Change in therapeutic apheresis practices: Role of continuing medical education (CME)

• Published in: Journal of clinical apheresis Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 16 - 21
• Main Authors: Tiwari, Aseem Kumar, Dara, Ravi C., Pandey, Prashant, Arora, Dinesh, Rawat, Ganesh, Raina, Vimarsh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.02.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Adult; American society for apheresis (ASFA); apheresis; Blood Component Removal - methods; Blood Component Removal - trends; Education, Medical, Continuing; Female; Humans; India; Male; Plasma Exchange - trends; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Societies, Medical; therapeutic plasma exchange; United States; therapeutic plasma exchange; American society for apheresis (ASFA); apheresis

Introduction American society for apheresis (ASFA) publishes guidelines for therapeutic apheresis (TA) and physicians ordering TA procedures should be aware of the appropriate indications based on scientific evidence. Transfusion Medicine specialists (apheresis physicians) can steer physicians in ri...