Hematopoiesis: An ASH Trainee Council Production

Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks provides an entertaining historical review of blood transfusion. Along with her guests, author of Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Professor Douglas Starr, an American Red Cross executive medical officer Dr. Yvette Marie Miller, divisional Chief Medical officer for the American Red Cross Blood Services Ross Herron, Mr. Brian Johnston – a patient with hemophilia, and a recruitment program manager for the Kraft Family Donor Center and donor plasma recipient – Maureen Zuzevich, highlight the sociopolitical controversy that taints this fascinating historical record.

Show Notes

In the third installment of the Hematopoiesis podcast, Dr. Lachelle Dawn Weeks concludes her entertaining historical review of blood transfusion. In this three-part series of conversation with experts and patients, Dr. Weeks takes us on a trip through time that touches on ancient mythology, transfusions involving sheep, and modern-day use of blood transfusion in resuscitation efforts. In this episode, Dr. Weeks and her guests, author of Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce Professor Douglas Starr, an American Red Cross executive medical officer Dr. Yvette Marie Miller, divisional Chief Medical officer for the American Red Cross Blood Services Ross Herron, Mr. Brian Johnston – a patient with hemophilia, and a recruitment program manager for the Kraft Family Donor Center – Maureen Zuzevich, who is also a recipient of donor plasma, highlight the sociopolitical controversy that taints this fascinating historical record.
Music: “Somebody New” RYYZN (www.toneden.io/ryyzn/post/somebody-new-copyright-free). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/.

What is Hematopoiesis: An ASH Trainee Council Production?

The American Society of Hematology Trainee Council is proud to announce the creation of a new podcast to accompany our new trainee-focused publication Hematopoiesis. The podcast is by and for hematology trainees at all levels of training, from medical students to residents to fellows to doctoral students, and all episodes are created and produced by the ASH Trainee Council. With Hematopoiesis and our new podcast, we aim to bring content about the history of hematology, career pathways in hematology, and the latest clinical and research updates to trainees worldwide.
Music: “Somebody New” RYYZN (www.toneden.io/ryyzn/post/somebo…ew-copyright-free). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/