Other Continuing Education

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• Literature on transfusion medicine (PubMed)
• General Continuing Education (CE) resources for practicing and student technologists, nurses, and physicians
• Forums & Mailing Lists

• Nursing-related transfusion research

• Quality Systems Education and Training resources

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General Continuing Education Resources

GENERAL

A consumer guide to the world of e-learning. BMJ Career Focus 2005 Mar 5;330:96-7.

Cases from the 2008 SHOT Report

Indian Immunohematology Initiative (many case studies & lectures)

•  Oct. 2009 Case of the Month

Transfusion-medicine related animations & videos (TraQ resource)

AUSTRALIA

BloodSafe e-learning (Australian CE modules)

• Peterson D, Robinson K, Verrall T, Quested B. Experiences on e-learning projects. ISBT Science Series 2008;3(1):175-82.
• BloodSafe e-Learning (Flyer)

MSc in Transfusion Science (online course, Curtin University, Perth)

CANADA

Canadian Blood Services

• TransfusionMedicine.CA (website revamped Oct. 2009)

Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) Courses

• Continuing Education 
• Transfusion Modules

McMaster University

• Emergency Management of Bleeding Disorders  [Turn speakers on when viewing cases] (McMaster University)
  • Free online, interactive case-based educational program on bleeding disorders

Sunnybrook & Women's College HSC

• Bloody Easy Online Course for physicians & nurses. Credits available:
  • 1.0 CPS/ART credits (Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science)
  • 0.5 credit hrs per module (total 5 credit hrs) as Accredited Group Learning Activity under Section 1 of the Framework of CPD Options for the Maintenance of Certification Program (Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada) 
  • 0.5 credit hrs per module (total 5 credit hrs) - Category 1 of Physicians Recognition Award (American Medical Association)
• Bloody Easy for Nurses (free e-learning course on Transfusion Ontario website)
  • More than a million blood products are transfused annually in Ontario with most administered by registered nurses (RNs).  Bloody-Easy for Nurses was developed by a Transfusion Safety Nurse with input from RNs, Transfusion Safety Officers and transfusion personnel across Ontario. Content reflects current best practices

Miscellaneous

• Many case studies, quizzes, and other online resources (Pat Letendre Consulting)
• Career in health informatics by Andrea Pitkus (TraQ exclusive)

UNITED KINGDOM 

British Blood Transfusion Service

• Specialist certificate In Transfusion Science Practice
• Continuing Professional Development Scheme
• BBTS education

Institute of  Biomedical Science

• IBMS offers Diploma of Extended Practice in Clinical Transfusion

• Aim: To allow biomedical scientists to extend their role outside the laboratory by demonstrating knowledge and skills in blood safety, appropriate transfusion therapies, blood conservation, autologous transfusion, and haemovigilance
• Study guide and general information

Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service

• Better Blood Transfusion CE Programme 

UK Universities

• MSc in Transfusion and Transplantation Sciences (University of Bristol)
• MSc / Diploma in Transfusion, Transplantation and Tissue Banking (commencing Oct. 2006) (Edinburgh University in collaboration with BBTS and SNBTS)
• Course in Transfusion Medicine (University of Northumbria) (Sept. 2006 to July 2007) (live in Newcastle)

UNITED STATES

American Association of Blood Banks (free to AABB members - have username & password ready)

• Multiple courses, manuals, presentations

American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP)

• Tech Samples  (self study)

CDC

• Viral hepatitis serology training (6 animated tutorials with audio & 8 case studies) Ex:
  • Acute HBV infection - Nice graphics (turn on speakers)

HemostasisCME.org

John Hopkins University

• Hematolgy e-Digest (monthly reviews of literature with post-test eligible for CME credits)

New England Journal of Medicine

• A Bloody Mystery (interactive case study with video)

New York Blood Center

• Practical Problems in Transfusion Medicine (self-guided CE)

Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics

• Ortho-W.I.R.E. (accredited and non-accredited self-learning modules)

Specialist in Blood Bank (SBB) Programs 

• Online Blood Bank Technology Program (University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas)
• Distance Education SBB Program (University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston)
• Information from AABB

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AUSTRALIA - NEW ZEALAND

• ANZSBT Forums

For members of the Australia & New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion

CANADA

• TSO mailing list ("transfusion")

A bilingual (English - French) mailing list created by Canada's Transfusion Safety Officers (TSOs). Membership is open to anyone working in Canada's blood system, not just TSOs (restriction to Canada is due to the cost of translation). Messages are sent by e-mail using listserv software (see my interview in Listserv at Work) but are archived on the web and can be viewed and searched there.

UNITED KINGDOM 

• BBTS Special Interest Groups

For members of the British Blood Transfusion Society

UNITED STATES

• AABB Special Interest groups (SIGs)

For members of the American Association of Blood Banks

• CBBS e-Network Forum

One of the best places to find quality information (moderated by Ira Shulman) 

• Blood bank talk forum

Anyone can view messages but you must register to post a message. It's easy but asks for your birth date (give any date). The site's origin is not transparent so I investigated. The site was registered in 2003 by a medical technologist working as a regulatory compliance officer at a hospital transfusion service in Boston.

LABORATORY - GENERAL 

• Mailing list: MEDLAB-L

  Anyone working or studying in transfusion medicine can subscribe. I created this list in 1994 and it is now has ~ 2400 subscribers in 50 countries. All laboratory disciplines are covered including transfusion medicine. Several well known transfusion service medical directors and many knowledgeable blood bankers subscribe. Messages are sent by e-mail using listserv software but are archived on the web and can be viewed and searched by subscribers.

GENERAL

Online Supercourses (University of Pittsburgh)

• Quality Management Systems (QMS) for Laboratories: Preparation and Implementation (Elizabeth M. Dax, National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia)
  • Part I  | Part II  | Part III | Part IV | Part V
• Quality Assurance Programmes for Laboratory Testing - An Overview   

CANADA

British Columbia Institute of Technology 

• Health Care Quality Management Certificate (online)

Michener Institute

• Clinical Laboratory Quality Manager Certificate Program (online with live workshops)

University of British Columbia

• UBC Certificate Course in Laboratory Quality Management (Registration - deadline Nov. 30, 2009)

USA

University of Wisconsin 

• Graduate Certificate in Laboratory Quality Management (online)

Also see TraQ's Quality Systems literature clearinghouse

 

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