Webinar
AABB Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services 32nd Edition
Duration: 1 hour
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AABB Quality Series 1 - Session 1 - Quality Systems Part I
During this session we will cover the following topics:
- Who is AABB?
- What is a standard?
- Quality Management foundation
- Chapter 1.0 Organization
- Chapter 2.0 Resources
- Chapter 4.0 Supplier & Customer Issues
- Q&A
AABB Quality Series 1 - Session 2 - Quality Systems Part II
During this session we will cover the following topics:
- Summary of Session 1
- Chapter 3.0 Equipment
- Chapter 6.0 Documents and Records
- Chapter 7.0 Deviations, Nonconformances, and Adverse Events
- Chapter 8.0 Assessments: Internal and External
- Chapter 9.0 Process Improvement Through Corrective and Preventive Action
- Q&A
AABB Quality Series 1 - Session 3 - Process Control, Facilities and Safety
During this session we will cover the following topics:
- AABB intro
- Summary of Session 1 & 2
- Chapter 5 Process Control
- General
- Collection and Production of Components
- Transfusion Services - Related Activities
- Chapter 10 Facilities and Safety
- Q&A
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About Our Speakers:
About Our Speakers:
Holly Rapp, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ), CMQ/OE
AABB Quality Consultant
Myrtle Beach, SC
Holly graduated from Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia with a degree in medical technology. Her blood banking career started at Ohio Valley Medical Center located in Wheeling, West Virginia. With more than 40 years of experience, she has served in hospital transfusion services, at blood centers, and as the director of accreditation and quality for AABB. She is currently mostly retired, enjoying the beach and golf life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but continues to serve the industry through consulting work.
Holly graduated from Alderson-Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia with a degree in medical technology. Her blood banking career started at Ohio Valley Medical Center located in Wheeling, West Virginia. With more than 40 years of experience, she has served in hospital transfusion services, at blood centers, and as the director of accreditation and quality for AABB. She is currently mostly retired, enjoying the beach and golf life in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, but continues to serve the industry through consulting work.
About Our Speakers:
Jack Hager, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Certified Medical Laboratory Scientist & Specialist
New Braunfels, TX
Jack A. Hager is a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist and Specialist in Blood Bank who has worked in hospitals, blood centers and testing laboratories his entire career. He retired from the US Air Force Biomedical Corps as a Lt Colonel, and subsequently was Laboratory Director and CEO of the American Red Cross, National Testing Laboratory in Portland Oregon.
Jack has more than 30 years’ experience in transfusion medicine and infectious disease testing. He was until recently Vice President of Operations for one of the largest blood and plasma testing laboratories in the US, which provides testing for blood centers and major drug therapeutic manufacturers. Most recently, he opened Community Labs, San Antonio, a non-profit laboratory which provides free and low cost PCR based COVID testing for asymptomatic people in and around San Antonio, TX.
Jack was a 2017 recipient of the ASCP Member Excellence in Management Award. This award is given to an individual who demonstrated effective leadership skills and management strategies, and whose contributions to laboratory quality improvement have inspired their colleagues. He is also currently a member of The George Washington University School of Business Customer Experience Program Advisory Council.
Jack A. Hager is a certified Medical Laboratory Scientist and Specialist in Blood Bank who has worked in hospitals, blood centers and testing laboratories his entire career. He retired from the US Air Force Biomedical Corps as a Lt Colonel, and subsequently was Laboratory Director and CEO of the American Red Cross, National Testing Laboratory in Portland Oregon.
Jack has more than 30 years’ experience in transfusion medicine and infectious disease testing. He was until recently Vice President of Operations for one of the largest blood and plasma testing laboratories in the US, which provides testing for blood centers and major drug therapeutic manufacturers. Most recently, he opened Community Labs, San Antonio, a non-profit laboratory which provides free and low cost PCR based COVID testing for asymptomatic people in and around San Antonio, TX.
Jack was a 2017 recipient of the ASCP Member Excellence in Management Award. This award is given to an individual who demonstrated effective leadership skills and management strategies, and whose contributions to laboratory quality improvement have inspired their colleagues. He is also currently a member of The George Washington University School of Business Customer Experience Program Advisory Council.
About Our Speakers:
Christine Bales, BS, MT, I(ASCP), CQA (ASQ)
AABB Vice President, Consulting & Global Services
St. Louis, MO
Christine serves as a technical assistance expert in quality management systems for blood centers and transfusion services. She designs implementation models to be used as roadmaps for blood donor centers and transfusion services facility accreditations. Christine has experience as an assessor and a CAP inspector and has over 20 years of management experience in laboratory medicine, blood donor centers and hospital-based transfusion services. During her years as a CEO and in senior management she led organizations through strategic planning activities, process improvement activities and facility accreditation processes. She holds a Certificate in Organizational Leadership from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Purdue University and certifications in Medical Technology and Immunology from ASCP. She is a member of AABB, American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
Christine serves as a technical assistance expert in quality management systems for blood centers and transfusion services. She designs implementation models to be used as roadmaps for blood donor centers and transfusion services facility accreditations. Christine has experience as an assessor and a CAP inspector and has over 20 years of management experience in laboratory medicine, blood donor centers and hospital-based transfusion services. During her years as a CEO and in senior management she led organizations through strategic planning activities, process improvement activities and facility accreditation processes. She holds a Certificate in Organizational Leadership from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Purdue University and certifications in Medical Technology and Immunology from ASCP. She is a member of AABB, American Society of Clinical Pathology (ASCP) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
