Education
The Council curates educational material across the breadth of transfusion safety. Public summaries are available below; full case discussions, recorded sessions, and downloadable templates are available to members.
Hemovigilance fundamentals
Recognition, classification, and reporting of acute and delayed transfusion reactions, including TRALI, TACO, FNHTRs, allergic reactions, and hemolytic events.
Patient blood management
Pre-operative anemia optimization, restrictive transfusion thresholds, antifibrinolytics, and cell salvage — reducing unnecessary exposure while improving outcomes.
Blood component therapy
Indications, dosing, and monitoring for red cells, platelets, plasma, cryoprecipitate, and special products (irradiated, washed, CMV-safe, HLA-matched).
Massive transfusion
Activation criteria, ratio-based resuscitation, viscoelastic-guided protocols, and post-MTP debrief frameworks.
Specimen integrity & WBIT prevention
Wrong-blood-in-tube prevention, electronic positive patient identification, and second-sample policies for first-time crossmatches.
Quality systems & regulatory
AABB Standards alignment, FDA biologic deviation reporting, root-cause analysis, and CAPA program design for transfusion services.
Members get more
Detailed modules, downloadable checklists, and the discussion forum are reserved for active members.
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