The Pulse on Perfusion: Perfusion Holiday Call, Incentives, and What “Fair” Really Means
The final Pulse on Perfusion poll of 2025 turned its attention to perfusion holiday call – a topic that naturally came into focus as teams closed out the year and navigated staffing around one of the most demanding times on the calendar. At Perfusion.com, this series continues to elevate perspectives from across the profession, capturing how perfusionists think about workload, compensation, and shared responsibility when schedules are tight and priorities compete. The responses reflect both the personal impact of holiday coverage and the structural realities of how programs assign and manage it. Together, they offer a clear snapshot of how fairness, flexibility, and teamwork intersect in real-world practice.
The Pulse on Perfusion: Organ Donation and the Future of Transplant Innovation
Every month, The Pulse on Perfusion gives us a snapshot of what perfusionists are thinking, questioning, and debating, and this latest poll is no exception. From the emotional core of organ donation to the fast-moving world of transplant innovation, respondents offered thoughtful, experience-driven perspectives that reflect both the realities of the OR and the future they hope to see. These insights tell a powerful story: organ transplantation is evolving quickly, but its success still hinges on people, compassion, and practical advancements that make more life-saving procedures possible. Let’s take a closer look at what the community had to say.
The Pulse on Perfusion: Color Vision, Readiness, and the Path to Perfusion School
Selecting candidates for perfusion school takes more than strong academics. Programs look for emotional readiness, good judgment, and the ability to stay calm under pressure. This month’s Pulse on Perfusion poll asked practicing perfusionists and other professionals across the field to share their views on what prepares someone for training, including how they think about color vision in the admission process.
The Pulse on Perfusion: AI, Accountability, and the Role of the Perfusionist
At Perfusion.com, we believe that dialogue drives progress, and our monthly poll series continues to reveal just how thoughtful, passionate, and engaged this professional community is. These quick polls give voice to real perspectives and offer a window into the evolving challenges facing perfusion today. This month’s topic took us into complex - and sometimes controversial - territory: artificial intelligence. Specifically, we explored how AI might influence medical error rates and who should be held accountable if something goes wrong.
The Pulse on Perfusion: Insights on the Women in Perfusion Committee
At Perfusion.com, we believe that meaningful conversations are the heartbeat of a thriving professional community. That’s why we’ve revived our monthly polls - an initiative that once sparked vibrant discussion across our network. These quick polls are designed to give voice to the perspectives shaping our field and to better understand the challenges, ideas, and opportunities surfacing across our diverse workforce. To kick off the return of the series, we asked the Perfusion.com members: “AmSECT recently formed a Women in Perfusion Committee. What impact do you feel initiatives like this have on the perfusion community?”