A Seminar on Immune-Mediated Cell Destruction: Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Blood Banks, Chicago ... 1981

American Association of Blood Banks (AABB)

...provides the most current standards of practice in the field reflecting the most recent requirements, technical questions, suggestions from Association members, and experts in all areas of blood banking.

Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services

Medical Books

Allied Health Professions

...intended to provide a platform for discussion & decision making before a crisis occurs, this book will be a valuable reference for all professionals in blood banking and transfusion medicine

Ethical Issues in Transfusion Medicine

Colin R. MacPherson

Medicine

An indispensable tool in the implementation of evidence-based medicine, this book presents the rationale of clinical research methods and describes their application in the field of transfusion medicine. In addition, it provides the tools needed to understand and practice evidence-based medicine, as well as an objective assessment of the risks that are presently associated with blood transfusion. The concepts and tools of epidemiology are presented with an example-based approach, and the treatment of the methodologic issues is conceptual.

Evidence-Based Practice of Transfusion Medicine

PHD.

Eleftherios C. Vamvakas

This comprehensive book covers topics from initial planning to using and maintaining computerized transfusion medicine software. It provides an excellent basis for understanding the complexities of working with current technology by explaining common applications, procedures and requirements. Also addressed are the privacy standards from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and regulatory requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21 CFR part 11 concerning electronic records and electronic signatures. Other popular features include management of data storage and lists of helpful Web sites.Written from the perspective of transfusion medicine practitioners, this book provides a common ground for discussion between information technology and medical specialists.

Information Technology in Transfusion Medicine

MT(ASCP)SBB

CQA(ASQ)

Suzanne H. Butch

Marcus B. Simpson

Therelatively new field of cord blood transplantation is characterized by its rapid progress. Cord Blood: Biology, Immunology, Banking, and Clinical Transplantation encompasses the present state of cord blood cells, banking and transplantation and provides insight to the future of this progressive field. This cutting-edge book, composed of 17 chapters by 34 authors, covers the excitement, history and recent innovations in phenotype, genomics, and function of cord blood hematopoietic stem, progenitor, and immune cells, clinical cord blood transplantation, and public and private banking. It is a valuable resource for physicians, and scientists interested in these and related areas. The four main focus areas include: The phenotyping, genomics and function of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells from cord blood The immune cells and immunology of cord blood and cord blood transplantation Cord blood banking from public and private perspectives Current clinical cord blood transplantation and efforts to enhance the broadness of applicability of this clinical field through scientific and clinical innovation

Cord Blood: Biology, Immunology, And Clinical Transplantation

Hal E. Broxmeyer

Interesting questions from a wide variety of sources are covered in this 8th edition of Collected Q & A. Answers appear in a concise, clear, and authoritative format and, wherever possible, references have been provided and electronic options listed. General topics include blood donation; transfusion-transmitted disease; red cell serology; components; transfusion practice; transplantation; quality assurance, regulatory and administrative issues; and odds and ends. Sample Questions Include: Vasovagal Donor Reactions: How Dangerous Are They?Famous People Who Died as a Result of TransfusionHow Long Can a Crossmatch Specimen Be Held?Should Albumin Be Filtered?How Often Should the Administration Set Be Changed?Should We Be Using Rh- Blood Components in HPC Transplants?Does HIPAA apply to Blood Donors?Blood Use in Ancient Times(AABB, 2004, soft cover, 104 pages)

Collected Questions And Answers, 8th edition

Reference

Mark E. Brecher

Shauna Hay

MT(ASCP)

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Many hospitals and transfusion services are now using pneumatic tube delivery systems as a means of delivering blood products faster and more efficiently. To ensure product safety and the maintenance of quality, system validation is key. The goal of this Guideline is to provide direction when considering pneumatic tube technology for blood component distribution. For facilities currently using this technology, this serves as a comparison between legacy methods and those addressed by the current validation. For institutions using legacy pneumatic tube systems, this document can help direct procedures needed to maintain long-term quality assurance goals.

Guidelines for Pneumatic Tube Delivery Systems: Validation and Use to Transport Blood Components

Science & Math

Monique Mohammed

Roger Richard

MT(AMT)

Lynne Uhl

Biological Sciences

Medical triumphs in the late 20th century have virtually eliminated known viral risks from blood and blood components, causing the residual risk of transfusion-transmitted disease to predominantly be bacterial or parasitic in nature. This state-of-the-art reference is intended to further reduce risks of bacterial and parasitic contamination of blood. Chapters are composed by recognized leaders in their fields and cover bacteria, syphilis, malaria, Chagas disease and other parasitic infections. Topics include history, pathology and epidemiology of these infections, as well as detection strategies and the potential for pathogen reduction. Emphasis is also placed on bacterial contamination including avoidance, detection, implementation and cost-effectiveness. (AABB Press, 2003, soft cover, 247 pages)

Bacterial and Parasitic Contamination of Blood Components

Basic Sciences

Secondary transmissons of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) by blood transfusion have raised serious concerns about disease transmissioon by blood components and tissue products. This multi-authored book byy international and national experts reprents a state of the art review of the basic science and pathogenesis of iatrogenically transmitted prion disease. Atimely resource, it examines the issues of blood and tissue infectivity and screening test development; a discussion of risk assessment and management completes the book. Topics of Interest: * Molecular poathology of prion diseases * Pathogenesis of peripherally trasmitted TSEs * Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies in animals and humans * Studies on peripheral blood infectivity and transmission * Development and implementation of diagnostic assays * Component processing * Plasma product manufacturing * Cell, tissue and organ transplantation * Prophylactic and therapeutic agents * Risk assessment and policy development

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Managing the Risk of Transmission by Blood, Plasma, and Tissues

Marc L. Turner

FRCP

FRCPath

Technology

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