August Issue of AABB News Focuses on Safety and Accreditation

The August issue of AABB News explores the critical role of safety and accreditation in the blood and biotherapies field. Features focus on the growing impact of AABB accreditation in the Middle East, explore AABB’s new Standards for Emergency Prehospital and Scheduled Out-of-Hospital Transfusions and celebrate an accreditation milestone in Qatar.

Additional articles address proper aseptic technique, networking tips for the 2025 AABB Annual Meeting and the benefits of lifelong learning. This issue also features profiles of the 2025 AABB Award recipients, a “White Coats” interview with Kimberly Villar, BS, on the role of standards in ensuring safe and effective distribution of advanced therapies, and a Q&A with an AABB assessor, Josie Pippert.