LL-BP-19-ST2-20-19

Best Practices: Emergency Event Planning in the Transfusion Service

Credits
1.25 General Continuing Education (GEN) | 1.25 Florida Lab Personnel (FLP) | 1.25 California Lab Personnel (CLP)
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2019 AABB Annual Meeting Session

This session will review the elements of planning for the emergency events that can occur in the transfusion service and hospital beginning with a risk analysis. Topics covered include a loss of communications, loss electrical or water resources, and continuing the operation of a transfusion service after an emergent move.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify risks for their facility.
  • Evaluate options in preparing for potential emergencies.
  • Create a checklist for moving transfusion service functions to another location.

Speakers

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Maureen Beaton, MT(ASCP)BB
Former Manager, Transfusion Services, Boston Children's Hospital
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Suzanne H. Butch, MA, MLS(ASCP)SBB, DLM
Consultant, Michigan Medicine
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Theresa Downs, MT(ASCP)SBB
University of Michigan Hospitals
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Sheri Goertzen, MLS(ASCP)BB, CLS(CA), CQA(ASQ)
Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare

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