Stem Cell & Therapeutics - Blood Donation
Special Interest group 1 of 3
Day: Wednesday | Time: 10:30 - 12:00
Session Coordinators:
Shruthi Narayan
Speakers:
Medications and Vaccines - impact on donor and recipient safety
Dr Kevin Land, Chairperson of the ISBT Working party on haemovigilance and Vice President, Clinical Services, Blood Systems Laboratory, Blood Systems, Inc. USA
Emergency preparedness for mass casualty events
Dr. Heidi Doughty, Consultant Haematologist, NHSBT
Social media in engaging blood donors
Melissa Thermidor, Social Media Manager, Communications Directorate, NHSBT
Intended Audience
The programme is aimed at a broad range of professionals interested in donor health and management and anyone involved in Transfusion Medicine.
Learning Objectives
To become familiar with impact of medications and vaccines on transfusion safety (both donors and recipients).
To learn about how to be prepared for and manage mass casualty events from a blood donation services perspective.
To understand how we can improve engaging and interacting with our blood donors using social media
Brief Description
The programme will delve into aspects of donor health and safety, ways of engaging blood donors and covers emergency preparedness for mass casualty events. It provides a fantastic opportunity to meet peers and experts in the field and to exchange ideas and strategies. The presentations by eminent speakers, and the networking opportunities will all help to increase your knowledge in this field.
Session Tags
TBC
