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2010 Spring Meeting Review Education info and links |
AABB Teleconferences: 2010 AABB Audio conferencesConferences are free of charge, but RSVP is requested. Kansas City Area: Community Blood Center in Kansas City, All conferences will be held at 1 PM in the 2nd Floor Classroom. Please RSVP to Vicki Schwickerath for Kansas City registrations, CBC Hospital Relations Manager, at 816-968-4002 St. Louis Area: American Red Cross Locations: Missouri – Illinois Blood Services Region, 4050 Lindell Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63108 American Red Cross Columbia Center, 1511 South Providence, Columbia, MO 65203 Cape Girardeau Center (LIMITED SEATING), 20 South Mount Auburn Road, Cape Girardeau, MO 63703 Effingham Center (LIMITED SEATING), 603 Eden Ave, Effingham, IL 62401 If you would like to attend any/all of the audio conferences in the St Louis area, please call or e-mail Julie Huelsmann at 314-658-2092 or huelsmannj@usa.redcross.org at least one week prior to the audio conference Wichita Kansas: American Red Cross 707 N. Main Wichita, KS Wichita attendees please RSVP to Brent Yoder at yoderb@usa.redcross.org or at 316-268-0879 Collection of HPC Apheresis - Wichita ARC August 4, 2010 1 PM Event Description: HPC apheresis products are the primary source of grafts in autologous and allogeneic adult hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The quality of the product has an impact not only on engraftment but also on the long-term outcomes of the patients. This program will focus on different parameters that affect the quality of the products as well as the ways to improve product quality. In addition, donor characteristics in both the autologous and allogeneic setting and their effect on the collection will be reviewed. Hot Topics in Transfusion Medicine - Kansas City CBC; St Louis ARC Locations and Wichita ARC
Platelet Antibody Case Studies - St Louis ARC LocationsSeptember 1, 2010 1 PM Event Descriptions: The first half will provide an overview of basic platelet antibodies (allo, auto and drug induced antibodies), the testing methods used to detect and identify various types of platelet antibodies, as well as provide some insight as to what sorts of technical problems can be seen when performing platelet testing. The second half will answer a number of questions with regards to the clinical side of platelet transfusions and refractoriness. What leads to refractoriness? Can alloimmunization be prevented (e.g. the TRAP trial data)? What products are the best for patients with antibodies that may or may not have refractory issues? Does ABO type play a role in patients with antibodies? Lecture and case study will be the instruction method. Continuiing Education on a Limited Budget - Kansas City CBCSeptember 22, 2010 1 PM
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Matters: What Supervisors Should Know -
Kansas City CBC Blood Management Overview: A Hospital Perspective - Kansas City CBC; St Louis ARC Locations and Wichita ARC
Transfusion Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage - St Louis ARC Locations and Wichita ARCNovember 3, 2010 Event Description: Obstetric patients often present with a normal delivery and birth of a baby. There are no complications and mom and baby usually go home within a day or two. But what happens when thing do not go as planned. A bleeding obstetric patient may present with many challenges that are not easy to handle. This audioconference will look at why OB patients hemorrhage and talk about providing OB transfusion protocols.
Antibodies: Coming in from the Cold - Kansas City CBC and Wichita ARC
On-line Continuing Education opportunities can be be found at the following websites. American Society of Clinical Pathology
Certification Programs For information on Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) and Blood Bank (BB) certification contact AABB Education Department at education@aabb.org AABB OnLine The AABB web site aabb.org contains facts about donating and receiving blood, message board for feedback and interactive sessions, listing of meetings across the nation, FDA reports and monthly updates. Other Regional Blood Bank Associations Kentucky Association of Blood Banks
South Central Association of Blood Banks: Texas; Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.
The North Carolina Association of Blood Bankers
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