Speaker: Donald Joe Chaffin, MD
Guest Speaker: Rich Haspel, MD PhD
Advances in the practice of Transfusion Medicine happen regularly, and it can be difficult for both learners and those with more experience to keep up with the latest information. Further, many lack experience to evaluate strengths and weaknesses of articles and reports in the medical literature. Dr. Rich Haspel is known for his willingness to speak frankly about the quality of published data, and for cautioning, “not so fast,” when questions still need to be answered before widespread acceptance of new practice principles. In this interview, Dr. Haspel outlines his approach to evaluating the literature and gives practical steps to help learners do the same.
Following completion of the activity, participants will be better able to…
- Identify at least two resources learners can use to gain experience in critical evaluation of the medical literature
- Describe a general approach to evaluating new articles in the medical literature
- List critiques of the three key claims about the use low-titer group O whole blood
Activity Disclosures: Funding for this activity was provided by Bio-Rad.
Faculty: Rich Haspel, MD PhD discloses no financial relationships. Donald Joe Chaffin, MD discloses no financial relationships. Daniela Hermelin, MD discloses no financial relationships. This activity underwent peer review in line with the standards of editorial integrity and publication ethics maintained by Transfusion News under the direction of Editor-in-Chief Aaron Tobian, MD, PhD. Dr. Tobian and the peer reviewers disclose no financial relationships. Conflicts of interest have been identified and mitigated in accordance with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.’s Policy on Activity Disclosure and Conflict of Interest.
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