Addressing Common Nonconformances from AABB and How to Prevent Them (22EL-794)

Please note: AABB reserves the right to make updates to this program.

• Educational Track: Quality Education
• Topic: Patient Transfusion
• Intended Audience: Directors, Facilities that perform molecular testing, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
• Teaching Level: Intermediate

• Director/Moderator: Leane Ziebell, MSA, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ), Senior Director, Quality, American Red Cross, Ellicott City, MD
  Speakers:

  • Melanie Sloan, MS, MT(ASCP) SBB, CQA(ASQ), Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD
  • Tracie Nichols, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, SBB, Technical Specialist, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD

• Program Description

  Open discussion with case studies to be presented by the Senior Director of AABB’s accreditation team. AABB standards and interpretations that resulted in nonconformances will be highlighted. The speakers will then expand discussion on tools used in root cause analysis to determine corrective actions that will prevent future nonconformances. Finally, the AABB Accreditation team will discuss the Commendable Practices as a resource for continuous process improvement.

  Learning Objectives

  After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

  • List the most common AABB nonconformances in the following areas: Blood Bank/Transfusion Services, Cellular Therapy, IRL, and Relationship Testing.
  • Apply the “5 Why’s” to determine root causes for nonconformances.
  • Discuss use of AABB Commendable Practices posted on the AABB Accreditation site.

  Registration

  Please note: if you registered for the live eCast you do not need to register for the on-demand eCast (access to the o-demand eCast was included with the live eCast registration).

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  Continuing Education Credit

  This activity is eligible for one (1) continuing education credit/contact hour for Physicians, Nurses (including California-based nursing professionals through CBRN), California Lab Personnel, Florida Lab Personnel and General Participation credit. AABB reserves the right to reduce or increase the number of credits granted based on the final activity duration. For more information on each credit type please visit our Continuing Education Credits webpage.

  There is no financial support for this activity.

  

  In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) and CME Outfitters, LLC. CME Outfitters LLC. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

  Physicians (ACCME): CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this live activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. CME Outfitters, LLC, designates this enduring activity for a maximum of one (1) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

  Claiming Credit
  Live Activity - Upon completion of the live activity, you will receive instructions to complete your evaluation, which is necessary to claim credit and receive your certificate of attendance/completion (credit must be claimed by the date provided in the instructions). The evaluation can be found by logging into the AABB Education Platform.

  Enduring Activity - Once the enduring (on-demand) program is available, you will receive instructions to access the AABB Education Platform. Upon completion of viewing the enduring activity, you will need to complete the evaluation, which is necessary to claim credit and receive your certificate of completion (credit must be claimed by the date provided in the AABB Education Platform).

  Program & Credit Expiration Dates:

  • Live Activity Program Date: November 16, 2022; Credit Expiration Date: December 16, 2022
  • Enduring Activity Program Dates: November 16, 2022 – November 15, 2025; Credit Expiration Date: November 15, 2025

  Disclosure Declaration

  It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, and the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and mitigated any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that the presence of such relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

  Disclosures for the planners of this event can be found here. Disclosures for the program faculty, peer reviewers, and CME Outfitters, LLC. personnel are provided at the beginning of the program.

  Faculty Biographies

  Ms. Tracie Nichols serves as a Technical Specialist within AABB’s Accreditation and Quality department. Prior to joining AABB, she worked as a Technical Specialist at West Virginia University Hospitals Blood Bank and Cellular Processing and prior to that as a Laboratory Generalist for the Wedgewood Family Practice. Ms. Nichols was ASCP certified in 2000 and SBB certified in 2011. Ms. Nichols received a Master’s in Clinical Laboratory Science from Michigan State University, a Specialty in Blood Bank Certificate from Dayton Community Blood Center, and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from West Virginia University.

  Ms. Melanie Sloan serves as AABB’s Senior Director of Accreditation and Quality and previously served as an AABB Lead Quality Assessor. Prior to joining the AABB team, she held many positions with the U.S. Army including Health Analyst in Support of U.S. Army Africa Northrup Grumman, Military Blood Bank Officer, and Clinical Laboratory Officer. Ms. Sloan holds multiple certifications including NCA certified in 1992, ASCP (MT) certified in 1992, SBB certified in 1999, and ASQ(CQA) certified in 2002. Ms. Sloan holds a Master of Science and Specialist in Applied Biology-Immunohematology from Bowling Green State University and a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology from Ohio University.

  Ms. Leane Ziebell just this year, retired from a productive 35 plus year career in blood bank quality. Her prior roles included directing the TriService SBB program at Walter Reed, being a part of Transformation with the American Red Cross, transitioning the AABB Inspection and Accreditation program into the Quality System based system we have today as Director of the Quality and Accreditation department, and most recently Senior Director, Quality of Cellular Therapy and Laboratory Services of the American Red Cross.