MODERATOR
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SPEAKER
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Barbara Rabin Fastman, MHA, MT(ASCP)SC, BB, Assistant Professor, Health Evidence and Policy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Hemovigilance: A Tool to Improve Patient Safety
Description
This audioconference will cover incidents and near miss events as defined in the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) Biovigilance Component Protocol. Although these definitions were developed by the AABB Hemovigilance Working Group for NHSN participants, they can be used by any transfusion service interested in using standard definitions. The program will apply incident criteria (definitions) to actual example events. Some of the events that will be discussed include wrong blood in tube (WBIT), computer warning over ridden, sampling errors and special processing errors.
This program is offered at no cost for AABB Institutional members, one registration per institution.
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Define incidents and near miss events using pre-defined criteria.
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Discuss how to categorize a near miss or incident for entry into the NHSN.
CE Category | CE Value |
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California Clinical Laboratory Personnel |
1.5 |
California Nurse |
1.8 |
Florida Laboratory Personnel |
1.8 |
General Attendee |
1.5 |
Physician |
1.5 |
Please note: Continuing education (CE) credit is available for online offerings only. Individuals that purchase CD-ROMs will not receive CE credit for the programs they view.