LearnTransfusion Series

Journal Club: Wrong Blood in Tube “WBIT”, An Evaluation of the Implementation of Blood Bank Generated Tube for the 2nd Blood Group Check

When
Where
Toronto/Webinar

Event details

Presented by:

Dr. Ahmad Alharbi
Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee
McMaster University

Objectives:

Through reviewing the cohort study titled “Implementation of a blood bank generated tube for second blood group determination: Challenges, yield, and cost”, we will cover the following:

  1. WBIT definition.
  2. The importance of raising the awareness of the WBIT risk, its causes, and its consequences.
  3. Mitigation Strategies update.

References:

  1. Wrong blood in tube - potential for serious outcomes: can it be prevented?  Bolton-Maggs PH, Wood EM, Wiersum-Osselton JC.  Br J Haematol. 2015 Jan;168(1):3-13. doi: 10.1111/bjh.13137. Epub 2014 Oct 4.  PMID: 25284036 Review.
  2. Implementation of a blood bank generated tube for second blood group determination: Challenges, yield, and cost.  Obaidallah N, Downie H, Colavecchia C, Callum J, Lin Y.  Transfusion. 2022 Apr;62(4):784-790. doi: 10.1111/trf.16838. Epub 2022 Feb 25.  PMID: 35213739
     

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Registration: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/L9AwSHv9KUaQX6QbtYaBRw,Ofl0wgwzzkCWVLaJN1ozEg,6dTLTUX2nEu-F8FE0GtYPg,5KRCDSWKnku1LqnpEGObXw,5HK7_1gUGEGDMhxHW_6vdw,c-nQxxW7DECPtWDKbh1DFw?mode=read&tenantId=4830d02f-fd7b-4629-905f-a41bb5868147

To register for the LearnTransfusion series, send an email to learn.transfusion@blood.ca with  “Weekly Transfusion Medicine Seminars” in the subject line. Include your name and complete e-mail address in the body of the e-mail, and confirm that you would like to register for the LearnTransfusion series. You will then receive weekly email notifications of upcoming series events with details on how to join the webinars (e.g., call-in number and a link to register for the webinar).

The LearnTransfusion series is the seminar component of the Areas of Focused Competency (AFC)-Diploma Program in Transfusion Medicine. The series, organized by Canadian Blood Services is also open to all practitioners in the field of Transfusion Medicine. Through a series of regular webinars, trainees and practitioners are exposed to various scientific, technical and clinical aspects of transfusion medicine.