The Evolving Role of the Transfusion Practitioner

Much of the recent work in transfusion practice has shifted to focus on the patient, after efforts over previous decades to ensure the quality and safety of blood products. Following the commencement of haemovigilance and transfusion practice improvement programmes, the introduction of transfusion practitioners (TP) into health care services and blood centres has continued to increase world-wide. Since this relatively new role was introduced, much work of the TP has focused on patient and staff education, adverse events, transfusion governance and monitoring of transfusion practices within organisations.

Source: Transfusion Medicine Reviews - December 18, 2014 Category: Hematology Authors: K. Miller, C. Akers, A.K. Davis, E.M. Wood, C. Hennessy, L. Bielby Source Type: research