2023 AABB Annual Meeting On-Demand

AM23-MN-26-L - AM23-MN-26-L: ASHI/AABB Joint Session: The Problem with Platelets: How perspectives of various practitioners involved in platelet support of refractory patients has led to continuing controversies (Live)

Oct 16, 2023 3:30pm ‐ Oct 16, 2023 5:00pm

Credits: None available.

Overview
CE Information

In this session, we will demonstrate how various practitioners caring for the same immune refractory patient can have widely different practices regarding platelet support for the patient. We will show how this can lead to delays in treatment, less than effective treatment for the patient, and a waste of a scarce resource. We will propose current best practices and better communication among the practitioners involved. Additionally, we will introduce Platelet Refractory Evaluation Workgroup, which has been formed to outline the perceptions, expectations, limitations, and efficacy of managing platelet refractory patients.

Learning Objectives:

Explain the perspectives of the hematologist ordering platelets, the transfusion service issuing the platelet product, HLA laboratory performing HLA antibody testing and the blood collection center providing platelets
List the tests available that provide appropriate information leading to selection of the best platelet products for transfusion
Describe the testing used to monitor platelet effectiveness
Describe algorithms that utilize HLA testing to select the optimal platelet products for platelet immune refractory patients

Moderator(s):

Sharon Adams
Lesley Kresie, MD, Medical Director of Technical Services, Carter BloodCare

Speaker(s):

Patricia Kopko, MD, Medical Director, University of California San Diego
Sandhya Panch, MD MPH, Director of Transfusion, Clinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Harold Sullivan, MD, Co-Director of HLA Laboratory; Director of Cellular Therapy Laboratory, Emory University School of Medicine
Ralph R. Vassallo, MD, EVP / Chief Medical & Scientific Officer, Vitalant

Disclosures

Sharon Adams:
No financial relationships to disclose
Patricia Kopko, MD:
No financial relationships to disclose
Lesley Kresie, MD:
No financial relationships to disclose
Sandhya Panch, MD MPH:
Sanofi: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Sobi: Speaker's Bureau (Ongoing)
Harold Sullivan, MD:
Werfen/Instrumentation Laboratory: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)
Ralph Vassallo, MD:
Fresenius Kabi: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Hemanext: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); ITL: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Terumo BCT: Speaker's Bureau (Terminated, December 14, 2021)

Credits

Credits: None available.