Mayo Clinic Minute: The vital role of phlebotomists in blood collection
Phlebotomy technicians collect blood from patients and prepare the samples for testing. Most work in hospitals and clinics, but some collect blood for donation purposes. In this Mayo Clinic Minute, Dr. Fiona Craig, who oversees the Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department at Mayo Clinic in Arizona, discusses the vital role phlebotomists play in blood collection. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute https://youtu.be/IAdKutSkV9M Journalists: Broadcast-quality video (1:09) is in the downloads at the end of this post.… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - April 16, 2024 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
Rusfertide Treatment Beneficial for Patients With Polycythemia Vera
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- For patients with polycythemia vera, rusfertide treatment reduces the use of phlebotomy and maintains hematocrit of less than 45 percent, according to a study published in the Feb. 22 issue of the New England Journal of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 22, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Health Tech Academy Launches Online Bootcamp for Aspiring Phlebotomy Technicians
Engaging online Phlebotomy Tech training provides aspiring phlebotomy technicians with actionable knowledge in critical healthcare fields in less than four months. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Health Tech Academy has released an all-new Phlebotomy Technician bootcamp... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
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Hematocrit Stabilized in Polycythemia Vera Treated With Novel Hepcidin Mimetic
(MedPage Today) -- SAN DIEGO -- A novel therapy for polycythemia vera (PCV) maintained stable hematocrit levels for as long as 2.5 years and significantly reduced use of phlebotomy, a small randomized trial showed.
The hepcidin mimetic rusfertide... (Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology)
Source: MedPage Today Hematology/Oncology - December 15, 2023 Category: Hematology Source Type: news
Healthcare Strikes Around the World Challenge Pay and Poor Working Conditions
Millions of cancelled healthcare appointments and lengthy waits for care abound in UK, New Zealand, and in the US Strikes continue on multiple continents as thousands of healthcare workers walk off the job. Doctors, medical laboratory scientists, nurses, phlebotomists and others around the world have taken to the picket lines complaining about low wages, inadequate […]
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Calgary ’s Long Clinical Laboratory Waits at Patient Service Centers Prompt Alberta Health Services to Add Extra Appointments, Temporary Locations
As patients and staff suffer with lengthening wait times, critics claim proposed solutions won’t remedy the ailing system of collecting medical laboratory specimens With a backlog of lab appointments and a plethora of long wait times for phlebotomy services in the Canadian Province of Alberta, Alberta Health Services (AHS) is feeling the heat. As a […]
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Source: Dark Daily - September 1, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
Medical Laboratory Workers Again on Strike at Large Clinical Laboratory Company Locations around New Zealand
Strike may delay critical blood testing and cause postponement of many surgical procedures Medical technicians, phlebotomists, and clinical laboratory scientists in New Zealand are once again going on strike for fairer pay in various areas around the island nation. And their complaints mirror similar complaints by healthcare and clinical laboratory workers in the US. The […]
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Source: Dark Daily - August 4, 2023 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: swallask Tags: International Laboratory News Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing Source Type: news
Career Immersion Program offers deep dive into health science careers for Minnesota students
2019 Career Immersion Program ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Thirty-two Minnesota high school students are participating in a five-day residency at Mayo Clinic in Rochester this week, learning about 15 health science careers ranging from phlebotomy to nuclear medicine. The Career Immersion Program, presented by Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences, offers high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to gain hands-on experience with experts in some of the most sought-after health science fields. Now in its… (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 28, 2023 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
How One Red Cross Volunteer Overcame Her Fear of Donating Blood
I became a first-time blood donor, thanks to the American Red Cross and its incredible volunteers. – Ava Arteaga
Shortly after joining the Red Cross as a volunteer, I realized I had never donated blood. I knew blood donations had decreased since the beginning of the pandemic and decided this would be a great way to begin my volunteer journey and contribute to those in need of lifesaving blood.
I began this process by booking an appointment online at RedCrossBlood.org. I scheduled an appointment and decided to complete my RapidPass® next— this way I could save time on the day of the blood donation. When the day...
Source: Red Cross Chat - May 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: American Red Cross Tags: Blood Volunteers Source Type: news
City of Baltimore, University of Maryland Create Pilot Program to Train People to Work in Clinical Laboratories
Funded by the CDC, the program hopes to alleviate personnel shortages in Baltimore area clinical labs while also producing a knowledge base for lab managers nationwide Clinical laboratory managers struggling to fill vacant phlebotomy and accessioning positions will be interested to learn about a pilot program being conducted by the City of Baltimore and the […]
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Might Phlebotomy Become Fully Automated? Dutch Company Is Working to Develop World ’s First Autonomous Blood-drawing Station
Should this AI-driven technology prove viable in clinical settings, it could contribute to easing the shortage of qualitied phlebotomists for medical laboratories worldwide Could phlebotomists one day be out of a job? If European medical technology company Vitestro has its way, that could someday become a reality in European hospitals and in clinical laboratories worldwide. […]
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Mauritius: Dialysis Nurses and Blood Bank Assistants Awarded Certificates in Nephrology and Phlebotomy
[Government of Mauritius] Dialysis Nurses and Blood Bank Assistants received certificates, yesterday at the School of Nursing in Pamplemousses, after having completed courses spanning over six months in Nephrology and in Phlebotomy, respectively. The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Kailesh Kumar Singh Jagutpal, was present. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - April 13, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Home care company Sprinter Health partners with virtual care provider Firefly Health
Firefly members will have access to Sprinter ' s phlebotomists and nurses for at-home services. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 10, 2022 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news
Study Shows School-Aged Children Can Successfully Swab Themselves for COVID-19 Tests, But Is This Something That Can Help Short-Staffed Medical Laboratories?
Encouraging patients—even children—to be more directly involved in their own medical care may reduce the burden on healthcare workers and might even help those clinical laboratories struggling to hire enough phlebotomists to collect specimens Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have concluded a study which found that school-aged children can successfully use a nasal […]
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Norovirus Triples; Cashing in on Death; Phlebotomist Arrested for Sexual Assault
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According to the CDC, cases of norovirus almost tripled during the 2021 to 2022 surveillance period as compared with 2020-2021.
As of Thursday, 4.4 million Americans had received... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
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