BBTS Conference 2017

Transfusion Practitioners Symposium


Day: Friday   |   Time: 09:00 - 10:30

Session Coordinators: 
Alister Jones and Claire Atterbury


Speakers: 

The Impact of a Nurse Led Anaemia Service: no longer just surviving the symptoms
Deborah Sumner, University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

0900_fri_alsh2_sumner.pdf

A massive haemorrhage training video as a teaching resource. What can we learn?
Dr Christina Tourville, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

tourville_tp_symposium_bbts.pdf

Transfusion Practitioners - the litmus testers of NHS safety
Wendy McSporran, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

0900_fri_alsh2_mcsporran.pdf


Oral Presentations:

Transfusion support to the RePHILL trial.  From research provider to partner
Mike Herbert

0900_fri_alsh2_mike_herber.pdf

Patient Blood Management (PBM) Review and Establishment for Very Pre-term Neonates in a Large Teaching Hospital
Caroline Zorro

0900_fri_alsh2_carolina_zorro.pdf


Intended Audience:
Transfusion Practitioners, transfusion team members, staff involved in blood conservation, clinical staff involved in transfusion

Learning Objectives:
Identify the full value of incident investigation and management skills of Transfusion Practitioners;
Describe how a nurse lead anaemia service improves patient outcome
Evaluate a massive haemorrhage video teaching resource 

Brief Description: 
Safety and effectiveness are fundamental areas in transfusion practice, and the TP symposium this year has a focus on these issues, including the methods in which we deliver the key messages.  Attendees may gain some insight in to how to implement and achieve change, and support best practice in clinical transfusion and use of alternatives.

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