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The official newsletter of the Massachusetts Association of Blood Banks that comes out in the fall before the spring seminar of the next year. If you have case studies, antibody workups, or any other material you feel would be appropriate for the newsletter, please contact us!
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April 24, 2010
At Brown University, New
Frontiers In Transfusion Medicine will be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010
from 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM.
May 20, 2010
A
CLSI-APHL educational teleconference,
"New Guidance for Laboratories: Validating Automated Systems for Immunohematological
Testing," will be held on May 20, 2010; 1:00 – 2:00 PM (ET) (Faculty:
Katharine Downes, MD).
www.aphl.org/clsi
May 4-6, 2010
2010 ASCLS-CNE Annual Convention
The 62nd ASCLS-CNE Annual Convention will be held May 4, 5 & 6, 2010
at the Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence RI.
2008
It is with deep sadness that we report the death of one of our MABB and former
Board of Directors members, Susan Eaves Bezanson, on April 3, 2008. Sue was
a very respected, trusted member of the blood bank community. She was well liked
and made a deep impression on those of us fortunate to have known her. Her positive
attitude, dedication to quality, patient safety and other contributions to Transfusion
Medicine will be greatly missed.
2008
“ISBT128 – The Deadline is Here, Last Minute Discussion for Meditech
Users” (Tuesday 4/22/08, 4:30pm).
ISBT128 implementation forum for Meditech user's. We will share ideas, issues
and experiences
discovered during ISBT128 implementation. Feel free to bring your "War
Stories" to share.
Non Meditech users may find this session valuable as well.
Intended Audience:
This session is intended for Blood Bank Managers, Lab Administrators, Meditech
IT analysts and
support personnel responsible for ISBT128 implementation and integration with
Meditech LIS.
Forum Mediators
Carmine Vetrano, Blood Bank Manager, Mount Auburn Hospital
Linda Levinus, Blood Bank Manager, New England Baptist Hospital
Topics for discussion include recommendations and issues discovered for the
following:
Process flow evaluation
Meditech implementation
Hematrax software
Printers
Alternatives
Label stock
Validation
FDA submission requirements for transfusion and donor services
Labels to be sent to FDA
Common errors found on label submissions
2008
The International Society for Cellular Therapy will be holding a regional meeting
in Columbus, Ohio on April 4 and 5, 2008. These meetings are a new initiative
for ISCT and aim to address an educational gap for lab technologists in Cellular
Therapy who need to network and learn from their peers and for whom budgets
do not facilitate travel to national or international meetings.
August 2007: article
in the Lowell Sun about Dr. Kay Doyle, coordinator of the medical technology
and clinical sciences program at UMass Lowell's College of Health Professions.
April 2006: The MABB has joined the ASCLS P.A.C.E. program and will be able
to offer PACE credits for each of the lectures offered at the annual seminar.
April 2006: Local Vendors Support MABB/Two local vendors contributed prizes
that were raffled off at the annual meeting, to suppport the MABB. Winston Flowers
donated a gift certificate. The Chamber Orchestra of Boston donated gift certificates.
These donations were to raise money for the MABB. This is something totally
new in addition to the raffles sponsored by our fabulous vendors. We hope you
will come & enjoy the seminar, visit the vendor booths and earn PACE credits!