Blood Transfusion Medicine Conference
6 February 2025 | Room 2
Blood Transfusion Conference
Overview:
The field of transfusion medicine (TM) plays a crucial role in healthcare saving lives in emergencies, surgeries, cancer treatments, and various medical conditions. The blood transfusion medicine track will discuss theories and methods used in donation studies, AI and transfusion integration and limited resource settings.
Key topics:
- Blood safety: what to tell the donor
- Screening strategies for TTI
- Platelet immunology
- Stem cell and tissue banking
- AI and transfusion integrations
Benefits of attending:
- Discover the factors in blood safety – navigating bacterial risks, viral infections and limited resource settings
- Learn about the screening strategies to timely detect TTI;
- Discuss the role of active platelets in the pathogenesis of immune system
- Gain insights to the intersection of artificial intelligence in transfusion practice and research
Chairs:
- Dr May Yassin Raouf, Head & Medical Director, Pathology & Genetics Department, Dubai Blood Donation Center; Expert Member for Transfusion Safety,WHO, Dubai, UAE
- Dr Naima Qumeziane, Medical Director, Abu Dhabi Blood Bank SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
