill set which augments PBM practice and MUST be a part of a comprehensive PBM program.

Learn about PBM and how YOU are poised to play a key role in solidifying PBM at your institution.

Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, the attendee will be able to:

Discuss the risks of transfusion, the pillars of PBM and the concept of Blood Health
Describe the current state of the science regarding restrictive transfusion practice as part of PBM
Recognize the role laboratory professionals play within a comprehensive PBM program

Instruction Level: Intermediate

ASCLS is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E. ® Program.

Contributors

Carolyn Burns, MD

Carolyn Burns, MD is a Board- Certified Pathologist (AP/CP) and served as Medical Director/Chief of Pathology of the Jewish Hospital Healthcare System, Dept. of Pathology in Louisville, KY. from 1991-2011. This included medical directorship of Surgical Pathology, Clinical Laboratory and the Transfusion/ Tissue Services for this 5-hospital system. She has previously been an Asst. Clinical Professor in the Dept. of Pathology @ the University of Louisville and on the Advisory Board and guest lecturer for the Bellarmine University Clinical Laboratory Science Program.

After earning her Microbiology undergraduate degree and her subsequent Medical Degree, Dr. Burns completed an internship in General Surgery followed by Pathology residency @ the University of Louisville.

Dr. Burns is the current President for the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management, having served as Secretary and Treasurer along with SABM Newsletter editor-in-chief. Dr. Burns is an active member of several medical societies including AABB, College of American Pathologists, and the American Society of Clinical Pathologists. She is a board member for the Kentucky Association of Blood Banks.

Dr. Burns is a Patient Blood Management physician advisor/consultant working with numerous hospitals and systems throughout the U.S. She is the CMO of Collaborative Clinical Consulting, LLC, a company providing PBM education, implementation services, perioperative assessment, and Lean Six Sigma services.