Topic
Transfusion Practice: What’s Changed?

Presented By
Cathy Litty, MD, director of transfusion medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Learning Objectives

• Outline the reasons blood transfusion did not undergo rigorous randomized clinical trials
• List known risks of transfusion that should be considered before ordering
• Review issues surrounding platelet transfusion in NICU population

Target Audience
Physicians, nurse practitioners, nursing personnel, fellows, residents, medical students and other health care professionals who take care of children

Continuing Medical Education Credits
St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children is accredited by the Pennsylvania Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity.

Disclosure
Speakers and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing medical education activities sponsored by St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children are expected to disclose to the audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s).

Additional Information
Continental breakfast is available at 7:30 a.m. outside DiGeorge Center. Parking passes for visiting physicians are available.