ISBT: COVID-19 resources

Upcoming COVID-19 Webinars

The COVID-19 webinars are freely available for everyone. Please click on the links to register. If you can't make it, the webinar recordings are available with open access on ISBT Education

Title	Speaker(s)	Date
Live Journal Club: Impact of COVID-19 on blood centres in Zhejiang province China	Yanli Ji, Xiaofan Zheng (China)	June 30, 2020
Convalescent plasma to treat COVID-19 patients: donor-, product- and patient challenges	Arwa Al-Riyami (Oman), Silvano Wendel (Brazil), Evan Bloch (US)	July 22, 2020

Recordings of COVID-19 webinars

Can we secure the blood supply in COVID-19? The Hong Kong experience by CK Lee

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Singapore's experience on maintaining blood supply and keeping our donors and staff safe in the COVID-19 pandemic by Kam Wooi Seong

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Vaccine development for COVID-19 by Hanneke Schuitemaker

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Blood supply during the outbreak of coronavirus: Experience from Guangzhou Blood Center by Yongshui Fu

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ISBT Corporate Partner Educational webinar Terumo BCT: Exchanging experience and knowledge during COVID-19 pandemic with Michael Schmidt, Raymond Goodrich and Marcia Cardoso

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Update on the COVID-19 Coronavirus Outbreak: Blood Collection and Safety Implications by Hua Shan, Louis M Katz and Mike Busch

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How do we secure a safe blood supply during the current Corona Crisis by Karin Magnussen, Flemming Bøgh-Sørensen, Vincenzo de Angelis and Cliif Numark

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Useful links

To support the haematology and transfusion communities through the challenging times arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, Wiley and the societies we partner with are providing free access to the content below from across the journal portfolio: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13652141/covid19
Click here to find information and guidance from WHO regarding the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
The European Hematology Association (EHA) has set up a COVID-19 Hematology Hub where you can find information, discuss and exchange views, and share case reports. https://ehaweb.org/
The International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) launched its open access COVID-19 resource page and made all ISTH Academy content free.
COVID-19: What Does It Mean For The Blood Supply? by the South African National Blood Service (SANBS)
Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) developed materials regarding haemoglobin disorders and COVID-19: https://thalassaemia.org.cy/covid-19-pandemic/tif-material-on-covid-19/
AABB COVID-19 information and resources for the blood community: http://www.aabb.org/advocacy/regulatorygovernment/Pages/AABB-Coronavirus-Resources.aspx
Global COVID-19 Resources of the AABB: http://www.aabb.org/advocacy/regulatorygovernment/Pages/Global-COVID-19-Resources.aspx

COVID-19 Publications

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Convalescent Plasma to Treat COVID-19John D. Roback, Jeannette GuarnerJAMA. March 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4940
Treatment of 5 Critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 With Convalescent PlasmaChenguang Shen, Zhaoqin Wang, Fang Zhao et alJAMA. March 27, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.4783
The convalescent sera option for containing COVID-19Arturo Casadevall and Liise-anne PirofskiThe Journal of Clinical Investigation March 13, 2020, 10.1172/JCI138003
The feasibility of convalescent plasma therapy in severe COVID-19 patients: a pilot studyKai Duan et alMedRxiv, March 23, 2020 https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.16.20036145
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in ChinaZunyou Wu, Jennifer M. McGooganJAMA. February 24, 2020. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.2648
Inactivation of Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus in human plasma using amotosalen and ultraviolet A lightSalwa I. Hindawi et alTransfusion. 2018 Jan;58(1):52-59. doi: 10.1111/trf.14422

Guidance and regulatory documents per WHO region

International

North America

Updated Information for Blood Establishments Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak by FDA

South East Asia

Aide-Memoire COVID-19 by the Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (AATM)

Europe

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and supply of substances of human origin in the EU/EEA by ECDC

West Pacific

Disclaimer

The content of this resource does not necessarily reflect the views of the ISBT. Neither the ISBT nor any person acting on its behalf can be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information in the resource. While we endeavor to ensure that the information on this resource page is correct, we do not warrant the accuracy and completeness of the material.