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LANDMARK BOOK “BLOOD WORKS: AN OWNER’S
GUIDE” RELEASED GLOBALLY
April 2023 saw the official global release
of Blood Works: An Owner’s Guide by Dr
Shannon Farmer, Dr Irwin Gross and Dr Aryeh
Shander. The 456-page book is produced by a
collective of 48 leading international medical
experts. The book is jointly published by City
Point Press and Human Touch Media Foundation
and distributed by Simon & Schuster.
Blood Works has been hailed by many in the
medical industry as a landmark book covering
topics such as the new standard of care in
managing patients’ blood health, direct and
indirect hazards of blood transfusion and what
is needed when you face medical or surgical
treatment.
Readers’ Favorite, the international book
review and award group, commented:
“This book is a benchmark for
managing our health and options”, and
“has enormous lifesaving potential.”
This critically acclaimed, 5 star rated book
has been praised for its never-before-seen
illustrations contributed by medical illustrator
Catherine Bone, (Kings College London &
Royal College of Surgeons) who said, “The
aim was to create visually appealing and
scientifically accurate images transforming
complex to simplicity, I’m so excited by
what we achieved.” Dr Steven Frank (Johns
Hopkins Hospital) commented that, “The
authors beautifully describe the concept of
blood health and how we should maintain and
conserve our own blood.”
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The book’s introduction states, “We now
recognize the need for a fundamental change
in how a patient’s blood is managed. Your own
blood is unique, it is the best and safest blood
to have in your veins.”
Dr Susan Goobie (Harvard Medical School)
described it as, “
A game changer for patients, families
and health care providers.”
The release of this book is in unison with the
25th anniversary of the TIME magazine article
“Heroes of Medicine – Operations without
Blood” and captures the journey of patient
blood management and blood health.
In the prelaunch to the book, a special 3-part
miniseries was aired on “Let’s Talk Patient
Blood Management” where Dr. Aryeh Shander
shared, “Blood Works is a compilation of short
stories that is easy to read for a non-medical
audience and will have a tremendous impact
on patients and physicians, because patients
will bring the information to their doctor.”
In the episode on anemia, Dr Irwin Gross
remarked, “Anemia and iron deficiency is a
challenge of epic proportion. It is so common
it has become invisible to many doctors.”
Dr Shannon Farmer commented, “We are
very thankful to the entire team of authors
who donated their work to this worthwhile
cause. We are grateful to the publishers who
believed in the cause and took on the financial
responsibility to bring this project to light.
It’s very satisfying to bring this much needed
information to a global audience.
THE OPERATING THEATRE JOURNAL
All resources from the first edition will be
used for translation, particularly for use in
under-resourced countries.”
Paperbacks and eBooks are available from
the official Blood Works: An Owner’s Guide
website and all major platforms.
About Blood Works: An Owner’s Guide
Blood Works is a collaboration of 48 global
leaders in blood health and is an official
partner of World Anemia Awareness
supporting education for anemia and iron
deficiency. It is co published by Human Touch
Media Foundation and City Point Press and
distributed globally by Simon & Schuster.
About Human Touch Media Foundation
Human Touch Media Foundation is a nonprofit
organization that works to support education
and awareness with a primary focus on health
care.
Related Links
Blood Works Book
Human Touch Media Foundation
World Anemia Awareness
Let’s Talk Patient Blood Management
City Point Press
Simon & Schuster
SOURCE Human Touch Media Foundation
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