Knowledge/Skills:
Donor Services: Review Donor Eligibility, questions and
health history, mini physical
Observe
multiple platforms for collection: whole blood, automated apheresis for RBC, PLT,
plasma
Components: Observe manufacturing
for WB into RBC, Plasma, Cryo, Platelet components
Introduce
temperature for manufacturing, storage, transportation
Observe
pooling of acrodose platelets, modifications such as Irradiation,
Washing,
thawing, leukoreduction process, pooling of cryo
Product Management: Ordering for
replacement, explanation of expected turn around time
Imports
to Hoxworth – time delay
Red Cell Serology: ABO/Rh,
antibody screen and antibody identification, preparation of suitable Antigen
negative units, frequencies of antigen negative units, Transfusion
practice, Crossmatch metholdologies, DAT, intra/extravascular Hemolysis.
Temp storage of components
Transfusion Service: Dispense
of components for transfusion, inventory challenges, time expectation To
re-order components from Hoxworth
OR
refrigerator and policies for transfusable products
Turn
around time for Preparation or crossmatch of components
Initiation
of Massive transfusion protocol
Blood
Bag Tags
Transplantation Imm: HLA
testing, Crossmatching of donor organs, PCR
Therapeutic Apheresis: Attend rounds daily, observe procedures, both for collections and infusion, Plasma exchange, Red Cell exchange, be introduced to therapies treated by apheresis
Donor Recruitment: Be exposed to the methods to get donors to donate, promotional, outreach
Procedures:
Perform pretransfusion testing:
ABO/Rh typings
Antibody screen/identification
Direct antiglobulin test
Describe apheresis procedures:
Therapeutic
Product collection
Describe Transplant Immunology Laboratory and appropriate testing.
Describe tests required on all allogeneic donors of whole blood or apheresis products.
Describe tests required for autologous donors of whole blood products.