Apparently March is myeloma awareness month. The
nice people at Wiley have made all sorts of resources available with this
in mind.
There is all sorts of CPD material available; I can’t
recommend the nice people at Wiley highly enough…
This is (supposed to be) a reflective diary by a (not very) anonymous biomedical scientist who works somewhere in the south of England. One day this diary may well be submitted to the Health and Care Professions Council as evidence of ongoing continual professional development....
14 March 2017 (Tuesday) - Coagulation Cascade
I found a rather useful website outlining the coagulation cascade:
- The
coagulation process - The
intrinsic and extrinsic pathway model - The
cell-based model - The
central role of Factor Xa in thrombus formation - Fibrinolysis:
restoring blood flow - The
role of microparticles and P-selectin - Imbalances
of the coagulation system
And there was a rather useful You-Tube video too…
13 March 2017 (Monday) - Morphoogy Tutorial
I rolled into work an hour early this morning; one
of the consultants had offered to give a little tutorial on morphology. For all
that I’ve been doing it for years, it is something of a lonely pursuit. The
option to compare and discuss with others isn’t to be sniffed at. We had an
excellent half-hour looking at slides from patients with various
haemoglobinopathies and various species of malaria.
There is talk of more of these sessions; I hope we
have some. I found it very useful…
10 March 2017 (Friday) - NHSBT update
The NHSBT update arrived in my inbox this morning
Please add new product codes for washed red cells by end February
Ordering HEV screened blood components & introducing 100% screening
New referral forms and user guides for referring samples to Molecular Diagnostics for your team’s attention
Register for SHOT symposium
Blood pack validations: appearance of packs may differ slightly
New PBM bookmarks and revised patient information leaflet
Group AB Pooled Cryoprecipitate stock
Our Satisfaction Survey Availability of Specialist Components from Stock Holding Units
Training and events
February 2017
Please add new product codes for washed red cells by end February
Ordering HEV screened blood components & introducing 100% screening
New referral forms and user guides for referring samples to Molecular Diagnostics for your team’s attention
Register for SHOT symposium
Blood pack validations: appearance of packs may differ slightly
New PBM bookmarks and revised patient information leaflet
Group AB Pooled Cryoprecipitate stock
Our Satisfaction Survey Availability of Specialist Components from Stock Holding Units
9 March 2017 (Thursday) - Transfusion Evidence Library Update
There were a few clinical commentaries in the transfusion evidence library update email which arrived in my inbox today:
- Topical
and intravenous tranexamic acid reduce blood loss compared to routine
hemostasis in total knee arthroplasty: a multicenter, randomized,
controlled trial
Aguilera X; Martinez-Zapata MJ; Hinarejos P; Jordan M; Leal J; Gonzalez JC; Monllau JC; Celaya F; Rodriguez-Arias A; Fernandez JA; Pelfort X; Puig-Verdie L
Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery. 2015;135(-7):1017-25 - The safety of intravenous iron preparations: systematic review and meta-analysis.
Avni T; Bieber A; Grossman A; Green H; Leibovici L; Gafter-Gvili A
Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 2015;90(-1):12-23 - Single
dose intravenous tranexamic acid as effective as continuous infusion in
primary total knee arthroplasty: a randomised clinical trial
Hourlier H; Reina N; Fennema P
Archives of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery. 2015;135(4):465-71 - Pre-emptive treatment with fibrinogen concentrate for postpartum haemorrhage: randomized controlled trial
Wikkelso AJ; Edwards HM; Afshari A; Stensballe J; Langhoff-Roos J; Albrechtsen C; Ekelund K; Hanke G; Secher EL; Sharif HF; Pedersen LM; Troelstrup A; Lauenborg J; Mitchell AU; Fuhrmann L; Svare J; Madsen MG; Bodker B; Moller AM; FIB-PPHtrial group
British Journal of Anaesthesia. 2015;114(4):623-33 - Transfusion-related adverse events in the Platelet Dose study
Kaufman RM; Assmann SF; Triulzi DJ; Strauss RG; Ness P; Granger S; Slichter SJ
Transfusion. 2015;55(1):144-53 - Transfusion requirements in surgical oncology patients: a prospective, randomized controlled trial
Pinheiro de Almeida J; Vincent JL; Barbosa Gomes Galas FR; Pinto Marinho de Almeida E; Fukushima JT; Osawa EA; Bergamin F; Lee Park C; Nakamura RE; Fonseca SM; Cutait G; Inacio Alves J; Bazan M; Vieira S; Vieira Sandrini AC; Palomba H; Ribeiro U Jr; Crippa A; Dalloglio M; Del Pilar Estevez Diz M; Kalil Filho R; Costa Auler JO Jr; Rhodes A; Hajjar LA
Anesthesiology. 2015;122(1):29-38
8 March 2017 (Wednesday) - PPE
The Lablogatory email
arrived today. There
was a discussion on the use of protective equipment and clothing in the
laboratory. Something I put on every day and don’t really think about it.
Perhaps I might just do so a little more in future…
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