Asawari Bapat, MBBS, DPB, PGDHHM, CABP(H), spoke to AABB News about the international credibility of AABB accreditation and why it is becoming increasingly important for facilities throughout the Middle East.
8 min read |Open Access |Feature
This issue of AABB News explores the critical role of safety and accreditation in the blood and biotherapies field.
2 min read |Members Only |President’s Message
The latest edition introduces new concepts for prehospital transfusions, while updating content from the 2018 Standards for Out-of-Hospital Transfusion Administration Services.
6 min read |Open Access |Feature
AABB is excited to celebrate this year’s recipients of our community’s prestigious awards.
17 min read |Open Access |High Priority
Hamad Medical Corporation’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology has successfully achieved AABB accreditation for all its facilities in Qatar.
3 min read |Open Access |In the Field
AABB and the AABB Foundation are pleased to announce the 2025 AABB Foundation Scholars.
8 min read |Members Only |AABB Foundation: Shaping the Industry
AABB premium corporate partner Perfeqta aims to improve efficiency and ensure safer blood through better quality control.
7 min read |Open Access |Corporate Partner Spotlight
Kimberly Villar, BS, discusses the role of standards in ensuring safe and effective distribution of advanced therapies.
5 min read |Members Only |White Coats
Homayemem Weli, MD, MSc, PhD, offers networking tips and tricks to make the most of your time at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting.
4 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting
CEO David Green, Vitalant, shares four reasons attendees must visit the Exhibit Hall at the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting.
3 min read |Open Access |Annual Meeting
Book Review: Aseptic Technique: Safe and Sterile Biological Processing. Matthew Wilgo, CABP(H), discusses the most widespread myths about aseptic technique — and the facts behind them.
4 min read |Open Access |High Priority
In this interview, Josie Pippert provides some insight on her background, her experience in the AABB Assessor Program and her favorite aspect of the AABB Assessor Program.
4 min read |Open Access |In the Field
Lifelong learning is far more than a hobby—it’s a proven strategy for maintaining and enhancing mental agility.
4 min read |Members Only |Be Well
Of Note: News stories from the field.
5 min read |Members Only |Of Note
AABB encourages early-career professionals or those new to the field to take advantage of the AABB Mentoring Program.
2 min read |Members Only |Membership Focus
Transfusion is AABB’s scholarly, peer-reviewed monthly journal, publishing the latest on technological advances, clinical research and controversial issues related to transfusion medicine, blood banking, biotherapies and tissue transplantation. Access of Transfusion is free to all AABB members.
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