Bill T. Teague Lectureship Series

2012 - May 17, 2012

John B. Holcomb, MD, FACS,
Vice Chair and Professor of Surgery,
Director of Center for Translational Injury Research,
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Damage Control Resuscitation

Lecture will focus on current data on improved patient outcomes with early infusion of blood products and a balanced resuscitation of plasma, platelets and RBCs in the massively transfused trauma patient.

Lecture Objectives: At the conclusion of this lecture, the participant will understand the:

  1. Data describing current transfusion practices in the ongoing war.
  2. Data supporting damage control resuscitation and how this concept may benefit the civilian population.
  3. Limitations of these recommendations, based on currently available retrospective data and the need for well-designed prospective clinical trials.

2011 - May 19, 2011

Celso Bianco, MD, Executive Vice President, America's Blood Centers

Blood Transfusion: How Safe is Safe?

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2010 - May 20, 2010

George Garratty, PhD, FRCPath, Scientific Director, American Red Cross Blood Services, Southern California Region

"What Are Blood Groups For - Do They Play A Biological Role?"

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2009 - May 21, 2009

Mark Popovsky, MD, Haemonetics Coorportion

"To Breathe or Not to Breathe: Pulmonary Consequences of Transfusion"

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2008 - May 22, 2008

Harvey Klein, M.D.

"Pathogen Inactivation of Blood Components - the Consensus Conference and Beyond"

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