Addressing Common Nonconformances from AABB and How to Prevent Them (21EL-694)

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

• Educational Track: Quality Education
• Topics: Accreditation, Inventory, Management Operations, Operations, Personnel, Quality, Quality Systems, Standards
• Intended Audience: COOs, Directors, Hospital Blood Banks, Hospitals, Immunohematology Reference Labs (IRL’s), Laboratory Staff, Managers/Supervisors, Medical Directors, Physicians, Residents/Fellows, Students (MD, MT, SBB), Technologists, Transfusion Safety Officers
• Teaching Level: Basic, Intermediate

• Moderator: Phil Accooe, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CMSBB^CM, CLS, Supervisor, Transfusion Service Laboratory, VA Long Beach Healthcare System (VALBHCS), Long Beach, CA
  Speakers:

  • Melanie Sloan, MS, MT(ASCP) SBB, CQA(ASQ), Senior Director, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD
  • Meredith Eller, MBA, MT(ASCP) SBB^CM, CQA(ASQ), Director, Accreditation and Quality, AABB, Bethesda, MD

• Program Description

  Open discussion with case studies to be presented by the Director of AABB’s accreditation team. AABB standards and interpretations that resulted in nonconformances will be highlighted. The speaker will then expand discussion on selected items to include interpretations of standards, variations in interpretation and will provide guidance on ways to avoid nonconformances.

  Learning Objectives

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

  • List the most common AABB nonconformances in the Transfusion Services, Donor Services, Cellular therapy, IRL, Molecular testing and Perioperative services.
  • Expand discussion on selected items to include interpretation of standards, variations in interpretation and how to meet the intent of the standard.
  • Provide guidance on steps to avoid the most common nonconformance.

  Registration

  Registration includes access to both the live and on-demand version of this eCast.

  AABB understands the value of learning together as a group but with COVID-19, bringing everyone together to share the experience in person may not be an option for your team. Given this, all participants in a group will be provided the ability to register as a single viewer (AABB will provide a promocode to registered group viewing coordinators to share with their team in advance of the live program). If you are a facility interested in participating in this eCast, simply complete the Group Viewing registration form and AABB will provide detailed instructions to share with your team. For single viewers, the process has not changed – simply click on the Register button below to register.

  Please note: registration for the live eCast will close 1 hour prior to the eCast start time. If you register after this time you will receive access to the on-demand eCast when it is available.

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  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.