Transfusion Medicine: Quo Vadis? What Has Been Achieved, What Is to Be Expected Proceedings of the jubilee Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Blood Transfusion, Groningen, 2000, Organized by the Sanquin Division Blood Bank Noord Nederland

th It is a great pleasure for me to open the jubilee 25 International Symposium on Blood Transfusion here in Groningen. This symposium is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and is being held under the auspices of the ISBT and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Walter Schwi...

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Other Authors: Smit Sibinga, C.Th (Editor), Cash, J.D. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2001, 2001
Edition:1st ed. 2001
Series:Developments in Hematology and Immunology
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • I. Blood Supply Systems and Organisation
  • Blood Transfusion: Quo Vadis? Customer Orientation as the Leading Principal for Blood Banks in the Future
  • Community Involvement: The Development, the Past – the Present and the Future of Blood Donations as a Form of Community Involvement
  • Structure and Commitments – Blood Supply Systems and Organization
  • Applying Decision Analysis to Transfusion Medicine in the Real World to Improve Transfusion Safety
  • Cost-Effectiveness of HIV NAT Screening for Dutch Donors
  • Legal and Regulatory Aspects of Blood Transfusion
  • Discussion
  • II. Technical and Pharmaceutical Developments
  • Freezing and Vitrification of Red Cells, Recollections and Predictions
  • Plasma Fractionation
  • Inactivation of Viruses, Bacteria, Protozoa, and Leukocytes in Labile Blood Components by Using Nucleic Acid Targeted Methods
  • Alternatives to Human Blood Resources
  • Discussion
  • III. Quality Principles and Risk Management
  • Quality Systems and Management: 2000 Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going?
  • Traceability and Coding Principles
  • Quality Principles and Risk Management: Automation and Documentation
  • Haemovigilance
  • Human Resources: Teaching and Training in Transfusion Medicine
  • Discussion
  • IV. Transfusion Medicine at the Bedside
  • The Epidemiology of Blood Component Transfusion in South Eastern Scotland, 1990 to 1997
  • Contributions of Meta-Analysis to Transfusion Medicine
  • Immunomodulation: Facts and Interpretations
  • Development and Implementation of New Cellular Therapies
  • Transfusion Medicine and the Development of Gene Therapy
  • Making Policy in the 2000s
  • Discussion