Please note: AABB reserves the right to make updates to this program.

Wednesday, February 5, 2020
2:00 – 3:00 PM (ET) 7:00 – 8:00 PM (GMT)
Master Program Number: 20EL-506 (see program format numbers below under Registration)

Educational Track: Technical/Clinical
Topic: Transfusion Medicine
Intended Audience: Hospitals, Hospital Blood Banks, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Nurses, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Scientists, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
Teaching Level: Basic to Intermediate

Director/Moderator: Thandar Aye, MLS(ASCP)SBB, Senior Technologist, Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle, WA
Speakers: Askale Haile, MT(ASCP)SBB, Senior Technologist, Immunohematology Reference Lab, Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle, WA; Samantha Harris, BS, Technical Specialist, Genomics Testing Lab, Bloodworks Northwest, Seattle, WA

Learning Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, participants should be able to:

• Explain current testing approaches in cases of RHCE variants.
• Recognize when to use molecular methods to solve serology problems.
• Examine patient cases where genomic testing is used help guide transfusion in patients with variant RHCE genes.

Program Description

Molecular genotyping provides new solutions to old problems. In this program, problem solving approaches using the combination of serology and molecular methods will be explained.

Registration

Continuing Education Credit

AABB estimates both the live and on-demand version of this eCast each to be eligible for 1 continuing education credits/contact hours for Physicians, California Nurse, California Lab Personnel, Florida Lab Personnel and General Participation credit. The final number of credit(s) and credit types awarded for this program (live or on-demand) will be determined by the program duration. For more information on each credit type please visit our Continuing Education Credits webpage.

Disclosures for the planners of this event can be found here. Disclosures for the program faculty are provided at the beginning of the program.