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Special Considerations Unique to Neonatal Transfusion Program Overview

Program Description

This program will discuss the special considerations unique to neonatal transfusion. These tiny patients present challenges to the clinician and transfusion service due to their small size and immature physiology and organ systems. The neonate's immature immune system is the source of additional concerns related to Graft-Versus-Host Disease, but also allows abbreviated testing protocols since most infants do not develop alloantibodies until at least four months of age. This program will review aspects of neonatal physiology that impact transfusion, significant issues to be considered when choosing components for transfusion, abbreviated testing methods and additional concerns including Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Neonatal Allo Immune Thrombocytopenia.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the workshop, the participant will be able to:

  • Recognize the neonatal physiology issues that impact transfusion therapy decisions.
  • Describe / Assess the Best Practices for neonatal transfusions.
  • Evaluate methods to reduce donor exposure to neonatal transfusion.
  • Recognize circumstances that require additional considerations that impact the safety of neonatal transfusions.

Level of Instruction

  • Intermediate

P.A.C.E. Statement

Blood Systems, Inc. is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program

In 1977, P.A.C.E.® was established by the American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) to stimulate and serve as the quality assurance mechanism for continuing education programs offered to clinical laboratory professionals. ASCLS strongly supports continuing education opportunities to increase and enhance professional knowledge and ongoing proficiency. P.A.C.E.® ensures that the continuing education programs offered to clinical laboratory professionals maintain high standards of quality and professional acceptability.

Contact hours

  • Completion of this program will provide 1 contact hour of continuing education credit.

Speaker Credentials

Pat Jones, MT(ASCP)SBB has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Medical Technology and has worked for Blood Systems for 23 years. Pat is the Manufacturing Processes Specialist related to Whole Blood for Blood Systems, Inc.

Technical Requirements and Assistance

To view the program material, you need a computer with a supported web browser and a dial-up or better internet connection. The supported operating systems and web browsers are:

Operating Systems

  • Windows 2000, XP, Vista
  • MacOS X 10.4 or later
  • Linux 2.6 with KDE or Gnome

Web Browsers

  • Internet Explorer 6 or later
  • Firefox 2 or later
  • Safari 3 or later
  • Opera 9 or later

Technical Support

Content Questions

  • Please contact Dixie Scott at 480-675-5512 for questions regarding this program.
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