July 30, 2024
AABB invites members to a complimentary Hot Topic Discussion focusing on AABB’s recently published Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Fact Sheets and considerations for future public health and blood safety efforts.
First published in 2009, the updated EID fact sheets, released in February, detail 72 infectious agents, including respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases. Each fact sheet provides background information, clinical features, characteristics related to transfusion transmission and potential interventions.
During this Hot Topic Discussion, representatives from AABB’s Transfusion Transmitted Diseases (TTD) Committee will discuss the committee’s role in blood safety. They will explain how they monitor and assess emerging threats to develop and maintain the EID fact sheets.
The program will also focus on recent trends and emerging pathogens that pose risks to blood safety. Speakers will explore relevant transfusion-transmitted infections (RTTIs) and other emerging threats, highlighting collaboration opportunities between blood collectors and public health departments to monitor EIDs in transfusion medicine.
The program will take place 2-3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Aug. 7. While AABB members can attend for free, others may purchase registration to participate.
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