California Blood Bank Society: Useful Links -International Organizations

International Organizations

Transfusion Quality Management (TraQ) Program (Canada)
Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC). Of particular interest, Guideline for Investigation of Suspected Transfusion Transmitted Bacterial Contamination and Transfusion Transmitted Injuries (TTI) Section
ISBT - International Society of Blood Transfusion
ICCBBA - International Society for Commonality in Blood Banking Automation
The BEST Collaborative - The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative explores ways to improve transfusion-related services through standardization of analytic techniques, development of new procedures and execution of clinical trials in hemotherapy
CSTM/SCMT - Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine also see CSTM Standards for Hospital Transfusion Services
The Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) Scheme. Participation in the scheme is voluntary, and covers both NHS and private hospitals in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Also see: Summary & Report for 2008
Annual Hemovigilance Report 2007 (Swissmedic, the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products)
Pat LeTendre (University of Alberta)
Transfusion Ontario also see TOPS - Standard Work Instruction Manual for Transfusion Medicine Laboratories (requires registration)
Bloodlink BC (Canada)
ANZSBT - Australia and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
Blood Bank "Emergency Hospital Public Assistance" (Santiago, Chile)
Safe Blood for Africa™ Foundation (SBFA) is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
World Federation of Hemophilia