Program

Healthy You: The Blood Option
Show #2270
Original Airdate: 2/13/10

Description

For a variety of reasons, individuals undergoing medical treatment may object to receiving blood or blood products.   To accommodate these patients, some hospitals are offering a wide range of technologies designed to minimize blood loss and maximize the oxygen carrying capabilities of the blood.  This half-hour panel discussion centers upon comprehensive strategies that manage patient blood and blood products to improve patient outcomes. The panel explores how this initiative, which is gaining increased attention from the global medical community, seeks to reduce the risks and costs associated with blood transfusion by providing effective alternatives.

Dr. Aryeh Shander

Dr. Lawrence Tim Goodnough

Adam Solomon

Dr. Arnold Friedman

Guests
Dr. Aryeh Shander – Executive Medical Director of the Institute for Patient Blood Management at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center in New Jersey.

Dr. Lawrence Tim Goodnough – Director of the Transfusion Service at Stanford University Medical Center in California.

Adam Solomon – who has undergone bloodless medical procedures.

Dr. Arnold Friedman – Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.

Underwriters

Funding for this edition of Caucus: New Jersey has been provided by:

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