Talking Saves Lives: Trialling donor advocacy support
Date: October 14, 2026
Speakers:
- Barbara Masser (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood)
- Kathleen Chell (Australian Red Cross Lifeblood)
The webinar described the recently developed online training modules that were designed to help donors and others talk about blood donation and report on the results of a trial evaluating the impact of these modules. The speakers reported on the results of the trial evaluating the impact of the modules.
Malaria and SoHO donor selection: Balancing safety and donor availability
Date: October 7, 2026
Speaker:
Inês Ushiro-Lumb (NHS Blood and Transplant, UK)
Ines provided an up-to-date overview of the regulations and measures in place to prevent malaria transmission through substances of human origin (SoHO). She explored donor selection and risk-mitigation strategies, highlighting the need to balance transfusion safety with donor availability.
Cellular Therapies in LMIC - Mexican and Ethiopian perspective
Date: September 29, 2026
Speakers:
- Juan Manuel Cisneros Carrasco (Grupo Cooperativo Iberoamericano de Medicina Transfusional, Mexico),
- Ashenafi Tazebew Amare (Ethiopian Blood and Tissue Bank Service)
The webinar examined the landscape of cellular therapies in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), drawing on experiences from Mexico and Ethiopia. The speakers highlighted key challenges, successes, lessons learned, and future perspectives for developing and expanding access to cellular therapies.
Transfusion Reactions eLearning Module
