BBTS Conference 2018

Stem Cell and Therapeutics

Special Interest Group - 2 of 3


Day: Wednesday  |   Time: 13:15 - 14:45

Session Coordinators: 
Catherine Howell & Kenny Douglas


Speakers: 

Registry Donors: How does it feel to be a Match?
Louise Collingwood, Lead Nurse, Therapeutic Apheresis Services - NHS Blood and Transplant

Haplo Transplantation and its impact on an Apheresis Team: The Glasgow Experience
Dr Kenny Douglas, Consultant Haematologist – Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

Diagnostic Leucapheresis
Richard Smith, Independent Consultant Therapeutic Apheresis


Intended Audience

  1. Biomedical and Clinical Scientists, Post-Doctoral Researchers
  2. Bone Marrow Transplant, Transfusion and Blood service Quality Managers
  3. Haematologists
  4. Clinicians working in Therapeutic Apheresis Services

Learning Objectives

  1. Gain an overview of the role of therapeutic apheresis services in supporting the work of stem cell registries.
  2. Understand the impact of haplo transplantation on an established therapeutic apheresis service.
  3. Understand options for use of diagnostic leucapheresis to interrogate large volumes of blood and isolate extremely rare events like circulating tumour cells.