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Transfusion medicine and blood banking education and training for blood establishment laboratory staff: A review of selected countries in Africa

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Avoidable human error is a significant cause of transfusion adverse events. Adequately trained, laboratory staff in blood establishments and blood banks, collectively blood facilities, are key in ensuring high‐quality transfusion… Click to show full abstract

Avoidable human error is a significant cause of transfusion adverse events. Adequately trained, laboratory staff in blood establishments and blood banks, collectively blood facilities, are key in ensuring high‐quality transfusion medicine (TM) services. Gaps in TM education and training of laboratory staff exist in most African countries. We assessed the status of the training and education of laboratory staff working in blood facilities in Africa.

Keywords: medicine; transfusion; blood; laboratory staff; education

Journal Title: Transfusion
Year Published: 2021

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