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INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY OF TRANSFUSION MEDICINE
Introduction
Transfusion medicine is a scientific area which interests many medical
specialities using blood and blood components as a therapeutic agent. Using
human blood as a therapeutic agent however, has not been standardized and has
not got attention in many regions of the world. This is mainly because of
educational insufficiency of the health care personnel, and also of the
economical and cultural status in different regions of the world. As the
interaction among human beings and transportation opportunities are high, usage
of safe blood and blood products of high quality carries importance beyond
borders. As one of the main functional areas of ISBT, education all over the
world for safe and standard blood and blood products should be one of its' main
tasks. The level of "Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine" as a science is
different in various parts of the world. Educational activities should be
planned according to these levels. International and regional congresses are
important to discuss many developments in science but not sufficient in order to
discuss special subjects in details and to reach the medical professionals in a
region. ISBT has a great opportunity to organise courses in different levels as
an activity supported by standing committees, working parties and expert panels.
This could be considered as an activity of them.
IATM courses
The activities of IATM can be devided into 3 types:
- Educational courses. These courses will be planned on the basic subjects
of blood banking and transfusion medicine (e.g. transfusion medicine
education, donor recruitment, safe blood, transfusion transmitted diseases,
blood group serology, transfusion practices and clinical use of blood,
developing national blood policy, standards and quality in blood banks,
etcetera).
- Support to national or regional courses, or Congresses of National
Societies. A good relation and collaboration ship between ISBT and national
societies and national health authorities is important. National/regional
courses and congresses can be supported by offering speakers form the ISBT
Consultancy Data Base in Blood Transfusion and Transfusion Medicine,
assisting in the structure and the content of the scientific programme,
assisting in fellowships, and suggestions for assistance at centres. If
quality criteria are met, the ISBT logo can be used as quality mark of the
course.
- Advanced courses. At least three (or four) advanced courses in a year
will be organised on subjects like immunohematological methods, genetics of
blood groups, novel methods in diagnoses of transfusion transmitted
diseases, viral inactivation of blood components, advanced screening
techniques, stem cell research, etc.
Certification
IATM has the intention to provide each participant of a course a Certificate of
Attendance. Furthermore we will ask for accreditation from recommended
institutes and organisations (by e.g AMA, EHA, UEMS, or other organisations).
Click here to view the IATM congresses.
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