Blood Management and Transfusion Safety Workshop
Program Code: 9203-TC
Sunday, October 25, 2009
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Jeffrey Wagner, BSN, RN, Puget Sound Blood Center

SPEAKERS
Kim Maynard, RN, BSN, OCN, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Colleen McGuinness Slapak, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Community Blood Center/Community Tissue Services
Jeffrey Wagner, BSN, RN, Puget Sound Blood Center
Joseph Thomas, BSN, RN, ACCUMEN

DESCRIPTION
To ensure safe blood component administration, nurses, anesthesiologists, perfusionists, and medical technologists must be aware of required best practices for blood component distribution, verification, administration, and documentation. This workshop will discuss current challenges to providing safe transfusions in hospitals and discuss practical strategies for improvement.