Blood banking and transfusion medicine encompass many areas from donor recruitment and selection, blood collection laboratory practices and use of blood components and products. Hemovigilance is closely linked to all these and strict regulations and quality management is needed. This course will cover definitions of quality systems, emphasizing the importance of total quality management and quality elements. The graduates are intended to demonstrate proficiency in maintaining the quality of blood components and transfusion services as per international and local standards. Overview of proper use of instrumentation and computerization in transfusion services will be included.
Prerequisites
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