Description

Great News! The work is all done, the Donor Adverse Event Severity Grading Tool developed by the AABB Donor Biovigilance group has been validated by national and international experts and users. It is time to put the finished product to the test. Come test your skill assigning Severity Grades using the new tool to grade cases used in the validation study and see how you compare with the experts. You will also be the first to see the data produced by the validation, glean perspective from international hemovigilance experts in their use of the tool, and provide valued feedback!

Learning Objectives:

• Review the Donor Adverse Event Severity Grading Tool and identify attributes assigned to each Grade.
• Apply the Grading Tool to determine Severity of validation cases.
• Summarize the major findings of the validation.
• Report the experiences of the international hemovigilance community in their use of the Tool.
• Produce feedback and make recommendations for future refinements.

Speaker(s):

• Srijana Rajbhandary, BDS, MPH, AABB
• Mary Townsend, MD, Medical Director, Vitalant
• Nancy Van Buren, MD, Medical Director, Innovative Blood Resources