Please note: AABB reserves the right to make updates to this program.
Live Program Date: Thursday, December 14, 2023 - On-Demand Available
Program Number: 23EL-896
This on-demand Hot Topic Discussion is provided complimentary to AABB individual members; nonmembers to pay regular rate of $69. Group viewing/registration is not available/provided. Please note: if you registered for the live program, you do not need to register for the on-demand version (access to the on-demand Hot Topic Discussion was included with the live program registration). Register today.
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Join the Food and Drug Administration for a Hot Topic Discussion on cold-stored platelets (CSPs). In this program, representatives from FDA will answer questions and discuss considerations and concerns related to cold-stored platelets and the agency’s June 2023 guidance, “Alternative Procedures for the Manufacture of Cold-Stored Platelets Intended for the Treatment of Active Bleeding when Conventional Platelets Are Not Available or Their Use Is Not Practical.” The program will also focus on the regulatory history and rationale for cold-stored platelet components and describe the available evidence for their use in the treatment of active bleeding. The FDA will respond to the most frequently asked questions upfront.
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:
Moderator: Sharon Carayiannis, MT(ASCP)HP, Vice President, Accreditation, Standards & Quality, AABB
Speakers:
This activity is eligible for 0.75 continuing education credit/contact hour for California-based nursing professionals and General Participation credit. AABB reserves the right to reduce or increase the number and type of credits granted for this program (live or on-demand) based on the final activity duration. For more information on each credit type please visit our Continuing Education Credits webpage. Please note: this program is not eligible for California Lab Personnel, Florida Lab Personnel or continuing medical education credit for physicians.