From Central Office
ISBT Education
The latest ISBT Webinar and Live Journal Club recordings
All of the webinars down below and more can be watched via our webcast library.
Aim of the webinar
1. To review appraisal of existing evidence used to derive the 2024 ICTMG intravenous albumin guidelines. 2. To review ICTMG recommendations for the use of intravenous albumin
Level of education required
1 - fundamental knowledge
What prior knowledge is required?
It is recommended attendees read the guideline: https://www.ictmg.org/albumin
Target audience
Blood bankers, scientists, transfusion practitioners, managers
“Often when a patient is immediately post-op, they are trying to get them to a ward bed rather than transferring them to a higher acuity unit or critical care. And so they give the patiens some albumin to reduce the costs... Jeannie Callum”
Aim of the webinar
To highlight the practice of using RhIG immunoprophylaxis for RhD-negative patients who receive RhD-positive blood products.
Level of education required
Intermediate to advanced
What prior knowledge is required?
Participants are encouraged to read Rh immune globulin immunoprophylaxis after RhD-positive red cell exposure in RhD-negative patients via transfusion: A survey of practices
Target audience
Blood bankers, scientists, transfusion practitioners, managers
“Most institutions do not have well-defined written safety parameters around high dose RHIG administration and decisions are commonly made on a case by case basis. Wen Lu”
Aim of the Webinar
This webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges associated with maintaining hemostasis in critically ill children on ECMO (Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation). We delved into the critical balance between preventing excessive bleeding and avoiding dangerous clotting. Additionally, we explored a range of strategies for anticoagulation and transfusions, examining how these approaches can be tailored to effectively mitigate risks and improve patient outcomes in this vulnerable population.
Level of education required (1-5)
2 to 5 (2 - Novice (limited experience), 3 - intermediate (practical application), 4 - Advanced (applied theory), 5 - Expert (recognized authority)
What prior knowledge is required?
The attendees should consider reading the following articles:
- Epidemiology of Hemostatic Transfusions in Children Supported by Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Anticoagulation and hemostasis on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Transfusion management for children supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Anti-Xa versus time-guided anticoagulation strategies in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Target audience
Transfusion practitioners, blood bankers, experts in anticoagulation
“We started a pilot trial randomizing children to either platelet threshold of 50 who are non-bleeding or 90, and then following their clinical outcomes with the hypothesis that lower platelet transfusion threshold will be equally safe as the higher. Marianne Nellis”
Aim of the webinar
Discuss the outlook of how the future blood centers look like in terms of task automation, workflow optimization, data data-supported decision making, as well as the driving force for this transformation. The speakers will share their current stage of digitalization of their blood centre and their future development plan in their digital transformation journey.
Level of education required
Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge)
Target audience
Blood bankers, Scientists, transfusion practitioners, managers
This webinar was organised by Terumo BCT.
“Our center has led the cooperation of nearly 30 blood centers and established the largest platelet gene database in China. As we know, the transfusion of HLA matched platelets is critical for the patients with PTR by computer comparison. The waiting time for matched platelets has been significantly reduced to only three days. Zheng Yinhong”
