AABB’s Global Transfusion Webcast is a monthly event focusing on basic concepts of global transfusion medicine issues. The webcast is hosted by Daniela Hermelin, MD, CABP, chief medical officer of ImpactLife, assistant professor of pathology at Saint Louis School of Medicine, and chair of the AABB Social Media Committee; and Quentin G. Eichbaum, MD, PhD, MPH, MFA, MA, MSc, MMHC, FCAP, medical co-director of transfusion medicine and professor of pathology, microbiology and immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, professor of medical education at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, and founding chair of the AABB Global Transfusion Forum.
The series is based on Global Perspectives and Practices in Transfusion Medicine, published by AABB and edited by Eichbaum. Each episode of the webcast explores a chapter from the book and features guest experts from throughout the world.
Daniela Hermelin
Quentin Eichbaum
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Episode 1: Feb. 14
Topic: Historical Background and Current Global Efforts
Guest expert: Cees Th. Smit Sibinga, MD, PhD, FRCPEdin, FRCPath
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Episode 2: Apr. 10
Topic: Three Pillars of a Sustainable Blood System
Guest Experts: Soraya Amar El-Desouqui, MD, MBO; Farrukh Hassan, MD, MBA; and Cees Smit Sibinga, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin, FRCPath
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Episode 3: May 15
Topic: Implementing standards and accreditation
Guest experts: Mohammed Farouk, MD, MBA; Cheuk-Kwong Lee, MD; Nabajyoti Choudhury, MBBS, PhD, MBA; and Nidhi M. Bhatnagar, MD
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Episode 4: June 12
Topic: Blood Safety Value Chain
Guest experts: Peter J.K. Zacharias, DSc
Guest host: Linda Barnes, DrPH, MHA, RAC, CABP(H)
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Episode 5: July 10
Topic: Stewardship processes to achieve voluntary community blood donation
Guest experts: Linda S. Barnes, DrPH, MHA, RAC, CABP(H); Pedro Lewis, MD, MT; and Melina De Four, MD
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Episode 6: Aug. 21
Topic: Anticipating and satisfying the demand for blood transfusion
Guest experts: Mauricio Beltràn, MPH; Ashley Duits, PhD; and Linda S. Barnes, DrPH, MHA, RAC, CABP(H)
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Episode 7: Oct. 9
Topic: Patient blood management: Evidence-based decision making and blood management
Guest experts: Robert Wise, MBChB, Dip Obst, Dip PEC, FCA, MMed; David Bishop, MBChB, DA, FCA, PhD; and Matthew Gibbs, MBChB, DA, FCA, MMed
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Episode 8: Nov. 13
Topic: Compatibility and pre-transfusion practice
Guest experts: Susan T. Johnson, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB; Bernard Natukunda, MBChB, MSc, PhD; and Poonam Shrivastava, MBBS, DCP, PGDHHM
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Episode 9: Dec. 11
Topic: Diagnosing, managing, and preventing transfusion reactions
Guest experts: Heather A. Hume, MD, FRCPC; Aggrey Dhabangi, MBChB, M.Med, PhD; and Claude Tayou Tagny, MD, MS, MSc
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