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The transfusion medicine consultant and hospital transfusion committee
1American Red Cross Blood Services, New England Region, Dedham, MA 02026, USA. Popovsky@Crossnet.org
Vox Sanguinis
|August 15, 1998
Aim:
The evolution of blood banking into the broad, multi-disciplinary specialty of transfusion medicine has created the need for a new type of physician-the transfusion medicine consultant. Both laboratorian and clinician, the transfusion medicine consultant offers a wide range of skills and support to both medical and surgical disciplines. This individual can be based in either the hospital or regional blood center. He is a crucial member of the hospital transfusion committee. The latter can play an activist role in patient care.