Bloodworks 101
Started in 2020, Bloodworks 101 is an Anthem Award-winning, weekly podcast produced by Bloodworks Northwest, a Seattle-based blood bank and research center. Episodes are designed to inspire and educate listeners to donate time, money or blood.
On Bloodworks 101 you'll meet experts who can discuss everything from the importance of blood donation to trypanophobia (fear of needles).
Emmy Award-winning producer John Yeager, is joined by a team of gifted storytellers Bill Harper, Helen Pitlick and Juan Cotto.
In 2024, Bloodworks 101 won its fourth coveted Anthem Award, beating out more than 2,000 entries from 43 nations.
Bloodworks 101
"It was a Big Journey:" The move to 100% apheresis platelets (S4 E23)
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We used to say that you can save three lives with each donation because whole blood can be divided into red cells, platelets, and plasma. This just isn’t the case anymore, and that’s actually a good thing for local patients and non-profit blood centers like Bloodworks. That’s because we now collect 100% of our platelets from apheresis. Vicki Finson and Russ Juntenen in our Blood Services department explain why.
