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Transfusion Complications Program Overview

Program Description

This program will investigate various types of transfusion complications including non-infec-tious and infectious complications. It will explain how to recognize adverse reactions and discuss the appropriate treatment for them. Finally, the program will discuss the proper protocol for reporting transfusion complications investigations.

Learning Objectives

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

  • Discuss the noninfectious and infectious transfusion complications
  • Explain how adverse transfusion reactions are recognized and investigated
  • Recommend appropriate treatment for adverse transfusion reactions
  • Describe how transfusion complications investigations are reported

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 2.0 contact hours of continuing education credit.

Speaker Credentials

Marie Holub, MA, MT (ASCP) SBB has a Masters Degree in Education and has worked for Blood Systems for 16 years. Marie is the Educational Coordinator for Blood Systems Laboratories. She currently teaches in the on-line Blood Bank Technology Program offered through the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in cooperation with Blood Systems Laboratories.

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 Marie Holub at (602) 996-2396 for questions regarding this program.
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