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
- Biomedical and Clinical Scientists, Post-Doctoral Researchers
- Bone Marrow Transplant, Transfusion and Blood service Quality Managers
- Haematologists
- Clinicians working in Therapeutic Apheresis Services
Learning Objectives
- Gain an overview of the role of therapeutic apheresis services in supporting the work of stem cell registries.
- Understand the impact of haplo transplantation on an established therapeutic apheresis service.
- Understand options for use of diagnostic leucapheresis to interrogate large volumes of blood and isolate extremely rare events like circulating tumour cells.