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Upcoming Seminars
Interested in attending a seminar? Contact our Compliance Officer or call 401-453-8599 to register. Registration is appreciated but not mandatory and there are no fees. Anyone interested in this topic is welcome.
Location:
Rhode Island Blood Center
405 Promenade St.
Providence, RI 02908
All audio conferences begin promptly at 2:00pm and are held in the Board Room (unless otherwise noted) on the second floor of the Providence facility. Please plan to arrive 5-10 minutes early.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- John Miller, MD, PhD, National Marrow Donor Program
Speaker:
- Navneet S. Majhail, MD, MS
Description:
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Developed in Conjunction with the National Marrow Donor Program
Since the first successful allogeneic hematopoietic cell (HC) transplants occurred using unrelated donors in the early 1970's, donor registries have grown to over 15 million HLA typed potential donors and over 12,000 unrelated donor transplants occur annually worldwide. This session will address the question of clinical outcomes of HCT. We continue to grow the number of donors on the NMDP registry and we are performing an ever increasing number of transplants for patients in need, but have we improved donor match rates and patient survival rates over the past several decades? This session will address the donor and patient related factors that impact clinical outcomes for the transplant patient and how donor registries and transplant physicians might continue to improve outcomes of transplantation in years to come.
*Cellular Therapy-focused Audioconference.
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Speaker:
- Karen Nielsen, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, ARUP Laboratories
Description:
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It is estimated that between 44,000 and 98,000 deaths occur annually in the U.S. due to medical mistakes. This presentation will use a case study approach to examine how systems and processes in the blood bank and laboratory can affect patient outcomes. This presentation focuses on helping participants identify "near misses" and examine process changes that could reduce or eliminate the opportunity for error.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderators:
- Dennis Confer, MD, National Marrow Donor Program
Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH, Puget Sound Blood Center
Speaker:
- Dennis Confer, MD, National Marrow Donor Program
Description:
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How are hematopoetic stem cells from a bone marrow collection different from those collected using apheresis from peripheral blood? Does the method of stem cell collection affect patient outcomes? Details specific to both types of collections, as well as outcomes that may be related to the stem cell source, will be discussed.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Monica LaSarre, MT(ASCP)SBB, Bonfils Blood Center
Speakers:
- Chris Silliman, MD, PhD, Bonfils Blood Center
Tuan Le, MD, Bonfils Blood Center
Description:
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TRALI continues to be an important topic in transfusion medicine. Investigating whether TRALI occurred and what the donor and/or patient etiology of TRALI is, continues to be poorly defined and standardized amongst laboratories and donor centers. This session will review an across-the-U.S. look at how TRALI is being investigated. Also, a specific assay that may be underutilized in TRALI investigations will be discussed.
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Tuesday, June 05, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Speaker:
- Karen Nielsen, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, ARUP Laboratories
Description:
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Essential components of a quality system include employee training and competence assessment. Regulatory agencies require documentation of training and competency prior to the individual performing any patient testing, semiannually during the first year, and annually thereafter. This presentation will focus on identifying the elements of competency assessment and provide examples of methods to document competency assessment tools and records.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Speaker:
- Lucinda (Cindy) Manning, BA, MT(ASCP), RN
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This session will compare the differences in learning within the laboratory and nursing professions. Personal examples illustrating the struggles each profession has in understanding each other will be discussed. This session will explore practical ways to bridge the gaps in understanding between the two professions. There will be time during the presentation to discuss the issues you may be facing within your own organizations in regards to the laboratory/nursing interactions and ways to enhance those relationships. The audience will be given an opportunity to share problems as well as best practices and successes in bridging the gap between these two professions.
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Indiana Blood Center
Speakers:
- Beth Hughes, MT(ASCP)
Kim Coors, MT(ASCP)
Kristine Beltz, QA Specialist
Description:
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Root cause analysis tools, when applied appropriately and effectively allow a transfusion service to respond to errors. In an effort to present how to efficiently use these tools, this program will present a group of case studies applying root cause analysis for error management and corrective and preventative action strategies in the transfusion service.
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Monica LaSarre, MT(ASCP)SBB, Bonfils Blood Center
Speakers:
- Agnes Lee-Stroka, MT(ASCP)SBB, National Institutes of Health
Karen Byrne
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The age-old addage of, "there's more than meets the eye!" applies as much to the immunohematologist as to anyone else. In a case study approach, this session will cover immunohematology investigations where the initial RBC antibody identification or clinical scenario was vastly different from the final conclusion at the end of the investigation. The cases presented here will prove that, in immunohematology, it is a benefit to keep an open mind until the very end of an investigation, since there may be a suprising or odd outcome at the end!
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Tuesday, August 07, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Shelvi McFadden, MLS(ASCP), Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Speakers:
- Galen Kline, BS, LSSBB, Blood Systems
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The "cost of quality" isn't the price of creating a quality service or product. It's the cost of NOT creating a quality service or product. During this interactive session, attendees will learn the four categories of quality costs and how to apply these to an organization-specific process improvement opportunity. Using a case study, speakers will demonstrate how to develop a business case for process improvements to present to executive management by adding the language of money and financial performance to the language of statistics and quality metrics.
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Wednesday, August 29, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Shelvi McFadden, MLS(ASCP), Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Speaker:
- Jeanne Hendrickson, MD, Emory University
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Sickle Cell patients can pose quite a challenge on a transfusion service. Each hospital facility has their own protocol on how to handle these patients and that may vary between different hospitals within the same regional area. This program will look at the most effective way to manage sickle cells patients with testing and transfusion support.
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Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Speaker:
- Suzanne Butch, MA, MLS(ASCP)SBB
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The crossmatch is known as a way to help ensure compatibility of blood between a donor and its recipient. Crossmatch procedures must therefore be designed in a manner to provide the safest blood as quickly as possible. The advancements of laboratory information systems in transfusion services has lead to the emergence of computer crossmatches. It is now possible for blood banks to develop procedures which work with laboratory information systems to develop an electronic crossmatch that can replace the immediate spin crossmatch. The speaker will take a closer look at the needs of an adequate LIS to accomodate an electronic crossmatch and discuss how it meets the certifying bodies requirements for transfused blood. With this knowledge a standard operating procedure can be developed. Finally, the program will focus on the actual steps to take to implement an electronic crossmatch in your laboratory and describe the necessary elements that will be needed to document the validation of your system.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)
Moderator:
- Shelvi McFadden, MLS(ASCP), Shands Jacksonville Medical Center
Speaker:
- John Holcomb, MD, FACS, Houston, TX
Description:
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Patients suffering from traumatic injuries require aggressive treatment. Massive blood loss may be apparent but the mechanism to stop the bleeding may not. The use of a Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) is necessary for these patients in order to stabilize the patient and stop the bleeding. But what is the appropriate ratio of blood products needed for these patients? This program will look at the use of a 1:1:1 ratio of blood products and the benefits of this ratio.
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