Events

Hex-phase Phospholipid Reagent

The Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA) convenes in Chicago Thursday, April 23 to Saturday April 25. Fritsma Factor’s sponsor, Precision BioLogic Inc, Halifax, NS, and Affinity Biologicals, Inc,Toronto, ON will occupy booth 401. From 9:45 to 10:30 on Thursday, presenters will be located near their posters including the following poster developed by […]

PBI Innovative Business Award

Congratulations to my sponsor, Precision BioLogic Inc. for their prestigious Innovative Business of the Year award presented at the Halifax annual Halifax Business Awards Ceremony. The award in part was presented based on their 2019 CRYOcheck Factor VIII Inhibitor Kit launch. Click or tap here for details, and congratulations to the PBI “crew.”

Choosing Wisely

George presents “Medical Laboratory Scientists Choose Wisely” today, Friday, November 15 at the Clinical Laboratory Managers Association of Georgia and Alabama, hosted by the University of Alabama at Birmingham Clinical Laboratory Management Symposium, UAB School of Health Professions. George’s talk describes the American Board of Internal Medicine Foundation’s Choosing Wisely initiative. Click or tap here […]

Coagulation Factors

Aspirin Presentation October 16, 2019

Click here for George’s Northeast Laboratory Conference presentation handout, “Aspirin, the 1899 Wonder Drug Lives Again,” presented October 16, 2019 in Portland, Maine.

Antiplatelet Therapy

Conference Calendar

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Hemostasis Curriculum

For those of us who have teaching responsibilities, here is a JTH pre-pub that provides a comprehensive list of hemostasis topics: Moffat KA, Kiencke V, Blanco AN, McLintock C, Peyvandi F, et al., International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis core curriculum project: core competencies in laboratory thrombosis and hemostasis. J Thromb Haemost. 2019. doi: 10.1111/jth.14601. […]

Graduate Courses

George leads Michigan State University’s graduate online hemostasis course, BLD 835: Hemostasis, Thrombosis, and Resource Management beginning August 28, 2019. Please contact MSU’s Biomedical Laboratory Science program for enrollment and registration information. In addition, George will participate in Rutgers University’s online Advanced Hemostasis course led by Dr. Catherine Otto, Rutgers School of Health Professions. Contact […]

Wichita Presentations

George provides two presentations at the Kansas State Clinical Laboratory Sciences–Wheatlands Clinical Laboratory Management Association annual meeting, April 16 and 17, 2019 at the Wichita Marriott Hotel, Wichita Kansas. George presents, “Aspirin, the 1899 Wonder Drug Lives Again” from 10–11 (click or tap for handout), and “Medical Laboratory Scientists Choose Wisely” from 1:30–2:30 (click or […]

ASH Choosing Wisely Champions

The American Society of Hematology named two Choosing Wisely champions at the 2018 ASH Convention in San Diego. The champions are Prakash Vishnu, MD, of the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, who described his work on reducing inappropriate blood. transfusions and Ming Lim, MD, from the Medical University of South Carolina, who described the work that led […]

Bleeding Disorders

Evan Sadler

We celebrate the life of J. Evan Sadler, MD, PhD, Washington University, who died Thursday, December 13. Click or tap here for a description of Dr. Sadler’s life and contributions to the field of hemostasis.

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George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George is a member of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the International Society for Laboratory Hematology, and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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