AM23-MN-26-O: ASHI/AABB Joint Session: The Problem with Platelets: How perspectives of various practitioners involved in platelet support of refractory patients has led to continuing controversies (Enduring)

Oct 18, 2023 6:00pm ‐ Oct 18, 2023 7:00pm

Credits: None available.

Overview
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In this session, we will demonstrate how various practitioners caring for the same immune refractory patient can have widely different practices regarding platelet support for the patient. We will show how this can lead to delays in treatment, less than effective treatment for the patient, and a waste of a scarce resource. We will propose current best practices and better communication among the practitioners involved. Additionally, we will introduce Platelet Refractory Evaluation Workgroup, which has been formed to outline the perceptions, expectations, limitations, and efficacy of managing platelet refractory patients.

Speaker(s):

Sharon Adams
Patricia Kopko, MD, Medical Director, University of California San Diego
Lesley Kresie, MD, Medical Director of Technical Services, Carter BloodCare
Sandhya Panch, MD MPH, Director of Transfusion, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Harold Sullivan, MD, Co-Director of HLA Laboratory; Director of Cellular Therapy Laboratory, Emory University School of Medicine
Dr. Ralph R. Vassallo, MD, EVP / Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Vitalant

Credits

Credits: None available.