SCABB Blog

To Provide Phenotype-Matched Red Blood Cells or Not – That is the Question!

The adoption of molecular testing techniques in blood banks and donor centers has allowed for the accurate prediction of patient phenotypes where none was possible before. However, the availability of this valuable technology is not without its complications!

Register Now for the 2012 Annual Meeting!

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Pack your boots because we’re headed to Austin, TX for SCABB’s 54th Annual Meeting and Exhibit show, which will be held April 18th – 21st, 2012, at the AT&T Center.

The Struggle between Automation and the Hourly Employee. What Is the Solution?

Automation and The Hourly Employee – A Negative Effect on the Blood Supply?

Intrauterine Transfusions: Suggestions for coordinating a successful team approach?

“Do’s and Don’ts” for successful intrauterine transfusion…What works and what should be avoided?

Staff Surveys…

During AABB I attended a session on staff surveys that I found of interest.

Article Review

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Review of article “Sipuleucel-T Immunotherapy for Castration – Resistant Prostate Cancer” in NEJM July 2010; Volume 363
(5): 411-422.

Did you attend AABB?

What did you find most inspiring at AABB? Was it the educational sessions on cellular therapy, biovigilance, patient blood management? Maybe it was the CTXPO? Maybe it was just seeing old friends.

Master stem cell for human blood cells

Master Stem Cell

Researchers at Toronto’s University Health Network reported in the journal Science that they have identified the mother cell that is responsible for generating human blood cells.

Accountable Care Act and Blood Centers

How will the Accountable Care Act influence our industry?

Technical Scientific Award Lecturers at SCABB Annual Meeting

We are so excited to welcome Dr. Harvey Klein as the Karen Williams Memorial Award Lecturer and Dr. Scott Jones as the Technical Scientific Award Lecturer at the SCABB Annual meeting in April 2012. Don’t you think these distinguished speakers will draw a large audience to the SCABB meeting?