Pathology/lab medicine has relatively higher professional fulfillment and lower rate of burnout compared to many other specialties in a survey of academic physicians. #pathology #lab

☕Next Transfusion News #BlooducationBaristas on Laboratory Advocacy 📅 Friday, January 26 at 11 AM ET Join us for a conversation with master laboratory educators who will be discussing developing the next generation of lab leaders Livestream here @blooducationbar

Benefits vs risk of #granulocyte transfusion in critically ill patients is controversial. We have transfused volume reduced granulocytes in pediatric patients. Process outlined here with free access until 3/24/24. authors.elsevier.com/a/1iXms5ExixLd… #Blooducation

A key to steady progress is prioritizing goals over moods. Whether you aim to get in shape, learn the guitar, or write a book, the question is not whether you feel like it today. It's who you want to become tomorrow. Enthusiasm fluctuates. Consistent action accumulates.

It’s ok to be tired. Your body is making 2 million red blood cells per second. You deserve a break.

Good news! AABB has extended the deadline to apply to serve as a committee or junior committee member for the 2024-25 Association year until Tuesday, March 12. Ready to elevate your AABB membership? Apply today! bit.ly/47G7RIT

Favorite: To see if a book is real, ask 10 pple of different backgrounds & professions to summarize it. If the summaries are similar, the book will not survive as it can be shortened to a journal article. The more the summaries diverge, the higher the dimensionality of the book.

#blooducation Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee Education Seminar - March 12, 2024: transfusion management in liver transplant events.teams.microsoft.com/event/0617998e…

Love this new post from @sethimd substack.com/profile/547694…

Fun use of AI

24 health & hospital systems have been selected to participate in the Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC) by Duffy Status Project, supported by Doris Duke Foundation, which will redefine ANC reference ranges by Duffy status & address a critical health equity concern. ow.ly/zGkH50RHjc4

#blooducation New Clinical Practice Guideline for Red Blood Cell Transfusion Thresholds in Very Preterm Neonates #Pediatrics #Neonates jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Need to push myself to lift heavier weights 😀 Heavy Weightlifting Maintained Older People’s Long-Term Strength jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

I relate to the sentiments in this article. American-ish jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

"Child health care can no longer be reimbursed to hospitals and physicians at a fraction of the of rate of that for adults." Where Are All the Pediatricians? jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…

Robert Saleh sacked as Jets coach for wearing Lebanese flag, radio host suggests. Catchy headline but good summary of contributing factors. torontosun.com/sports/footbal…

How did the blood banks of today come to be? A new feature from the History Channel explores how World War I drove advances in new techniques and tools to collect and store blood and offer safe transfusions. bit.ly/4hTUyLt #BloodBanking #TransfusionMedicine

We recently published our faster method for volume reducing platelets. Adding ACD-A before spinning down prevents clumping allowing issue within 15 minutes. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…