May 24
FDA Enforcement Report: May 22, 2013

May 23
Ahead of Print Article: Pauwels NS et al. Worldwide policies on haemochromatosis and blood donation: a survey among blood services. Vox Sang. 2013 May 11.

May 19
2013 Meeting Materials, Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee (Summary Minutes and Transcript added)

2013 FDA Advisory Committee Tentative Meetings Schedule

April 10
Office of Compliance and Biologics Quality (OCBQ), page updated (FDA, CBER)

March 28
Retraction of First Paper on XMRV Takes Authors by Surprise (Science Now)

March 27
Guidance for Industry: Blood Establishment Computer System Validation in the User's Facility (FDA, CBER)

March 2
Short Report: Davison KL, et al. The risk of transfusion-transmitted HIV from blood donations of men who have sex with men, 12 months after last sex with a man: 2005–2007 estimates from England and Wales. Vox Sang. 2013 Feb 9. doi: 10.1111/vox.12024. [Epub ahead of print]

May 23
Health Canada Press Release: Health Canada approved proposals from Canadian Blood Services (CBS) and Héma-Québec (HQ) to change the blood donor deferral period for men who have sex with men (MSM) from a lifetime deferral to five years.

Resolution CM/Res(2013)3 on sexual behaviours of blood donors that have an impact on transfusion safety (Council of Europe Committe of Ministers)

TraQ May Newsletter (Transfusion Quality Management Program Canada) and latest BLOG The way we were (Musings on the benefits of attending conferences) in On Traq.

February 16
New Review: Acceptance of HFE haemochromatosis gene mutation carriers as blood donors. Notice No. 8672 from Belgian Superior Health Council, 9 January 2013. Available currently in FRENCH and DUTCH.

December 14
Rapid Communication: Allering L, et al. Detection of Usutu virus infection in a healthy blood donor from south-west Germany, 2012. Euro Surveill. 2012;17(50). 13 Dec 2012.

AABB Annual Meeting & CTTXPO, Denver, CO. Oct. 12-15, 2013

Expert Meeting: "Severe Bleeding: from basics to practice" organized by the Belgian Superior Health Council Brussels, Belgium. Nov. 28, 2013

CBBS 59th Annual Meeting, Lake Tahoe, April 30-May 3, 2014

The CBBS Website is supported in part by American Red Cross.

In this new publication, A Compendium of Transfusion Practice Guidelines, American Red Cross Medical Directors offer an updated compilation of peer-reviewed literature covering the utilization of red blood cells, platelets, plasma, and cryoprecipitated-AHF, as well as the role of transfusion committees and the side effects and hazards of blood transfusion.

NEW: The shift to predominantly male plasma has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of reported TRALI fatalities. As many as six deaths a year might have been prevented by limiting transfusion of WBC antibody–containing plasma components.. Read the full article.

Additional Resources: Visit this link for more information and available resources.

March 13
Press Releases: Update on family cluster of novel coronavirus infection in the UK and Case of novel coronavirus identified in the UK (Health Protection Agency, Public Health England, Feb 2013)

January 29
2011 UK Funders’ Research Strategy workshop report. Workshop organised by the UK TSE Joint Funders Group to discuss the research required to minimise any future risk to the UK from TSEs. (Medical Research Council, 13 Jan 2013).

January 13
Ahead of Print Article: Appassakij H, et al. Viremic profiles in asymptomatic and symptomatic chikungunya fever: a blood transfusion threat?. Transfusion. 2012 Nov 26.

October 23
Editorial: Anderson LJ and Baric RS. Emerging Human Coronaviruses - Disease Potential and Preparedness. N Engl J Med. 2012 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print]

October 18
Confirmed case of Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever in the UK (UK Health Protection Agency)

October 8
Early Release Article: Severe Respiratory Illness Associated with a Novel Coronavirus — Saudi Arabia and Qatar, 2012. MMWR. October 4, 2012 / 61(Early Release);1-2.

The Transfusion Medicine Regional Seminars The Quality, Safety and Compliance Seminar will be held March, 2, 2013 in Oakland & Pomona. Onsite registration is available.

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