Live Program Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Program Number: 21EL-694

Educational Track: Quality Education
Topics: Accreditation, Inventory, Management Operations, Operations, Personnel, Quality, Quality Systems, Standards
Intended Audience: COOs, Directors, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Basic, Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: Phil Accooe, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CLS, Supervisor, Transfusion Service Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHCS), Long Beach, CA
Speakers: Melanie Sloan, MS, MT(ASCP) SBB, CQA(ASQ), Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD; Tracie Nichols, MS, MLS(ASCP), SBB, Technical Specialist, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD

Program Description
Open discussion with case studies to be presented by AABB’s accreditation team. AABB standards and interpretations that resulted in nonconformances will be highlighted. The speakers will then expand discussion on selected items to include interpretations of standards, variations in interpretation and will provide guidance on ways to avoid nonconformances.

Learning Objectives
After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

List the most common AABB nonconformances in the Transfusion Services, Donor Services, Cellular therapy, IRL, Molecular testing and Perioperative services.
Expand discussion on selected items to include interpretation of standards, variations in interpretation and how to meet the intent of the standard.
Provide guidance on steps to avoid the most common nonconformance.

Resource for CLIA brochures: https://www.cms.gov/Regulations-and-Guidance/Legislation/CLIA/CLIA_Brochures

How to Claim Continuing Education Credit

Single Viewers: if you registered as a single viewer, complete the evaluation found on the "CE Information" tab after watching the video. By submitting the evaluation, you are attesting to watching the presentation in its entirety.
Group Viewers: This is applicable for groups/facilities that purchased Group Viewing access for this program (registration will be verified prior to processing a group viewing attendance log). Group Viewing Coordinators should submit the attendance log to eLearning@aabb.org within 72 hours of the completion/viewing date. Once AABB receives an attendance log, each participant on the attendance log will be granted access as a single viewer to this program and will be required to complete the evaluation in order to claim continuing education credit. Each participant will be required to have an AABB account in order to access this program/platform. If a participant does not have an account, he/she can create one using the same email address provided on the attendance log.

Phil Accooe MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CLS

Supervisor, Transfusion Service Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHCS)

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