Hot Topic Discussion: Ensuring Blood Safety and Protecting Public Health: Navigating Emerging Infectious Diseases (24EL-462) – Free for AABB Individual Members!

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

• Program Description

  Join us as we provide context for the recently (February 2024) published AABB Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Fact Sheets. Last published in 2009, these highly cited Fact Sheets describe 72 infectious agents in detail (including, but not limited to, respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases), include background information about each agent, assessments of the agent’s clinical features and characteristics specifically related to transfusion transmission, and potential interventions amongst others.

  Learning Objectives

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

  • Comprehend AABB and the TTD Committee's Role: Describe AABB, the responsibilities of the AABB Transfusion Transmitted Disease (TTD) Committee, and their overarching charges related to blood safety, and the global importance of the Emerging Infectious Disease (EID) Fact Sheets.
  • Monitor and Assess Emerging Threats: Explain how emerging threats to blood safety are monitored and assessed by the TTD Committee, the development and maintenance of the EID Fact Sheets, distinguish between RTTIs (Relevant Transfusion-Transmitted Infections) and other emerging threats, and identify recent trends and emerging pathogens that pose risks to blood safety.
  • Recognize the Importance of Communication and International Perspectives: Describe the critical importance of monitoring emerging infectious diseases in transfusion medicine, the significance of communication and collaboration between blood centers and public health departments and recognize the unique perspectives and approaches from the Canadian viewpoint regarding emerging infectious diseases and blood safety.

  Program Faculty

  Moderator: Karen Palmer, MT(ASCP) CQA(ASQ), Director, Regulatory Affairs, AABB
  Speakers:

  • Louis Katz, MD, Impact Life
  • Jed Gorlin, MD, Innovative Blood
  • Pallavi Annambhotla, DrPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Kelley Garner, MPH, MLS(ASCP)^CM, Arkansas Department of Health
  • Steven Drews, PhD, FCCM(ABMM), Canadian Blood Service
  • Sharon Carayiannis, MT(ASCP)HP, AABB

  Continuing Education Credit

  This activity is eligible for one and a half (1.5) continuing education credit/contact hour for 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. Please note: This program is not eligible for continuing medical education credit for physicians.

  There is no financial support for this 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: August 7, 2024; Credit Expiration Date: September 7, 2024
  • Enduring Activity Program Dates: August 7, 2024 – August 6, 2027; Credit Expiration Date: August 6, 2027

  Disclosure Declaration
  Disclosures for the program faculty and peer reviewers are provided at the beginning of the program.

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