2012 AABB/SABM Webinar Series
AABB and SABM offered a new 8-part webinar series in 2012 that focused on patient blood management (PBM). The series covered topics such as an overview of a PBM program; case studies in obstetrics, ICU patients and hematology/oncology patients; and collecting and analyzing PBM data. Experts in the field shared their knowledge and experience with the audience while answering questions from program participants.
Fees & Process Information
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Single Program |
| Individual Member |
$39 |
| Individual Nonmember |
$59 |
Recorded versions of the webinars are available for purchase in the AABB Marketplace. As the recordings are streamed via the Internet, individuals will only need access to a computer with sound to view and listen to the programs.
Individuals will receive an email from the AABB Education and Professional Development Department within a week of their purchase. The email will contain instructions and a link to the recording(s). Access to the recorded webinar(s) is valid for one year from the date of the live program(s).
Please note that continuing education (CE/CME) credit is not available for viewing recorded versions of the webinars in this series. Additionally, access to a recording expires one year after the date of the live program.
Data Collection: How to Collect, Analyze and Utilize the Data Collected
July 12, 2012 (formerly scheduled on August 9, 2012)
Duration: 1 hour
Program # 1227
Speaker: Irwin Gross, MD, Medical Director, Transfusion Services, Eastern Maine Medical Center
Objectives:
- Explain the value of blood measures or indicators.
- Describe the value and use of numerator and denominator data in monitoring and auditing a process.
- List possible tools to facilitate the collection and analysis of data for process and outcome improvement.
Description: Process and outcome improvement in blood ordering and utilization is achievable through analysis of data collected. Establishment of blood measures or indicators that are evidence-based and accepted by attending physicians are parameters for data collection. Collection of the data can be tedious and time consuming; however, manual or automated tools can facilitate the process. The webinar will discuss electronic tools that can facilitate data collection and analysis during the performance of audits.
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Obstetrics Patient Blood Management Case Studies
August 9, 2012 (formerly scheduled on July 12, 2012)
Duration: 1 hour
Program # 1226
Speaker: Jonathan H. Waters, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology and Bioengineering, Chief of Anesthesiology, Magee-Womens Hospital of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Medical Director, UPMC Total Blood Management Program
Objectives:
- Identify high-risk obstetrics procedures and the incidence and clinical manifestations of postpartum hemorrhage.
- Review blood management options that can be used to avoid allogeneic transfusion.
- Discuss the use of blood recovery during delivery.
Description: This program will explain the process improvements for transfusion medicine support of labor and delivery services, including management of postpartum hemorrhage, Rh Immune Globulin prophylaxis and blood specimen ordering using blood type and antibody screen algorithms.
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Previous Webinars in this Series
January 12, 2012 - Overview of a Patient Blood Management Program
February 9, 2012 - Trauma Patient Blood Management Case Studies
March 8, 2012 - Orthopedic Patient Blood Management Case Studies
April 12, 2012 - Hematology/Oncology Patient Blood Management Case Studies
May 10, 2012 - ICU Patient Blood Management Case Studies
June 14, 2012 - Cardiovascular Patient Blood Management Case Studies