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Achievements and barriers in implementing national PBM programme strategies
Date: December 18, 2024
Speakers: Yashaswi Dhiman, Katerina Pavenski
Aim of the LJC:
To assess PBM programs globally, concentrating on current initiatives, team members, achievements, and barriers encountered during implementation. Our ultimate goal was to learn from the experience of diverse nations to identify common themes and universally applicable PBM implementation strategies.
Level of education required: Fundamental awareness
Use of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients- state of the art lecture
Date: 7 November, 2024
Speakers: Cynthia So-Osman, Satyam Arora, Sharmila Manian
Aim of the webinar:
To provide a broad overview of the latest evidence on treatment of COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma, with a special focus on specific patient groups and areas with lower resources. The speakers of the webinar are members of the Passive Immune therapy subgroup of the Clinical Transfusion Working Party. Read more about their work and activities here.
Level of education required: Fundamental Awareness
Avoidable transfusions- Insights from SHOT
Date: 16 October, 2024
Speakers: Vera Rosa, Paula Bolton Maggs, Catherine Booth, Shruthi Narayan
Aim of the webinar:
The webinar will provide an overview of avoidable transfusions reported to Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT), the UK haemovigilance scheme which has been in operation since 1996. Recurring themes from reports analysed will be discussed, useful resources signposted, and key safety messages will be highlighted. Strategies to address gaps in practices and enhance patient safety will be explored. While the discussions be focused on the data from UK, the key principles of effective patient blood management and improving practices to ensure optimal use of blood is relevant to all transfusion staff from around the world.
Level of education required Intermediate
