TOPICS

• Selection and Screening of Donors – Jay Menitove, MD
• Product Modification (irrad, LR, frozen, washed) – Jay Menitove, MD
• Adverse Reactions – Jay Menitove, MD

• ABO Rh – Deanne Stephens, MT (ASCP) SBB

• Minor Blood Groups – Bernadette Graves, MT (ASCP) SBB

• Antibody ID and Screen – Gina Folk, BS, MLS (ASCP) SBB

• Red Cells and Related Products – Lowell Tilzer, MD, PhD
• Therapeutic Apheresis – Lowell Tilzer, MD, PhD

• Plasma Transfusion – Aryeh Shander, MD

• Platelet Transfusion – Ira A. Shulman, MD

• Special Transfusions (HIV, neonatal, autoimmune) – Paul Ness, MD

• Preoperative Blood Management – Elora Thorpe, RN, MSN

• Perioperative Blood Management – Jerod Grove, MD
• Massive Transfusion Protocol – Jerod Grove, MD

• Coag Factor Concentrates – Brian Wicklund, MDCM, MPH

• Patient Blood Management – Ky Stoltzfus, MD

• Dosing Rh Immune Globulin for Rh Immunoprophylaxis – S. Gerald Sandler, MD, FACP, FCAP

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this CME activity, you will be better able to:

• Describe the blood components obtained and processed at blood center collection facilities
• Recognize the clinically significant blood groups and how to test for their presence (group, typing, antibody screen, antibody identification)
• Identify the many adverse reactions that can occur with blood transfusion
• Apply guidelines for transfusion of the products using evidence-based criteria
• Discuss blood components, how they are collected, processed and used appropriately
• Apply the most updated knowledge and molecular techniques in daily practice

Intended Audience

Pathology residents, practicing pathologists for re-certification (clinical pathology boards or transfusion medicine subspecialty boards).

Date of Original Release: August 1, 2015
Date Credits Expire: August 1, 2018