TECH181-0410 : Building an Animal Blood Bank: Creation and Maintenance

INSTRUCTOR:
David Liss, BA, RVT, Paula Plummer, RVT & Lindan Spromberg, LVT, BS, VTS (ECC)

DATES:
April 29-June 5, 2010
Real Time Sessions: Wednesday evenings, May 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2010; 10:00pm-11:30pm ET (USA)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will be designed for veterinary professionals who are currently running, or are investigating starting, in-house and community blood banks. This may include veterinarians, veterinary technicians, or managerial staff who would be in charge of monitoring the blood bank. This course will be taught from the ACVIM standards with regards to donor selection and testing. All members of the veterinary support team are encouraged to enroll, however, this course will be focused towards those with the intent of setting up a blood bank, and the resources needed to do so. The course will provide participants with guidelines for donor selection, proper testing, proper blood component collection, component preparation, and finally compensation and administration of a blood bank. This course is being submitted to RACE for veterinarians in addition to veterinary technicians.

This course will have four (4) real time sessions of 90 minutes each including library handouts, resource lists, online quizzes and/or a final exam, and interactive message boards to augment the library materials. Lindan Spromberg has taught numerous courses online and has spoken at conferences worldwide. Her experience in emergency and critical care medicine enabled her to set up and run a transfusion protocol in her hospital. David Liss is a supervising ICU veterinary technician who set up an in-house donor program following the ACVIM consensus on blood banks. He is a regular presenter on VSPN and is pursuing his VTS in Emergency and Critical Care.

Upon completion of this course, the participant should be able to

• outline the ACVIM consensus statement of blood donor selection and testing.
• classify and select donors and perform testing.
• collect and prepare blood for component separation.
• separate blood into components.
• properly administrate and operate a blood bank (either in-house or community).

TEXTBOOK: There is no required text for this course. A list of recommended resources and texts will be available in the course library.

COURSE OUTLINE:

Week 1: ACVIM Consensus statement, Donor selection, Donor testing
Lecturer: David Liss, BA, RVT
Content: In the first session the student will receive an outline of the ACVIM consensus statement. They will learn about the recommendations for donor selection and testing. Students will also be introduced to the differences between an in-house program and a community program

Week 2: Blood Collection
Lecturer: David Liss, BA, RVT
Content: In the second session the student will learn about how to properly collect blood for donation from dogs and cats. Proper equipment needed, and technique, will be discussed.

Week 3: Component separation
Lecturer: David Liss, BA, RVT
Content: In the third session, the student will learn about the various components of a transfusion. They will also learn how to prepare the blood collected into various components for therapy. Equipment needed will also be discussed.

Week 4: Banking Programs
Lecturer: David Liss, BA, RVT
Content: In the fourth week, the student will learn about the different types of blood banking programs. In-house and community programs will be discussed. The student will be able to understand consent forms, "on-call" status, and compensation.

LIBRARY MATERIALS: Library materials will be made available prior to the topic week so participants will have plenty of time to prepare for the real time sessions and discussion.

MESSAGE BOARD DISCUSSIONS: Message board discussions regarding the topic presented will begin on the day the course opens and continue for one week following the last real time session. These discussions will be held in the VSPN CE course area.

CE HOURS: 6

TUITION:
$120 ($108 early bird special if registered before April 15, 2010).
*Students currently enrolled in and taking at least 2 classes or 5 units at an AVMA accredited or CAAHT approved Veterinary Technician Program may be eligible to receive a 50% discount off the regular rate for this course (upon verification of student status). You must include the following information in the comments section of the CE enrollment form in order to be eligible for this discount: your program director's name and contact information (email/phone) and school name.

** NOTE: Enrollment will be closed when the maximum number of participants is reached or at 5pm ET the day of the first real time session

**The Participant's Resource Center includes all you need to know about online CE with VIN and VSPN.

TO REGISTER:

1. Each person must individually be a registered member of VSPN (www.vspn.org). Membership in VSPN is free.
2. To enroll in any VSPN CE course click on the ENROLL NOW link below the course title on the right side of the page at www.vspn.org/CE
3. Each enrollee must be able to receive emails from @vspn.org and @vin.com addresses. This is our major form of communication with participants. It is highly recommended that course participants use their own, personal emails rather than clinic/hospital email addresses.
4. VIN Member veterinarians SHOULD NOT register for their staff. Please have the staff member register through VSPN. Please email VSPNCE@vspn.org if you have questions.
5. VIN Member veterinarians ARE ELIGIBLE to take this course; this course is RACE and VHMA approved for both veterinarians and veterinary technicians. **Please access the course enrollment through www.vspn.org/CE.

Note: "This course has been submitted for approval for 6 continuing education credits in jurisdictions which recognize AAVSB RACE approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. Call VSPN CE at 1-800-700-4636 for further information." (Attendees are encouraged to check with their licensing jurisdiction(s) for information regarding recognition by their board).

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COURSE WITHDRAWAL AND REFUND POLICY: Withdrawal prior to the listed start date of a course entitles the registrant to a complete refund or a credit toward a future VSPN or VIN CE course, whichever is preferred. Withdrawal within 1 week after the listed start date (i.e. including no more than one real-time session) entitles the registrant to a credit toward any future VIN CE course. (Does not apply to courses with only one real-time session.) After the first real-time session, a registrant may withdraw due to special circumstances and receive prorated credit towards a future VIN course. These requests will be handled on an individual basis. The amount of the prorated credit will be determined based on 65% of the time remaining in the course at the time of withdrawal. It is not possible to withdraw retroactively.
Note: To ensure rapid handling of your request for withdrawal, we recommend that you call the VIN office at 1-800-700-INFO (4636).

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** For More Information on VSPN's upcoming CE Courses, check out http://www.VSPN.org/CE

Nanette R. Walker Smith, M.Ed., RVT, CVT, LVT
VSPN Content Director & CE Coordinator
VSPNCE@vspn.org

VSPN CE Services:
1-800-846-0028 or 1-530-756-4881
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