Aim of the webinar:
During this session, we will cover the effects of patient blood management, and donor and patient demographic changes on blood supply. Renowned speakers will elaborate on the strategies employed by hospital-based transfusion services, such as University Clinic Saint-Luc, to manage and prevent blood shortage situations with recommendations for the future.
Level of education required:
Level 1 - Fundamental awareness.
What prior knowledge is required to attend the webinar?
No previous knowledge is required to join this webinar.
Target audience:
Blood bankers, transfusion practitioners, master or PhD students, laboratory technicians, and nurses.
The speakers:
Veronique Deneys
President of the Transfusion Committee at University Clinic Saint-Luc
Clinical Academic Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Louvain
Coordinator of the Interuniversity Master in Transfusion Medicine
Expert at the Belgian Superior Health Council
Corentin Streel
Medical manager in the hematology laboratory and in the blood bank department of the University Clinic Saint-Luc with oversight of the platelet histocompatibility and immunology laboratory, the erythrocyte immunology laboratory and the coordination of unrelated stem cell transplants.
The moderator:
