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View article: Quality in transfusion medicine: How to master and sustain
Quality in transfusion medicine: How to master and sustain Open
The vein-to-vein transfusion chain consists of two distinct elements - To allow consistent preparation and use of blood components that are safe and clinically efficacious, an appropriate and transparent quality system should be put in pla…
View article: How to Provide a Sufficient Supply of Safe, Effective and Quality-assured Blood and Blood Components in Emergency Situations
How to Provide a Sufficient Supply of Safe, Effective and Quality-assured Blood and Blood Components in Emergency Situations Open
Background: Emergency situations can be personal and medical but also external and humanitarian (armed conflicts). In each situation a preparedness plan consisting of a risk assessment and gap analysis, emergency preparedness protocol, res…
View article: Global Challenges and Innovations in Low-and Middle-Income Country Blood Systems
Global Challenges and Innovations in Low-and Middle-Income Country Blood Systems Open
Blood transfusion has come a long way. Since the discovery of Landsteiner late 19th century clinical use has become possible. However, it took decades before an effective quality blood supply system (managerial and operational, well-govern…
View article: FILLING A GAP IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
FILLING A GAP IN EDUCATION AND RESEARCH IN TRANSFUSION MEDICINE Open
Transfusion medicine has come a long way from the antique mystical époque’s till today. Although Landsteiner did breaking research at the end of the 19th Century, it lasted till 1975 when the World Health Assembly in Geneva endorsed a Reso…
View article: Legislative and Regulatory Systems for the Blood Supply. Is there any Progress?
Legislative and Regulatory Systems for the Blood Supply. Is there any Progress? Open
In 2021, four years ago, an editorial was published 3 years after the WHO 2019 initiative to include blood, blood components, plasma and plasma derived medicinal products (PDMP) in the WHO Global Benchmarking Tool called GBT+Blood. The bur…
View article: Review of: "How Competent are Health Professionals in Delivering Nutrition Education? A Cross-Sectional Study in Ebonyi State, Nigeria"
Review of: "How Competent are Health Professionals in Delivering Nutrition Education? A Cross-Sectional Study in Ebonyi State, Nigeria" Open
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View article: COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BLOOD AVAILABILITY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES: WHAT HAPPENED?
COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND BLOOD AVAILABILITY IN LOW- AND MIDDLE- INCOME COUNTRIES: WHAT HAPPENED? Open
Background: Of the 118.5 million blood donations collected globally in 2023, 40% of these were collected in high-income countries, home to only 16% of the global population. An increase of 10.7 million blood donations from voluntary unpaid…
View article: A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey concerning Blood Donation among Libyans
A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Survey concerning Blood Donation among Libyans Open
Background and Objectives: Libya's blood transfusion system suffers from chronic blood shortages due to low rates of voluntary, nonremunerated blood donors (VNRBDs). Over 90% of blood donations are for family members or friends of donors, …
View article: Transfusion Medicine: From AB0 to AI (Artificial Intelligence)
Transfusion Medicine: From AB0 to AI (Artificial Intelligence) Open
Transfusion of blood from human to human became a clinical reality around the turn of the 19th century with the discovery of the blood group antigens A and B, which allowed compatibility between the blood of the healthy donor and the recip…
View article: Poor Economics – Knowledge Economy and The Existing Knowledge Gaps (Higher and Academic Education) In Healthcare; How To Overcome?
Poor Economics – Knowledge Economy and The Existing Knowledge Gaps (Higher and Academic Education) In Healthcare; How To Overcome? Open
The 2018 United Nations Development Program (UNDP) presents clearly that the lower the human development indices (HDI), the more significant the decrement in secondary and tertiary education enrolment (higher and academic). For example, te…
View article: COVID‐19 and the impact on blood availability and transfusion practices in low‐ and middle‐income countries
COVID‐19 and the impact on blood availability and transfusion practices in low‐ and middle‐income countries Open
Background/Case Studies The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) pandemic disrupted the global blood supply. Low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) already experienced blood supply deficits that preceded the pandemic. We sought to charact…
View article: Modeling global transfusion medicine education
Modeling global transfusion medicine education Open
This document provides an analysis and oversight of the necessary educational infrastructure at national level needed for successful and sustainable education programs undergraduate and post-graduate and is focused on desired outcomes need…
View article: Impact of Early COVID-19 Advice and Guidelines on the Blood Supply in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Impact of Early COVID-19 Advice and Guidelines on the Blood Supply in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Open
In March 2020, the Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (AATM) took the initiative to support and guide the 20 member and 5 associate-member countries in their efforts to continue their blood supply with minimal interruption or shorta…
View article: Global survey of transfusion medicine curricula in medical schools: Challenges and opportunities
Global survey of transfusion medicine curricula in medical schools: Challenges and opportunities Open
Background Physicianʼs knowledge in transfusion medicine (TM) is critical for patient safety. Therefore, ensuring that medical schools provide adequate education in TM is important. The aim of this study was to assess the status of TM educ…
View article: COVID‐19 Pandemic – blood supply challenges and approaches in AATM member countries
COVID‐19 Pandemic – blood supply challenges and approaches in AATM member countries Open
With the COVID‐19 outbreak, AATM took an early initiative to provide the membership instructive recommendations and informative aide mémoire. Optimizing membership support a survey was sent to 25 pandemic affected member countries, to coll…