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| Date Posted | Subject |
| Dec. 17, 2002 | FDA/CBER: Licensed/Approved HIV, HTLV and Hepatitis Tests |
| Dec. 16, 2002 | "Can You Use the Internet to Teach SBB Students? An Old Dog Learns New Tricks!" An innovative distance education program from UTMB (Galveston) Powerpoint presentation |
| Dec. 6, 2002 | AABB Association Bulletin #02-07: Update on Blood Donor and Hemochromatosis: Questions and Answers (Supercedes #00-2) (AABB membership required to access) |
| Nov. 27, 2002 | CAP reports on Laboratory Information Systems - November 2002 (PDF) |
| Nov. 15, 2002 | FDA-CDRH Medical Device Reporting Guidance - Needlesticks and Blood Exposure |
| Nov. 12, 2002 | CDC is recommending the use of alcohol-based handrubs by health care personnel for patient care; Fact Sheet on Guidelines on Hand Hygeine; Fact Sheet on HICPAC |
| Oct. 29, 2002 | CAP Survey of Blood Bank Information Systems (PDF) (CAP Today - Oct. 2002) |
| Oct. 24, 2002 | Comparison of CPDA vs. AS red cell transfusion to infants on ECMO (Poster presentation, ASCP/CAP Annual Meeting 2002) (PDF) (see discussion in e-Network Forum, Nov. 7) |
| Oct. 23, 2002 | FDA undecided about use of tiny implantable ID chip for medical purposes (Wired) |
| Oct. 18, 2002 | CAP Today: Order in the blood bank: automation steps up |
| Oct. 3, 2002 | The Role Of Various Considerations In Decision-Making Related To New And Existing Blood Safety Measures (Transcript, Aug. 2002 meeting of HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability) |
| Oct. 3, 2002 | What lessons can be learned from the events of September 11, 2001 that would strengthen the safety and availability of the US blood supply? (Transcript, Feb. 2002 meeting of HHS Advisory Committee on Blood Safety & Availability) |
| Sept. 26, 2002 | CAP Q-Probes quality improvement programs proven useful as measurement and benchmarking tools for laboratories, including those laboratories that support transfusion services. The CAP Q-Probe and Q-Tracks studies have shown that quality is not static, but rather is a moving benchmark of performance. |
| Sept. 25, 2002 | CAP Today: New Q-Probe looks at types and screens for scheduled surgeries SEE RELATED ISSUES IN FORUM ARCHIVES: |
| Aug. 31, 2002 | FDA Approves Rhode Island Blood Center's Request to Accept Donors Who Have had Tattoos from Licensed Establishments within the Last Year |
| Aug. 27, 2002 | Transfusion medicine leaders urge blood collection community to immediately initiate program to detect bacteria in platelet products (PDF file) |
| July 30, 2002 | The Wrong Patient - a very telling example of the kind of situation that leads up to a fatal transfusion reaction |
| July 29, 2002 | CAP Study shows Continuous Wristband Monitoring Over 2 Years Decreases Identification Errors |
| July 17, 2002 | FDA Completes Safety Assessment of PVC Devices Containing the Plasticizer DEHP |
| July 24, 2002 | AABB Association Bulletin # 02-4: Update on Provision of CMV-Reduced-Risk Cellular Blood Components (#97-2) (AABB membership required to access) |
| July 7, 2002 | CT ratios, plus RBC, FFP and platelet expiration and wastage rates |
| June 25, 2002 | Testing Autologous Blood Units - Q and A (AABB) |
| June 24, 2002 | Highlights of the AABB Oxygen Therapeutics Conference, May 30-31 2002 (3 parts) |
| June 20, 2002 | "Red Gold - The Epic Story of Blood" - a 4-part PBS-TV series on blood - Sun. June 23 & 30 (funded by Chiron & Ortho CD) |
| June 16, 2002 | CAP launches new service for reminding people to donate blood (Sign-up page) |
| May 17, 2002 | New FDA Compliance Policy Guide - CPG Sec. 230.150 Blood Donor Classification Statement, Paid or Volunteer Donor (05/07/2002 new) |
| April 4, 2002 | Deferral from blood donation of individuals who received human growth hormone |
| Mar. 25, 2002 | Chagas Disease After Organ Transplantation (see discussion in e-network Forum, Mar. 29) |
| Mar. 17, 2002 | Nurses, Pathologists and the Laboratory Collaborate on Blood Safety Project |
| Jan. 10, 2002 | Revised FDA Preventive Measures to Reduce the Possible Risk of Transmission of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) and Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) by Blood and Blood Products (FDA/CBER) |
