Welcome to AABB's course focusing on the fundamentals of blood banking and transfusion medicine. Designed for early-career professionals or those looking to refresh their knowledge, AABB’s Blood Banking & Transfusion Medicine 101 course provides a thorough overview about blood banking and transfusion medicine from top experts in the field.

Please click the Start Topic button to begin. You will be presented with all the subtopics in this section. You can watch them in any order but we recommend watching them in order. You will also be able to download the handout and an audio MP3 file of each subtopic. Once you have watched a video simply click the Complete button and the next video in this section will be presented to you. 

Please click the Start Topic button to begin. You will be presented with all the subtopics in this section. You can watch them in any order but we recommend watching them in order. You will also be able to download the handout and an audio MP3 file of each subtopic. Once you have watched a video simply click the Complete button and the next video in this section will be presented to you.

Please click the Start Topic button to begin. You will be presented with all the subtopics in this section. You can watch them in any order but we recommend watching them in order. You will also be able to download the handout and an audio MP3 file of each subtopic. Once you have watched a video simply click the Complete button and the next video in this section will be presented to you.

Please click the Start Topic button to begin. You will be presented with all the subtopics in this section. You can watch them in any order but we recommend watching them in order. You will also be able to download the handout and an audio MP3 file of each subtopic. Once you have watched a video simply click the Complete button and the next video in this section will be presented to you.

By completing the evaluation you are attesting to watching all the videos. We thank you for your participation in this program!

AABB has provided the following resources to download and keep for future use. 

Presentation Handouts

Topic 1: Industry Review/Overview

• Overview of the Blood Pipeline
• Ecology of Blood
• Blood Banking: Global Environment
• Transfusion Medicine as Applied Immunology
• Transfusion Medicine as Applied Coagulation
• Transfusion Medicine for Oxygen Delivery
• Challenges in this Area

Topic 2: Blood Banking Fundamentals

• Blood Centers 101
• Infectious Disease Screening – History and Present
  
• Requirements for Storage and Expiration
• Principles of Blood Supply Safety
• Directed & Autologous Donors
• Challenges in this Area

Topic 3: Transfusion Medicine Fundamentals

• Blood Products and Indications
• ABO Typing & Antibody Screening/Identification and Crossmatching – Why is This Important
• Sequencing (Vein to Vein Pipeline) - Where is Activity Occurring and What Sequence
• Adverse Effects of Blood Transfusion
• Challenges in this Area

Topic 4: Regulatory/Compliance Deep Dive

• Regulatory Bodies
• Report (What and Why)
• Special Requirements for Facilities and Safety
• Irradiation
• Roles of the Players & Groups
• Challenges in this Area