BBTS Conference 2016


Transfusion Practitioner Symposium


Day: Friday  |   Time: 09:00 - 10:30   |  Room: 2


Available Presentations


National Blood Transfusion Committee requirements for training and assessment in blood transfusion
Sanchia Baines and Gill Cassie

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Incidents and Attitudes: tools to address learning
Aine McCartney

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Transfusion Underground – Mapping the Mystery
Graham Oakes

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Abstract Oral Presentations:

What’s APPening in transfusion? Technology and patient safety: special requirement for transfusion decision support tool app
Mrs Susan Cottrell

Safer Practice Notice (SPN) 14, ten years on: methods and management
Liz Park

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Session Coordinators: Claire Atterbury and Alister Jones

Speakers: 

Aine McCartney
NI Regional Haemovigilance Co-ordinator

Graham Oakes
Transfusion Practitioner, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board

Sanchia Baines
Transfusion Practitioner, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Gill Cassie
Transfusion Practitioner, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Intended Audience:

Transfusion practitioners, transfusion link staff and other staff involved with, or interested in, transfusion practice training and education

Learning Objectives: 

Assessment of competency in transfusion practice

Behaviour in incidents and re-training

Teaching transfusion requesting

Brief Description: 

This symposium focuses on some of the elements of education and training that form the foundation of transfusion practitioner’s role.

3 specific topics being covered are:

National Blood Transfusion Committee requirements for training and assessment in blood transfusion
Sanchia Baines and Gill Cassie

Incidents and Attitudes: tools to address learning
Aine McCartney

Transfusion Underground – Mapping the Mystery
Graham Oakes

Abstract Oral Presentations:

What’s APPening in transfusion? Technology and patient safety: special requirement for transfusion decision support tool app
Mrs Susan Cottrell

Safer Practice Notice (SPN) 14, ten years on: methods and management
Liz Park

We have always enjoyed having very strong interaction with the audience and hope delegates will come to this symposium and bring along a wealth of their own experiences.

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