AABB and EFS to Sponsor Immunohematology Wet Workshop at AfSBT International Conference

AABB and the Etablissement Français du Sang (EFS) will sponsor an immunohematology wet workshop on red blood cell (RBC) antibody detection and identification in Windhoek, Namibia, immediately before the 12th International Congress of the Africa Society for Blood Transfusion (AfSBT). The one-day, hands-on workshop will take place March 22 and is hosted by AfSBT and the Blood Transfusion Service of Namibia.

The workshop is designed to strengthen pretransfusion testing practices and improve patient outcomes. Participants will perform and interpret RBC antibody screening and identification on patient and donor samples and discuss transfusion management for patients with clinically significant RBC alloantibodies in low-resource settings.

Attendees are required to complete three pre-workshop webinars (offered in English and French) and are encouraged to review five ISBT online modules on immunohematology. While the wet workshop is limited to professionals working in Africa, the pre-workshop webinars are open to all interested individuals. Those who complete the webinars and attend the workshop will receive a certificate of attendance.

There is no fee to attend, and transportation from the AfSBT Congress hotel to the Namibia University of Science and Technology, where the workshop will take place, is included.

Registration is limited to 24 participants. Additional details are available on the AABB website.