Blood Center/ Donor Center Inventory/ Supply Management

Until recently, there was no coordinated effort to ensure blood would be available in times of mass casualty events…

Currently there are only two options for processing frozen red cell units and washed units on a licensed device. One of these two instruments are used in blood centers throughout the US that freeze red blood cell units and wash products…

There are various reasons requiring blood products to be isolated from the general inventory, with recipient safety being the top priority…

Testing and pathogen reduction technologies have improved substantially since implementation of donor deferral policies in the 1980s relating to gay, bisexual, and other men who had sex with men (gbMSM)…

There is an estimated annual 102 million unit blood shortage in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs): every single country in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia is in deficit…

This educational session presents a comprehensive exploration of post-pandemic blood utilization trends and supply challenges in North America, featuring experts from prominent blood suppliers with a national footprint—the American Red Cross, Canadian Blood Services, and Vitalant…

This is the time to show off your blood bank knowledge with your participation in a challenging blood bank game show! In the spirit of friendly competition, multiple-choice questions will be presented to the audience in categories corresponding to the SBB and BB Exam Content Outline…

The biennially conducted National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey (NBCUS) provides the most comprehensive estimation of blood collection and utilization in the United States…

Malaria is caused by intra erythrocytic parasites from the genus Plasmodium. In the natural world, Plasmodium is transmitted to humans via the bite of an infected female Anopheles mosquito…