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GRAND ROUNDS PRESENTATION

"Complications of Blood Donation and Transfusion:
The Hemovigilance Program of the American Red Cross"

September 21, 2007

Anne Eder, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Officer, American Red Cross National Headquarters, Washington, DC, presented this week's grand rounds lecture for faculty, residents and staff.

Dr. Eder's topic, "Complications of Blood Donation and Transfusion: the Hemovigilance Program of the American Red Cross," is highlighted in the following educational objectives:

  • Describe the Red Cross hemovigilance program for monitoring complications of blood donation and transfusion.
  • Understand the Red Cross data on donor complications and transfusion reactions, including TRALI and bacterial sepsis.
  • Discuss how hemovigilance data has been used to inform decisions at a large blood center.

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For more information, visit the American Red Cross web site.

 


Grand Rounds

(left to right)
Susan D. Roseff, MD Director of Transfusion Medicine
with
Anne Eder, MD, PhD, Executive Medical Officer, American Red Cross

Pathology Grand Rounds are held in the Sanger Hall Conference Room 4-026 every Friday, September-June, 12noon-1pm.

For information regarding Pathology Grand Rounds please contact the Pathology Grand Rounds Coordinator: Gayle T. Lay at (804) 828-7776, or by e-mail to glay@mcvh-vcu.edu.