Aim of the webinar:
A discussion about different approaches investigated by blood establishments around the world to maintain and/or increase supply of platelet concentrates at times of decreasing blood donations due to different reasons, among them: demographic changes, pandemic, etc.
Level of education required:
1 - Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge)
Target audience
Blood bank staff, scientists, transfusion practitioners, Masters, and PhD students as well as blood donors.
What prior knowledge is required?
Understand blood processing, apheresis collection, blood component characteristics, storage conditions and indications.
Please be aware that if you attend the webinar, your data will be shared with Terumo BCT. If you do not want your data to be shared, please send us an email at [email protected].
The Speakers
Lacey Johnson
Dr Lacey Johnson is a Principal Research Fellow in the Product Development and Transfusion Studies Research team at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and holds a Visiting Fellow position at the University of Technology Sydney. Dr Johnson is a cell biologist, with expertise in platelet biology, specifically platelet storage. She conducts fundamental, translational and clinical research aimed at improving the quality and safety of platelet products for transfusion. She has been involved in the conduct of two clinical trials of novel blood products developed through her research. Dr Johnson has over 60 publications and an extensive network of collaborators, nationally and internationally. She is also the secretary of the ISBT Blood Components Working Party.
