22EL-758 On-Demand eCast: Prevention and Management of Infusion Reactions

Live Program Date: Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Program Number: 22EL-758

Educational Track: Technical/Clinical
Topic: Cellular Therapy
Intended Audience: Directors, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: Thomas R. Spitzer, MD, Director, Cellular Therapy and Transplantation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Speakers: Kevin Land, MD, Vice President Clinical Services, Vitalant, San Antonio, TX; Thomas R. Spitzer, MD, Director, Cellular Therapy and Transplantation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Program Description
Reactions to cellular infusions are increasingly common, given the rapidly expanding arsenal of cellular products that are available to treat cancer and other diseases. This program will discuss the range of those reactions, spanning the spectrum from the consequences of infusing ABO incompatible progenitor cell products to reactions from components of the product preparation. Strategies for minimizing those reactions and treating them if they occur will be reviewed. Optimal reporting practices and grading of infusion reactions will also be discussed.

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

• Identify the causes of cellular infusion reactions.
• Describe the spectrum of reactions to cellular infusions.
• Discuss management strategies for infusion reactions.
• Review optimal reporting practices for infusion reactions.

How to Claim Continuing Education Credit

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• 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.