Session Information
AABB Annual Meeting & CTTXPO 2011
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Ask the Biovigilance Experts
Track : TC - Technical/Clinical
Program Code: 9325-TC
Date: Monday, October 24, 2011
Time: 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM  PST
Location: 29 C/D
DIRECTOR :
Barbee Whitaker, PhD, Director, Research and AABB Center for Patient Safety, AABB
MODERATOR :
Jerry Holmberg, PhD, MT(ASCP)SBB, Director, Scientific Affairs, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnotstics, Inc.
SPEAKER (S):
Jeannie Callum, MD, BA, FRCPC, CTBS, Director of Transfusion Medicine & Tissue Banks, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre; Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
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Dr. Cassandra Josephson, MD, Professor, Emory University School of Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
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Kevin Land, MD, VP of Clinical Services, Blood Systems, Inc.
Alexis Harvey, MSPH, Health Scientist, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Mark Fung, MD, PhD, Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Services, Fletcher Allen Health Care
Barbee Whitaker, PhD, Director, Research and AABB Center for Patient Safety, AABB
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Description
This event provides an opportunity for a panel representing various public and private perspectives to discuss the current landscape in biovigilance. Included will be representatives from the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network - Hemovigilance Module. AABB's Donor Hemovigilance Working Group, and AABB's Patient and Donor Safety Center. Questions for the discussion can be submitted before the scheduled session via the AABB website, as well as during the session.



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LEARNER OUTCOMES:
  • Describe services provided by AABB's Patient and Donor Safety Center and the confidentiality provisions it affords.
  • Describe the rationale behind the development of the hemovigilance forms and definitions used in the Hemovigilance Module.
  • Explain and describe the CDC's hemovigilance protocol and how to use the Hemovigilance Module of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
  • Review other proposed or existing biovigilance systems.


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
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.


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(Code: 9325-TC)
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