How are donor adverse events in your facility being reviewed? How is your Medical Director involved?

• Does the Medical Director review and sign ALL donor adverse events?
• Does the Medical Director review and sign only selected donor adverse events?
• Does the Medical Director review and sign the donor adverse events in a summary format... (monthly report)
• Does the Medical Director just reviews the donor adverse events... no signature required.

Trying to figure out the role the Medical Director should play in adverse events.

Thanks

Stephanie

While I do not collect donations anymore:  in my current facility we did only autologous (licensed):  the Medical Director reviewed and signed off on all adverse events.  In a previous facility we drew 95% of our transfusables:  the Medical Director only signed off on "significant" events - pretty much everything except dizziness.  We did not count giving apheresis donors Tums as a reportable event.

Only moderate or severe AEs require MD review.  All minor events are reviewed by nursing staff to ensure that they're properly categorized and were appropriately managed. (Moderate/ Severe are categorized as LOC, additional medical intervention (call 911)...)