The Importance of Transfusion in Transplantation Medicine

Day: Friday   |   Time: 09:00 - 10:30

Session Coordinators: 
Robina Qureshi & Joan Jones

Speakers: 

What the transfusion scientist should know about stem cells
Dr Claire Wiggins, Steve Mills Stem Cells & immunotherapies Laboratory, Southampton

The basics of transplantation medicine
Dr Maria Kaisar, NHSBT and University of Oxford

All you wanted to know about transfusion support for transplants
Dr Dora Foukaneli, Addenbrookes and NHSBT

Donor-derived transmission in transplantation: Safe blood, safe organ?
Ines Ushiro-Lumb, NHSBT

Intended Audience:
BMS, Nurses, TPs, Healthcare technicians/ associates/ assistants

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session you will: have a basic understanding of stem cell science and transplantation medicine; recognise how and when transfusion is used in transplantation; understand safety concerns around donor derived organs.

Brief Description: 
This session is intended for healthcare professionals with little to no knowledge of transfusion in the transplantation setting. You may be a trainee, new starter, have a general interest or just wish to brush up on the basics. We will be covering the very basics of stem cells (what they are and how we use them), transplantation medicine, how blood transfusion is used to support transplant patients and finally looking at patient safety with respect to potential infectious agents carried by the transplanted organ/ tissue.

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