Instructional Methods:
The student has access to recorded lectures for overview of content, spends time in operational departments for viewing and sometimes performing labwork on pre-tested samples. Faculty spends time with students during rounds and weekly meetings to go over weekly cases, calls, situations occurring at the blood center. it's a hands on type of rotation, depending on what situations present themselves,
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 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 methodologies, 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
Remediation Plan:
Repeat the elective. It would be almost impossible to not pass. As long as the student is present, participates in discussions, presentations, and reviews the recorded lectures, they should pass. If they are not present, this would be a bigger issue.