The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
www.sabm.org

Mission: To improve patient outcomes through optimal blood management; which includes the appropriate provision and use of blood and blood products, and strategies to reduce or avoid transfusion

Core Values

• Focused on the patient’s best interest; patient-centered
• Grounded in scientific validation and evidence-based practice
• A team approach
  • Physician-driven
  • Multidisciplinary and multi-professional in our approach to blood management
  • Effective through the action of our members
• Promoting education and training to achieve change
• A commitment to excellence in what we do

Goals

• Implementation of Blood Management in Clinical Practice
  Blood management will be incorporated into clinical practice.
• Source of Knowledge in Blood Management
  SABM will be recognized as a valued source of evidence-based information on blood management.
• Embracing Blood Management
  The public and medical community will recognize and embrace blood management as an important component of medical practice.
• Organizational Effectiveness
  SABM will be an effectively managed, well-governed, fiscally sound organization positioned to achieve the vision and objectives of the organization

Members: SABM currently has over 400 members comprised of: Anesthesiologists, Blood Management/Conservation Program Managers, Cardiologists, Critical Care Specialists, Health Care Administrators, Health-System Pharmacists, Hematologists, Hospitalists, Nephrologists, Neurologists, Nurses, Oncologists, Orthopedists, Pathologists, Pediatricians, Perfusionists, Primary Care Physicians, Surgeons, and Transfusion Medicine Specialists.

EDI client since: 2003