24EL-406 On-Demand eCast: Changes to the 34th Edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services

Credits
1 General Continuing Education (GEN) | 1 Florida Lab Personnel (FLP) | 1 California Nurse (CN) | 1 California Lab Personnel (CLP)

Live Program Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Program Number: 24EL-406

Educational Track: Quality Education
Topics: Blood Donation & Collection, Patient Transfusion
Intended Audience: CEOs, CFOs, COOs, Directors, Donor Recruitment Staff, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Nurses, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Scientists, Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Basic, Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director: Christopher Bocquet, Senior Director, Standards Development and Quality Initiatives, AABB, Bethesda, MD
Moderator: Susan Galel, MD, Senior Director of Medical Affairs, Blood Screening, Roche Diagnostics; Associate Professor Emerita, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Speakers: Susan Galel, MD, Senior Director of Medical Affairs, Blood Screening, Roche Diagnostics; Associate Professor Emerita, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA; Susan Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ), Regional Director, Central Coast, Vitalant, Ventura, CA; Susan Wilson, MLS(ASCP)SBB, Santa Barbara, CA

Program Description
This program will introduce AABB's 34th Edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services. The speakers will summarize the new and revised requirements incorporated into the 34th Edition. In addition, the rationale for the changes will be reviewed and discussed.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Explain the rationale for revised requirements.
  • Identify existing policies, processes and procedures that may need to be changed in order to conform to the 34th Edition of Standards.
  • Identify ways to implement the new and revised requirements.

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.

Director

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Senior Director, Standards and Quality Initiatives, AABB

Moderator & Speaker

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Roche Diagnostics; Stanford University

Speakers

Speaker Image for Susan Noone
Susan Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ)
Vitalant, Central Coast
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Susan M. Wilson, BS, MLS(ASCP)SBB

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