24EL-474 On-Demand eCast: Addressing Common Nonconformances from AABB and How to Prevent Them

Live Program Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Program Number: 24EL-474

Educational Track: Quality Education
Topics: Blood Donation & Collection, Patient Transfusion
Intended Audience: COOs, Directors, Facilities that perform molecular testing, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Scientists, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists
Teaching Level: Intermediate

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)
Director/Moderator: Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP)^CM, Manager, Customer Ready Products; Member, Donor & Product Operations, NMDP, Minneapolis, MN
Speakers: Melanie Sloan, MS, MT(ASCP) SBB, CQA(ASQ), Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD; Tracie Nichols, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, SBB, Senior Director, Accreditation Compliance, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD

Program Description
Open discussion with case studies to be presented by AABB’s accreditation team. AABB standards and actual descriptions from assessment summary reports with documented nonconformances and objective evidence will be highlighted. The speakers will then expand the discussion on tools used to prevent future nonconformances. Finally, AABB staff will discuss AABB resources for continuous process improvement.

Please note: this is the popular eCast held annually. AABB is pleased to continue the conversation with a deep dive into the top three most common nonconformances themes, during the November 13th, 2024 eCast, Addressing Common Nonconformances from AABB: Deep Dive.

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

• Identify the most common themes of AABB nonconformances.
• Describe the quality tools available on the AABB website and how they are best applied in a systematic approach to minimize and mitigate any identified nonconformances.
• Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the identified quality tools and an example of an application.
• Explain the importance of standardization in policies and procedures and how standardization leads to improved quality outcomes.

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.