Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-25 Thread Mayer,Toysha N via Histonet
ect: Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD asks about blood donation for money. I suppose he's in the US. I don't think there's any paid donation of whole blood in the US any mor

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-24 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
: > > Premier Laboratory, LLC > 1567 Skyway Drive, Unit E > Longmont, CO 80504 > > -Original Message- > From: Frazier, John via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu > ] > Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:58 AM > To: Bob Richmond > Cc: Histonet@lists.

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-24 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
I had no idea that there was a shortage of immune globulin. When I was with Red Cross in the 1970s, we were awash in it, though only a few batches were usable IV, a technology that was just developing then. If we disrupt the health care payment system, the plight of our hemophiliacs will be really

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-24 Thread Frazier, John via Histonet
Here is a link to the Center for blood products evaluation and research (CBER) and the FDA that regulate this industry. I have consulted for this industry as a 6 sigma black belt and MT(ASCP). The level of compliance and regulatory standards that the plasma industry has to abide by puts most clinic

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-24 Thread Elizabeth Chlipala via Histonet
ssage- From: Frazier, John via Histonet [mailto:histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 11:58 AM To: Bob Richmond Cc: Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money Under FDA guidelines plasmapheresis donor are held to a higher standard

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-24 Thread Frazier, John via Histonet
Under FDA guidelines plasmapheresis donor are held to a higher standard than red cell downers when it comes to qualifications. Plasmapheresis donors are required take a physical once a year by a registered nurse. Each plasma donor center must a medical director that can only be filled by a licensed

Re: [Histonet] Blood donations for money

2017-07-23 Thread Bob Richmond via Histonet
Jorge A. Santiago-Blay, PhD asks about blood donation for money. I suppose he's in the US. I don't think there's any paid donation of whole blood in the US any more. This is probably a plasmapheresis center, where people donate twice a week. The red blood cells are returned to the donor. Two cycles

[Histonet] Blood "donations" for money

2017-07-22 Thread Jorge A. Santiago-Blay via Histonet
Dear Colleagues: Close to where I leave, there is an establishment for blood "donations". Apparently, the establishment pays per donation. I hypothesize that the money explains why the place is generally "hopping" (today, ca. 8:30AM, there were ca, 25-30 cars parked in front of the establishment;