FALL 2017
ISSUE
The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
invites healthcare organizations worldwide to participate in this week dedicated to educating patients and healthcare professionals about patient blood management.
Download SABM's
Patient Blood Management Awareness Week 2017
Poster and Timeline
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SABM 2017 Newsletter Publication Schedule
February | May | August | November
Editor
Carolyn Burns, MD
Associate Editor
Tiffany Hall, RN
Contributors
Carolyn Burns, MD
Pierre Tibi, MD
Tiffany Hall, RN
Becky Rock, RN
Kevin Wright
SABM Officers and
Directors
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SABM Spotlight
Award Winners from the 2017 SABM Annual Meeting
SABM wishes to place the spotlight on our 2017 award winners. Through research and clinical Patient Blood Management (PBM) initiatives, these individuals truly stand out. We thank them for their tireless efforts, and proudly recognize them as leaders in PBM.
2017 SABM Abstract Award Winners
1st Place – Dr. Victor Vakayil, University of Minnesota
Safety and Efficacy of 4-Factor Prothrombin Complex Concentrate in Patients Receiving Vitamin K Antagonists Compared to Patients not Receiving Vitamin K Antagonists: A Single Center Retrospective Review.
2nd Place – Mr. Mark Iacovelli, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
The Incidence of Perioperative Anemia and Iron Deficiency in the Gynecology Oncology Patient Population Who Underwent an Open Approach Procedure at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in 2014.
3rd Place – Dr. Ruchika Goel
Nationwide Trends in Blood Product Utilization by Major Procedural Categories: Evidence of Effectiveness of Blood Management Programs Across The Nation.
2017 SABM-Haemonetics Starter Grant
Patricia S. Fontela, MD, PhD - Pediatric Intensivist
Montreal Children’s Hospital
“Leukocyte Depleted Red Cell Transfusions and Hospital Acquired Infections in Critically Ill Children: A Secondary Analysis of the TRIPICU Trial”
Left to right: Dr. Susan Goobie, Dr. Patricia Fontela, Dr. Steve Franks
2017 President’s Award Winner
Vic Ferraris, MD
University of Kentucky
Kathleen J. Sazama Award
Sherri Ozawa, RN
Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
Left to right: Melissa Smith, Sherri Ozawa (center), Dale Black
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PBM for Patient Blood Management Section
Save the Date for SABM's Annual Meeting
September 13 – 15, 2018
New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge
New York, New York
Consider submitting your future manuscripts in PBM for peer review and publication in this new section. The success of this endeavor will depend on the provision of material to make it lively and attractive to our colleagues and other professionals in the field.
Members Invited to Submit Papers CLICK HERE
Join SABM's Call to Action for Medicare to Expand Coverage for Treatment of Anemia!
Click HERE for detailed information about what you can do to get involved.
View the New Fourth Edition Clinical Standards for PBM
View the New Second Edition Quality Guide to Administrative and Clinical Standards
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Phone: (928) 551-6400
Fax: (877) 944-2272
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