The Grifols Academy of Transfusion Medicine Virtual Educational Opportunities
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The Grifols Academy of Transfusion Medicine (TGATM) offers accessible continuing education opportunities to a variety of worldwide audiences, including experienced blood bank technologists, transfusion medicine specialists, research scientists, and physicians. Our faculty are recognized experts in the field of immunohematology, blood group genomics, and transfusion medicine. |
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Thank you for your interest and participation in the educational courses offered by The Grifols Academy of Transfusion Medicine (TGATM). The health and safety of our participants, faculty, and employees are our top priority. Due to the uncertainty surrounding the current COVID-19 pandemic, we have decided to cancel all in-person educational activities until further notice. In the meantime, we are currently working to increase our online educational offerings. Our mission is to continue to offer accessible continuing education opportunities despite this challenging time. Thank you for your understanding and support.
Providing Continuing Education to Transfusion Medicine Professional Since 2014
| Date* | Time / Region | Course Topic |  |
Speaker | Registration |
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| January 20, 2021 | 10:00 AM SGT (Singapore Standard Time) | Journey to increase patient safety through optimized pretransfusion testing. | hide |
Dr. Ghislain Noumsi, MD, Director of Medical Affairs, Grifols Asia Pacific | Email |
| February 18, 2021 | 2:00 PM US CST | The "M" Double "V": Managing Validation and Verification in the Blood Bank | |
Lynne Uhl, MD; Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA | Register Now |
| March 25, 2021 | 2:00 PM US CST | Upcoming FDA Guidance for Bacterial Contamination: What Are the Options and How Should I Decide? | |
Claudia S. Cohn, MD, PhD; University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN | Register Now |
| April 7, 2021 | 2:00 PM SGT / 7:00AM CEST | Impact of Occult Hepatitis B Virus Infection on Blood Transfusion Safety | hide |
Dr. Daniel Candotti, Senior Research Scientist, National Institute of Blood Transfusion, France | Register Now |
| April 21, 2021 | 2:00 PM CEST | Strategies to increase donation rates in the pandemic era: the role of social media | hide |
Aurora Masip, PhD, Director of Communication and Donation at the Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya | Register Now |
| April 22, 2021 | 2:00 PM US CST | Critical Thinking to Solve Complex Cases in Transfusion Medicine | |
Sandra Nance, MS, MASCP, MT(ASCP)SBB; Margaret Keller, PhD; Paul Mansfield, MT(ASCP)SBB; American Red Cross, Philadelphia, PA; Geralyn Meny, MD, MS; Grifols USA, Emeryville, CA | Register Now |
| May 20, 2021 | 2:00 PM US CST | Malaria: Deferrals and Testing; Where Do We Hope to Go in the Future? | |
Susan Stramer, PhD; American Red Cross, Gaithersburg, MD | Email |
| June 30, 2021 | 10:00 AM SGT / 8:00 PM (-1) CST | Association Between COVID-19 and ABO Blood Groups | hide |
Geralyn Meny, MD, MS; Grifols USA, Emeryville, CA | Coming Soon |
| August 4, 2021 | 10:00 AM SGT / 8:00 PM (-1) CST | Impact of COVID-19 Vaccines in Blood Screening Processes | hide |
Cyril Jacquot, MD, PhD; Children's National Health System; Washington, DC | Coming Soon |
| September 29, 2021 | 10:00 AM SGT / 8:00 PM (-1) CST | Complete Your Diagnosis to Protect the Newborn | hide |
Gregory Denomme, PhD, FCSMLS(D); Versiti, Inc., Milwaukee, WI | Coming Soon |
| October 27, 2021 | 2:00 PM SGT / 8:00 AM SAST | False Elite Controllers: Risk of HIV Transfusion Transmission and Mitigation Strategies | hide |
Marion Vermeulen, Wendy Sykes; SANS, Roodepoort, South Africa | Coming Soon |
*All dates are subject to change
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Grifols is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) P.A.C.E® program and the Florida Board of Clinical Laboratory Personnel. Email TSEC@grifols.com to receive CE credit for viewing this recording. |