Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - Director of Publications and Educational Design

Guest: Matt Gibson, RN, CRNI©, VA-BC, CPUI

Listen in on this chat with Matt Gibson as he talks about the importance of hemodilution and measures that can be taken to improve successful completion of therapy and decrease vascular access device failure and complications. 

Resources:

INS LEARNING CENTER - https://www.learningcenter.ins1.org/

Infusion Nurses Society – www.ins1.org

Host: Dawn Berndt, DNP, RN, CRNI® - Clinical Education and Publications Manager

Guest: Vlasta Hakes, Senior Director, Corporate Affairs - Grifols

Plasma is a vital source material for a number of plasma-derived medications that treat and prevent life-threatening diseases, illnesses and conditions. Plasma can’t be created in a laboratory or synthetically produced. Learn how plasma donation helps make therapies available for patients with bleeding disorders, Alpha-1antitrypsin deficiency, Guillain-Barre syndrome, infections and many other conditions.

 Resources:

·       www.grifols.com (general information about Grifols)

·      www.grifolsplasma.com (general information about Grifols plasma donor centers, what you need when you donate, etc)

·      https://www.grifolsplasma.com/en/locations/find-a-donation-center (link to where to find a plasma donation center)

·      https://www.grifolsplasma.com/en/plasma-donor/why-donate