Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting and CTTXPO 2010
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Just in Time Blood Delivery
Track : QE- Quality Education
Program Code: 9213-QE
Date: Sunday, October 10, 2010
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM  EST
Location: 343/344
DIRECTOR :
Peggy Dunn, BS, IT Director, Puget Sound Blood Center
MODERATOR :
Peggy Dunn, BS, IT Director, Puget Sound Blood Center
SPEAKER (S):
Ms. Sandy Linauts, MT(ASCP)SBB, Executive VP Blood Service Laboratories, Puget Sound Blood Center
James AuBuchon, MD, FCAP, FRCP (Edin), President & CEO, Puget Sound Blood Center
Peggy Dunn, BS, IT Director, Puget Sound Blood Center
Just in Time Blood Delivery
TENTATIVE DIRECTOR :
Peggy Dunn, BS, IT Director, Puget Sound Blood Center
Description
Using the Puget Sound Blood center as a case study, this session will explore how a centralized transfusion service is implementing medical software and smart refrigerators located in hospitals to streamline delivery of cross matched units to the patient, reduce turnaround time, and reduce expense for the hospitals and the transfusion service. Experts in transfusion medicine will describe the benefits and challenges of a centralized transfusion service and discuss how they are revolutionizing the delivery of cross matched blood from the blood center to the hospital and to the patient. Information technology professionals will describe how the technology was selected and implemented. Learn how the Puget Sound Blood Center is transforming the delivery of blood components to patients and what the future holds.

  • Describe a centralized transfusion service model along with its advantages and challenges.
  • Discuss the process for implementing technology solutions within the Blood Banking industry; particularly the software and smart refrigerator technology.
  • List benefits to this technology solution and understand future options for enhancements.


CE CategoryCE Value
California Clinical Laboratory Personnel 1.5
California Nurse 1.8
Florida Laboratory Personnel 1.8
General Attendee 1.5
Physician 1.5
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