FAQS

The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) is a scientific society founded in 1935. Over the years ISBT has grown into a truly international society where transfusion medicine professionals from over 100 countries come together to share knowledge to improve the safety of blood transfusion worldwide.

You get to attend state-of-the-art lectures, connect and network with transfusion medicine professionals from all over the world, and enjoy social events. 

Everyone across the transfusion field including non-ISBT members. 

The Harold Gunson Fellowship are made available for  ISBT Regional and International congresses to allow young transfusion professionals to have a chance to attend an ISBT cogress.

To apply you need to:

• Be the first, submitting and presenting author of an abstract which has been accepted for the scientific programme of the ISBT congress you wish to attend. 
• Be 40 years of age or under at the date of the first day of the congress.
• Not have received a Harold Gunson fellowship twice before. Applicants from very high or high HDI countries can only receive the Harold Gunson Fellowship once. 

To read more about the Harold Gunson Fellowship - head here. 

Sign up to our newsletter here to receive an email when abstract submissions are open. 

Joining the ISBT allows you to get involved in the society such as joining a Working Party, the Young Professionals Council, and to have the chance to be elected to the Board of Directors. In terms of your career, you have free access to ISBT Education and to attend all online webinars and live journal clubs. Find out more about costs of membership here.