Massive Transfusion Protocol

Ames, IA US
December 11, 2024

Purpose

Mary Greeley Medical Center Grand Rounds is a multi-disciplinary clinical activity that maintains, develops, or increases the knowledge, skills, professional performance, and relationships a physician uses to provide services for patients, the public, or the profession.

Target Audience

Physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, medical students (rotating), non-medical students (rotating), and healthcare administrators.

Learning Objectives

  1. Identify the advantages of having a massive transfusion protocol (MTP).
  2. Define the blood components that are typically part of an MTP.
  3. Discuss the potential complications of MTPs.

Speaker

K. Alex Smith, DO
Medical Director, LifeServe Blood Center

Dr. K. Alex Smith has been LifeServe Blood Center’s Medical Director since 2015. Dr. Smith served four years in the United States Navy after high school. He completed a B.A. in Psychology from Washington University in St. Louis, medical school at A.T. Still University, Clinical Pathology residency at Summa Health/NEOMED, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine fellowship at the University of Iowa. He is currently board-certified in Clinical Pathology and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine.

At LifeServe Blood Center, Dr. Smith oversees all aspects of blood donation, product testing, therapeutic apheresis, and cellular therapy. He also provides education and consultation on transfusion-related topics.

Biography

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.00 AOA Category 1­A
Course opens: 
12/11/2024
Course expires: 
12/11/2024
Event starts: 
12/11/2024 - 12:10pm CST
Event ends: 
12/11/2024 - 1:10pm CST
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Mary Greeley Medical Center
1111 Duff Ave.
Ames, IA 50010
United States
+1 (515) 239-2011

Accreditation Statements

  • DO: Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this activity for a maximum of 1.0 AOA Category 1-A credits and will report CME and specialty credits commensurate with the extent of the physician’s participation in this activity.

EDUCATIONAL GRANTS

No ineligible company provided financial support for this continuing education activity.

DISCLOSURES

The speaker(s) will disclose if any pharmaceuticals, medical procedures, or devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The activity director is responsible for determining educational content and selecting speakers. 

Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.  

  • K. Alex Smith, DO - Speaker

CME Committee

  • No Mary Greeley Medical Center CME Committee member who planned this activity has any financial relationship to disclose relating to the content. 

Gifts to the Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation from Mary Greeley Medical Center, McFarland Clinic, and Availa Bank support this program. The content and selection of speaker(s) are the responsibility of the Mary Greeley Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education Committee, not the sponsors of this program.

DISCLAIMER

The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not a substitute for a healthcare provider's independent medical judgment regarding diagnostic and treatment options for a specific patient's medical condition. 

Available Credit

  • 1.00 AOA Category 1­A

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