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Description: Transfusion reactions can cause a lot of anxiety in transfusion medicine. No one wants the blood product that was matched and given the patient to do more harm than good. As lab staff, we understand that blood components are living tissues and can cause adverse reactions, so we need to be aware of the different types of adverse reactions, how they show up in the lab, and most importantly how to work them up and report them as required. This webinar will describe various transfusion reactions and how the laboratory works them up. 

Start date: Upon registration

Completion: Up to 52 weeks

At the end of this webinar you will be able to:

• Define Transfusion Reactions.
• Describe different types of transfusion reactions.
• Discuss how the laboratory reacts to a suspected transfusion reaction.
• List the various Canadian agencies that transfusion reactions are reported to.
• Review some case studies.

Speaker: Diana Kobes, MLT BA AdEd

Diana Kobes has been a laboratory technologist for more than 30 years. Teaching is Diana’s passion, and her degree is in Adult Education. She works as a Technical Coordinator on a team that supports 13 hospitals. Diana writes procedures, provides education, and oversees the quality in the Blood Bank. She is also an instructor for health-related topics at the University of Fraser Valley in Continuing Education. As well, Diana is a peer-assessor for the Diagnostic Accreditation Program of BC for Blood Banks. 

Recorded: June 3, 2022

PEP hours: 1.0

CPS credits: 0

*Note: PEP hours and/or CPS credits will only be awarded upon successful completion of the quiz.