1. Sharon Vernon is an internationally recognized speaker on bloodless care. She is president and founder of the Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Institute, Mentor, Ohio, president of the Nurses Association for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery, and director of education at Hemo Concepts, Eatontown, NJ.
2. Gail Molnar Pfeifer is a freelance writer and editor with clinical experience in medical-surgical, emergency department, and intensive care nursing. She has previous experience teaching nursing at the baccalaureate and associate degree levels and is the executive editor of 2 medical journals.