The role and contribution of regional blood banks in a National Rare Donor Program: Malaysian and US Perspectives

Speakers

Nor Hafizah Ahmad

Head , Clinical Transfusion Division in National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Dr. Nor Hafizah Ahmad is a Transfusion Medicine Specialist who is currently the Head of Clinical Transfusion Division in National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia heading both Immunohematology and Clinical Transfusion Laboratory. She has completed her subspecialty training in Patient Blood Management/Clinical Transfusion and Immunohematology and has been regularly involved in conducting training around the country for many years in both areas. She has been appointed as the chairperson for National Rare Donor Program since 2014 and is actively involved in the implementation of Patient Blood Management and Massive Transfusion Protocol in her place. Apart from that she had also been invited as speaker in various conferences at local and national level.

Margaret Keller

Executive and Senior Director, National Laboratories and Senior Director of the American Rare Donor Program

Executive, National Laboratories and Senior Director of the American Rare Donor Program, American Red Cross Biomedical Services, Philadelphia, USA.

Vered Yahalom

Rare Donors Working Party Chair, Blood Services and Apheresis Institute, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel

Thierry Peyrard

Immunohaematology Working Party Chair, Rare Donors Vice Chair, Director, National Reference Department of Immunohematology and Rare Blood, French Blood Establishment (EFS), Paris, France

Aim of the webinar

Enhance knowledge, and discuss the challenges and roles of regional blood banks contributions to national rare donor programs.

Level of education required

(1) - Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge)

What prior knowledge is required to attend the webinar?

Attendees are encouraged to read:
1. International rare donor panels: a review.
Nance S, Scharberg EA, Thornton N. et al.
Vox Sang. 2016 Apr;110(3):209-18.

2. The American Rare Donor Program.
Flickinger C. Immunohematology. 2016 Jun;32(2):71-73

Who can attend?

Blood bankers, technicians, managers and any others interested in establishing and enhancing collaboration among blood banks and blood services to increase rare donors and rare blood availability for national and international patients

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