The topic of the lectures are: 

Tanya Powley BsC,GradD: A spotlight on the Australian Rare Donor Program     
France Pirenne MD, PhD:
Rare Blood transfusion support in special clinical scenarios

Aim of the webinar: 

  1. To present challenges and lessons of a National Rare Donor Program.
  2. To present and discuss challenges in supporting patients with Rare Blood under various clinical scenarios. 

Level of education required (1-5):  

2 - Novice (limited experience) to  3 - intermediate (practical application)

What prior knowledge is required?

 Attendees should be familiar with Rare Blood Types

Target audience

Blood bankers, Technicians, Clinicians

The Speakers

France Pirenne

France Pirenne

Head of Transfusion and Pathologies of the Red Blood Cell, Mondor Biomedical Research Institute, Creteil, France

Tanya Powley

Tanya Powley

Rare Donors Working Party Treasurer, National Red Cell Reference Manager, Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Australia