This forum is a place for us to access and share hemostasis information and insights. Its motivation comes from discussions I’d had over the years with colleagues. Although in-person conferences provide environments to share old and new information, the theme that echoed through all of our conversations was the desire for an accessible virtual forum that promotes discovery, discussion, and dissemination. This is a living, breathing space, and with your participation, we are a “blogging” community. I encourage you to enjoy its growth and share your updates so that I can review them and implement them when and wherever possible.
Enjoy your stay and please come back to visit!
George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George contributed chapters to Keohane EM, Butina MM, Mirza KM, Walenga JM: Rodak’s Hematology; Clinical Principles and Applications, Seventh Edition, 2025, Elsevier; and is the co-author of Bennett A, Fritsma GA, Ernst DJ: Quick Guide to Blood Collection 2nd edition, 2016, Marques MB, Fritsma GA: Quick Guide to Coagulation Testing 3rd edition, 2015, and Reddy V, Marques MB, Fritsma GA: Quick Guide to Hematology Testing 2nd edition, 2013, along with additional titles published by the former ADLM Press. He is a consultant faculty member in Laboratory Medicine, Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. George is a member of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology, the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association, and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.
George taught Medical Laboratory Science in Detroit, MI; Peoria and Chicago, IL; Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Birmingham, AL. He served as adjunct graduate faculty for the University of Cincinnati, Rutgers University, and Michigan State University and as an applications specialist for Baxter Healthcare and Esoterix Coagulation. George’s wife, Margaret Giddens Fritsma, MA, MLS (SBB), is a co-author of Marques MB, Williams L, Fritsma MG. Quick Guide to Transfusion Medicine 2nd edition, 2014, AACC Press.
George hopes you find The Fritsma Factor helpful and encourages you to visit often.
In developing Fritsma Factor, I realized that to ensure success, I needed three things: knowledge of how online forums are developed and used, the support of agencies whose missions align with mine, and knowledgeable visitors. I was able to kill the first two birds with one stone and, from our 2007 start, enjoyed responses from a growing cadre of participants. My colleagues quickly pointed me to Precision BioLogic Inc., Halifax, Nova Scotia, the company known for its frozen CRYOcheck™ hemostasis kits and controls. PBI, along with affiliates Affinity Biologicals, Toronto, and George King Bio-Medical, Kansas City. The group enjoys a solid reputation in the in vitro diagnostics industry through the delivery of relevant, superior-quality products and services. With enthusiasm, my PBI, Affinity, and George King colleagues provide enthusiastic support, now for nearly 20 years, managing the Fritsma Factor infrastructure while encouraging editorial independence. I am grateful for our mutually productive relationships.
