South Central Association of Blood Banks

2012 Sol Haberman Award Winner

Warm Autoadsorption: Are We Wasting Our Time? - 2012 Sol Haberman Award Winner, Ryan Noble, MT(ASCP)SBB Presents Paper Online In It's Entirety.

Technical/Scientific Blog: O Neg Units for Sickle Cell Patients

Have To or Want To? During times of staffing shortages it may seem easier to use O negatives for sickle patients to satisfy RH type matching but is this the best use of the blood supply? What challenges would your facility face in not using mostly O negatives?

Editor’s Blog: Painless Blood Draw

How much more likely would a diabetic be to check his blood sugar regularly, or a nervous patient to fulfill her doctor’s request for blood work, if there were no “ouch” factor involved? Howard Weisman, the CEO of Seventh Sense Biosystems, said the painless blood draw system his company is developing could show us the answer [...]

In Brief: Report from the Center for Disease Control & Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published a state-by-state report last week showing a decline from 2009 to 2010 in healthcare-associated infections, CDC announced in a press release on April 19. This report includes a summary measure called the standardized infection ratio, which allows tracking of prevention efforts over time. The data in the report [...]

President’s Blog: “Catch the Rhythm…Feel the Beat”

I will give you two guesses on how we came up with the theme for the South Central Association of Blood Banks 54th Annual Meeting in Austin, Texas, but you’ll only need one. Austin, Texas, is the “Live Music Capital of the World” and as such we choose to honor that motto. Austin’s diverse music [...]

Editor’s Blog: Transparency is the New Leadership Imperative

Seems as though being true to yourself is the “new” model of Leadership - What kind of leaders do we need today? Steve Jobs — mysterious, charismatic, intriguing — is often cited as one of the recent greats, and there are clearly benefits to his style. A recent studyshowed that leaders like him — those perceived as having [...]

SCABB Presents Pre Meeting Symposium for FABB

This symposium will be offered on June 4 in Gainesville, Florida. It focus on the practical application of new technologies and techniques.

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Corpus Christi doctor works to save unborn baby in a rare pregnancy complication

Corpus Christi doctors have worked to save Manos' baby boy in a rare complication from a common childhood illness called fifth disease that she contracted from her toddler.

MD Roundtable in Austin, TX

Experiences Lively Discussion on Massive transfusion protocols (MTP), Support of the transfusion dependent patient and Patient/specimen ID systems. A full summary will be included in the May/June/July Pulse.