The conversation medicine needs to have.

Exploring Patient Blood Management with the clinicians, researchers, and advocates changing how the world approaches medical practices with blood .

Early podcast recordingsFirst recording with Dr. Carolyn BurnsMary Ann enjoying coffee Working in the operating roomThe Let's Talk PBM hostsFirst international invitation — SIA PBM, Cartagena, ColombiaLet's Talk PBM hosting silent DiscoSarah and Douglas at SABM medical conference Sarah Travels internationally as a speaker to highlight in US healthcareRaising our hands and awareness for Anemia with MY PBM MalaysiaNeptune - Blood and fluid Waste in SurgeryWarm blanket in SurgeryEarly podcast recordingsFirst recording with Dr. Carolyn BurnsMary Ann enjoying coffee Working in the operating roomThe Let's Talk PBM hostsFirst international invitation — SIA PBM, Cartagena, ColombiaLet's Talk PBM hosting silent DiscoSarah and Douglas at SABM medical conference Sarah Travels internationally as a speaker to highlight in US healthcareRaising our hands and awareness for Anemia with MY PBM MalaysiaNeptune - Blood and fluid Waste in SurgeryWarm blanket in Surgery

Where blood science meets human stories.

Let's Talk PBM is a podcast dedicated to Patient Blood Management (PBM) — a multidisciplinary, evidence-based approach to optimizing patient outcomes and reducing the risks of blood transfusion. Founded by two nurse experts, Sarah Walbolt BNS, RN and Mary Ann Sromoski FNP-C, to bring awareness and education to the importance of blood health.

From the operating room to international conferences, host Sarah Walbolt BSN, RN brings you unfiltered conversations with the world's leading voices in medicine and patient advocacy.

Whether you're a clinician, researcher, patient, or simply curious about how modern medicine is rethinking blood — this is the show for you.

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Sarah Walbolt
Sarah Walbolt
BSN, RN — Host & Creator

A nurse who speaks the language of blood.

Sarah is a nurse executive, entrepreneur, and international speaker who has spent her career turning Patient Blood Management from a niche clinical practice into a global patient safety movement. As CEO of SANG Innovations Inc., she leads the development of AI-driven technology bringing PBM programs to healthcare systems worldwide, and as founder and host of Let's Talk Patient Blood Management, she has built one of the most trusted educational voices in the field.

Sarah serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for the Advancement of Patient Blood Management (SABM) and the PBM Standards Committee for the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB). A published author with a nursing background spanning Gastroenterology, the OR, and Quality, she speaks internationally on transfusion safety, anemia, women's blood health, understanding blood work, and patient rights. Sarah is dedicated to lifelong learning and to teaching the next generation of PBM leaders.

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Decisions need to be made quickly without much information during trauma
EP. 46
Surviving the Golden Hour- The Race Against Death
This episode shows what happens during the first hour of a trauma and how it impacts survivability.
Dr. Majed Refaai and Christine Cahill , RN MBA and Sarah Walbolt, BSN, RN
EP. 45
Half Dose Platelets, Full Dose Impact: Rethinking “Just in Case” Transfusions
Dr. Majed Refaai and Christine Cahill, RN discuss the need to challenge norms in transfusion medicine to drive best patient care.
Dr. Sanchez and Dr. Jeevanandam, Transplant Surgeons from University of Chicago
EP. 44
Advancing the Impossible: Bloodless Organ Transplantation with Drs. Jeevanandam and Sanchez
What if the future of heart and lung transplantation is using little to no donor blood at all? In this powerful episode of Let's Talk Patient Blood Management, Sarah Walbolt and Christine Cahill sit down with pioneering transplant surgeons Dr. Valluvan Jeevanandam and Dr. Pablo Sanchez from the University of Chicago Medicine to explore how their team is redefining what’s possible in modern surgery.
Dr. Michael Moront, Cardiac Surgery
EP. 43
High‑Stakes Heart Surgery: How Bloodless Care Changes the Game with Dr. Michael Moront.
Sarah and Dr. Moront discuss how bloodless surgery improves quality for all patients. Whether you would accept or decline blood during major surgery, you will walk away appreciating bloodless surgical practices.
Sarah Learns About Blood Donation
EP. 42
Before You Give: Making an Informed Choice About Blood Donation with Joel Addams, MD
Dr. Joel Addams explains what to expect when you donate blood.
When the Blood Bank can't find a match
EP. 41
Decoding Your Blood's Unique Fingerprint with Dr. Caroline Alquist
Dr. Carolyn Alquist describes your how your blood is unique to you.
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