Changes to the 35th Edition of Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (26EL-608)

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.

Presented by

• Director: Christopher Bocquet, Senior Director, Standards Development and Quality Initiatives, AABB, Bethesda, MD
• Moderator: Susan W. Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ), Regional Director, Central Coast, Vitalant, Ventura, CA
• Speakers:
  • Nina Sen, BB, SBB (ASCP), Manager Transfusion Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Alexandra Jimenez, MD, Vice President, Medical Director, New York Blood Center, New York, NY

Learning objectives

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

• Explain the rationale for revised requirements.
• Identify existing policies, processes and procedures that may need to be changed in order to conform to the 35th Edition of Standards.
• Identify ways to implement the new and revised requirements.

Registration

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