AABB Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine 101 Course

After registering for the program, each learner will receive access to all recorded presentations in this series as noted in the syllabus. This program is for individuals and discounts for multiple registrations are available (group viewing is not available).

Fees

Individual Registration Pricing:

• AABB Individual Member: $349
  Individual Nonmember: $399

Discount for Multiple Registrations:

• Institutions will receive 15% off the list price when purchasing 4 or more registrations. The list price for each student will be determined by the institution’s AABB membership status.

How To Register

Individuals can register online via the AABB Store. If you do not have an account, you will be prompted to create one. Payment confirmation will be provided immediately after registering.

Institutions that want to purchase registrations for students must complete and return the registration form. Payment confirmation will be provided within 2-5 business days.

This course is broken into 4 main topics with 24 subtopics:

Topic 1: Industry Review/Overview

• Overview of the Blood Pipeline
• Ecology of Blood
• Blood Banking: Global Environment
• Transfusion Medicine as Applied Immunology
• Transfusion Medicine as Applied Coagulation
• Transfusion Medicine for Oxygen Delivery
• Challenges in this area

Topic 2: Blood Banking Fundamentals

• Blood Centers 101
• Infectious Disease Screening – History and Present
• Requirements for Storage and Expiration
• Principles of Blood Supply Safety
• Directed & Autologous Donors
• Challenges in this Area

Topic 3: Transfusion Medicine Fundamentals

• Blood Products and Indications on Why You Would Transfuse Each
• ABO Typing & Antibody Screening/Identification and Crossmatching – Why is This Important
• Sequencing (Vein to Vein Pipeline) - Where is Activity Occurring and What Sequence
• Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
• Challenges in this Area

Topic 4: Regulatory/Compliance Deep Dive

• Regulatory Bodies
• Report (What and Why)
• Special Requirements for Facilities and Safety
• Irradiation
• Roles of the Players & Groups
• Challenges in this Area

A complete syllabus including learning objectives is available for download and review.

After registering for the program, you will receive a receipt for your purchase. You will be able to access the program via the AABB Education Platform immediately upon purchase. You will be able to watch the videos as many times as you like within the access period. Access is granted for up to 2 years.

100% of participants rated the overall program as “good” or “excellent.” 100% of participants stated the program had a “moderate or high impact” on their competence and knowledge.

“This program is very helpful for new employee training.”

“I have been in medicine for 31 years but am new to blood banking. This program was just what I needed!”

“As a vendor, I now have a better understanding of blood center operations and the various regulations that apply.”

“I am a nurse in transfusion medicine. Through this program, I have gained extensive knowledge about blood banking and transfusion medicine. It provides an overall bigger picture to me. Many concepts and terms are no longer strange. Thank you.”

“I will recommend this program be included for new doctors who are onboarding at our facility.”

“This was a great educational program for someone new to the blood banking field. I will recommend to the rest of my team.”

This program is eligible for 16 continuing education credits/contact hours for General Participation, California Lab Personnel or Florida Lab Personnel. The number and type of credits awarded for this program was determined by the program duration. This program is not eligible for continuing education credits for physicians or California Nurses. A certificate of participation for the series will be provided to learners. For more information on each credit type please visit our Continuing Education Credits webpage.

The curriculum for this program has been developed by:

Anne Chenoweth, MBA, MT(ASCP)CM, CQA(ASQ)
Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality
AABB
Bethesda, MD

Justin D. Kreuter, MD
Consultant, Transfusion Medicine
Medical Director, Blood Donor Program
Associate Medical Director, Histocompatibility Laboratory
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Kerry O’Brien, MD
Medical Director, Blood Bank & Clinical Pathology Residency Program
Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

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The course presenters include:
(titles and affiliations at the time of recording)

Christine Bales, BS, MT (ASCP) I, CQA (ASQ)
Vice President, Consulting and Global Services
AABB Division of Global Services
AABB
Bethesda, MD

Lynne B. Briggs
Vice President & Chief Information Officer
Versiti
Milwaukee, WI

Sharon Carayiannis, BSMT(ASCP)HP
Director, Regulatory Affairs
AABB
Bethesda, MD

Anne Chenoweth, MBA, MT(ASCP)CM, CQA(ASQ)
Senior Director, Accreditation & Quality
AABB
Bethesda, MD

Jed B. Gorlin, MD, MBA
Medical Director, Memorial Blood Centers, a division of New York Blood Center enterprises
Medical Director, Nebraska Community Blood Bank and Community Blood Center of Greater Kansas City
Transfusion Service Medical Director, Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) & Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD
Medical Director, Stem Cell Processing Laboratory
Associate Professor of Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Susan T. Johnson, MSTM, MT(ASCP)SBB
Director, Clinical Education & Director, Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) Program, Versiti Wisconsin
Director, Transfusion Medicine Program, Marquette University
Milwaukee, WI

Melanie Jorgenson, RN, BSN, LSSGB
Client Delivery Lead, Clinical Optimization
Accumen
Seattle, WA

Allan M. Klompas, MB, BCh, BAO
Mayo Clinic Rochester
Rochester, MN

Justin Kreuter, MD
Consultant and Instructor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN

Kevin Land, MD
Vice President, Clinical Services
Vitalant
San Antonio, TX

Theresa A. Nester, MD
Associate Medical Director
Bloodworks Northwest
Seattle, WA

Adam Norfolk, MBA, MLS(ASCP)CMSBBCM
Lead Technologist Blood Bank
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA

Kerry O’Brien, MD
Medical Director, Blood Bank & Clinical Pathology Residency Program Director, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Kathleen E. Puca, MD, MT(ASCP)SBB
Senior Medical Director
Versiti Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI

Eva D. Quinley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Regional Director
Vitalant- Illinois
Rosemont, IL

Jonathan H. Waters, MD
Professor & Vice Chair, Clinical Research, Dept of Anesthesiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor, Swanson School of Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
Chief of Anesthesia Services, Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC
Medical Director, UPMC Patient Blood Management Program & UPMC Bloodless Medicine Program
Pittsburgh, PA

Annie Winkler
Vice President, Reagent R&D and Medical Affairs
Instrumentation Laboratory, A Werfen Company
Burlington, MA