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Coon9719 reacted to Malcolm Needs in Case study bookThanks Lorna. I'll have a look and see what I can provide but, as I see that you are working in the Isle of Man, may I suggest you get a copy of the BCSH Guideline "Pre-Transfusion Compatibility Procedures in Blood Transfusion Laboratories" from 2012 (which is available free on-line - just put in BCSH Guidelines), and these have a few at the end of the Guideline.
In addition, have a look on this site under "Library" at the top of the page, where you might find more than one thing (probably under "Education", but not only there), that will be of use to you.
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Coon9719 reacted to Cliff in AABB Individual MembershipWe were always AABB accredited. That requires a facility representative. That was always me. That gave me the equivalent of individual access. In fact, it was not possible (well everything is possible) to have an individual membership if you are also the site representative.
They do have a best practices sections, which is great. We also have a document library here, and members here are always willing to share their ideas on topics, if not their actual SOPs, just ask.
You do get a discount on their books like Standards and the Technical Manual. With your membership, you also get a monthly subscription to Transfusion.
I used their mentorship program after being in the filed for over 25 years. I got a new position, and the mentor they assigned me was wonderful. We talked through a lot of challenging situations I was facing.
There are other sections of their site that become unlocked.
Is it worth it, that's up to you.
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Coon9719 reacted to Malcolm Needs in AABB Individual MembershipAs someone from the UK (born there, still live there and worked all my professional life there), I concur with jshepherd's post. I, too, am an aabb individual member.
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Coon9719 reacted to jshepherd in AABB Individual MembershipMy facility is not AABB accredited, just Joint Commission and FDA, and I have an individual membership. I am the supervisor, and we are a large level 1 metropolitan trauma hospital. I have gained so much from my membership. Everything Cliff mentioned about resources is true, and I can't tell you how many times we've taken advantage of the discount on books for my pathologists (none of whom are transfusion medicine specialists).
AABB membership also opened up all the subcommittees and sections, and I now sit on 9 subsections and lead one of them. I am also a mentor in the program Cliff mentioned above.
I would say it's worth it for at least one year, so you can try it out and see what you get from it. Pro tip: if you love it, they do offer a 3 year membership option that knocks some of the cost down.
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Coon9719 reacted to John C. Staley in AABB Individual MembershipI never regretted my individual AABB membership. They can be an excellent resource, especially in your new position. Having said that, I imagine things may have changed since my retirement. I would suggest getting a membership, if you are not seeing the cost: benefit ratio in your favor you can always cancel or just not renew.