Why Should Non-US Organizations Seek Accreditation by US Agencies?
Program Code: 226-QE
Sunday, October 24, 2004
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

SPEAKERS
Cees Smit Sibinga, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin, FRCPath, Academic Institute IDTM, Univ. of Groningen
Celso Bianco, MD, International Society of Blood Transfusion
Jose Mauro Kutner, MD, PhD, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein

DESCRIPTION
This international session will provide a discussion on the applicability of US accreditation programs for blood banks outside the US, regarding their characteristics and benefits for non-US hospitals. The speakers will present the experiences of non-US hospitals with the AABB accreditation program and with other US agencies. In addition, the speakers will compare and contrast the differences between the concepts of accreditation and regulation.

OBJECTIVES

• Describe the performance of the AABB accreditation program outside the US
• Discuss the experience of non-US hospitals that participate in the AABB Accreditation program and other US accreditation programs
• Explain the differences between regulations and accreditation programs

AUDIENCE
Physicians, Technologists, Nurses, Managers/Supervisors, CEOs/CFOs

PROGRAM LEVEL
Intermediate