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Transfusion Guidelines and Reactions
Overview
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
- Recognize indications for a red blood cell, plasma, or platelet transfusion.
- Review why red blood cells (RBCs) and plasma must be ABO and Rh compatible with a patient’s blood type.
- Recognize transfusion reactions, and state their mechanism, treatment, and prevention.
Speaker
Alex Smith, DO
Dr. K. Alex Smith has been LifeServe Blood Center’s Medical Director since 2015. Originally from St. Louis, Missouri, 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.
When not spending time with his family, Dr. Smith enjoys community service and advocacy work. He serves on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Iowa’s Advocacy Committee and was elected to the Waukee School District board in 2019
Location
CE Credits
Accreditation Statements
- DO: Des Moines University (DMU) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians. DMU designates this program 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, and devices discussed are investigational or unapproved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The determination of educational content and the selection of speakers is the responsibility of the activity director.
Relevant to the content of this educational activity, the following individual(s) have no conflict(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.
- 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) is the responsibility of the Mary Greeley Medical Center for Continuing Medical Education Committee and not the sponsors of this program.
DISCLAIMER
The information provided in this activity is for continuing education purposes only. It is not meant to substitute for the independent medical judgment of a healthcare provider relative to diagnostic and treatment options of a specific patient’s medical condition. The content of each presentation does not necessarily reflect the views of Des Moines University.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AOA Category 1A