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  • Critical Thinking for Blood Bank Header

    POSTPONED: Wednesday, May 13 in Pinole

    POSTPONED: Wednesday, September 23 in Walnut Creek

    7.5 Continuing Education Units

    • Critical Thinking for Blood Bank

      This course is intended for CLS that have completed a Blood Bank Basics or Blood Bank Intermediate course. The class will focus on developing skills to:

      1. Evaluate challenging situations in blood bank that require problem solving skills
      2. Require the need to gather data, information by asking significant question
      3. Reach conclusions, and best options to guide their actions

      Scenarios of commonly encountered situations will be presented for problem solving, such as antibody problems, emergency release, massive transfusion, inconclusive or indeterminate test results that require action be taken.

      • Speaker

        Theresa Dunning, MSQA, MT(ASCP)SBB, CMQ/OE(ASQ)
        Northern California Laboratory Quality & Compliance Blood Bank Practice Leader

      • Additional Information

        Eligible Participants

        This course is intended for CLS that have completed a Blood Bank Basics or Blood Bank Intermediate course. Supervisory personnel are welcome.

        Refunds

        No refunds provided; the cost of the event will be applied to another CELP or LSLMC event.

      • May Location - CANCELED

        Pinole Medical Office Building

        1301 PInole Valley Road
        Pinole, CA 94564
        1st Floor, Conference Room 2A

      • September Location

        Lennon Lane Office Building

        501 Lennon Lane
        Walnut Creek, CA 94598
        2nd Floor, Room 2C

      • Agenda

        Breakfast

        7:30 - 8:00

        What is Critical Thinking?

        Applying Critical Thinking BB Cases:

        Critical Thinking tools

        • ABO Groups, Subgroups and 
          Discrepancies 
        • Indeterminate Blood Types
        • Rh Discrepancies

        8:00 - 9:30

        Break

        9:30 - 9:45
        • Antibody Identification
          • DAT test results
        • Clinically Significant Antibodies 
        • Antibody identification
          • DAT neg and DAT positive
        • Proper interpretation of panel and screening cell results

        9:45 - 12:00

        Lunch

        12:00 - 12:30

        Case Studies – Urgent Need for Blood

        • MTP & Emergency Release
        • Antibody identification
          • DAT positive samples
        • Antibody ID panel exercises and case studies
        • Cold / Warm / Interfering substance

        12:30 - 2:15

        Break

        2:15 - 2:30

        Case Studies – Blood Shortage / Rare Blood

        • Determining how to move forward
        • Selecting appropriate donor units
          • Delay or transfuse – What to do?

        2:30 - 4:30

      • Breakfast and Lunch will be provided.

        Two 15 minute breaks and 30 minute lunch.

      • Registration

        We will be accepting online registrations and credit card payments only. We will no longer accept checks, money orders, or cash.

        Cost: $30.00

        Register and pay for this event online:

        Click the link or paste the link into your browser window: https://na.eventscloud.com/CTBB2020

        Registration Deadlines:

        • CANCELED: Friday, April 24, 2020 for May Session
        • Friday, September 4, 2020 for September Session