SABM Background

Contact

Robert J. Kopchinski
Executive Director
Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
555 E. Wells Street, Suite 1100
Milwaukee, WI  53202
p. 414-276-9339
f. 414-276-3349
rkopchinski@sabm.org

What is SABM?

The Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM) is a multidisciplinary network of professionals who believe strongly in blood management efforts as a method of improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.

Founded in 2001, the Society for the Advancement of Blood Management was started by a group of dedicated volunteers who saw a need for a new way of thinking. The SABM founders realized that blood management ought to be the standard of care, and that blood transfusion should be viewed as the alternative. SABM promotes education and training to enhance clinical practices in the field. This is done by creating a source of knowledge for all types of blood management strategies.

SABM is a growing, exciting society dedicated to improving patient outcomes through optimal blood management. This includes the appropriate provision and use of blood and blood products, and strategies to reduce or avoid transfusion. SABM has developed into a key educational resource for blood management and is developing evidence-based guidelines that aim to limit the patient’s exposure to allogenic blood as well as working to create a platform for the conception of standard or "best practices" in blood management. All of this is done with the goal of improving patient outcomes through optimal blood management.

SABM is committed to excellence and is a leader in the field of blood management. SABM is grounded in scientific validation, evidence-based practices and focused on promoting the patients' best interest through effective and optimal blood management. We promote education and training to achieve change through a multidisciplinary approach to blood management and utilization.

Our members recognize the benefits of effective blood management. SABM's goal is to work toward incorporating blood management modalities into clinical practice and help the public and medical communities to embrace the benefits of simple, safe and effective blood management practices.

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