Education in transfusion medicine, Part III – The importance of haemovigilance education

•education and training are of great importance in achieving the goal of safe transfusion practice.•haemovigilance is not adequately represented in the education of medical and nursing students and physicians.•the literature on haemovigilance education is reviewed and a haemovigilance education prog...

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Published in:Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Société française de transfusion sanguine 2023-05, Vol.30 (2), p.294-302
Main Authors: Vuk, Tomislav, Politis, Constantina, de Angelis, Vincenzo, Lozano, Miquel, Haddad, Antoine, Laspina, Stefan, Garraud, Olivier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood safety
Education
Haemovigilance
Transfusion medicine
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Summary:•education and training are of great importance in achieving the goal of safe transfusion practice.•haemovigilance is not adequately represented in the education of medical and nursing students and physicians.•the literature on haemovigilance education is reviewed and a haemovigilance education programme for medical students and residents is proposed. According to the literature, there are significant differences in the availability of education and training in transfusion medicine worldwide, with significant heterogeneity in the existing curricula. Recognising the need for education with the aim of achieving globally standardised competencies in transfusion medicine, a group of experts collaborating in the European and Mediterranean Initiative in Transfusion medicine (EMITm) proposed a process of incremental training and education. Subsequent to two previous papers published by this group on general education in transfusion medicine, this paper specifically refers to the field of education in haemovigilance. This topic is of particular importance when one considers the role of haemovigilance in improving the safety of transfusion practice, and the fact that this role can only be realised through the cooperation of all participants in the transfusion chain. In addition to promoting the importance of education in haemovigilance, this paper provides an overview of the available literature on this topic and proposes an education programme on haemovigilance for medical students and residents.
ISSN:1246-7820
DOI:10.1016/j.tracli.2023.02.002