Location : Au Health Systems, Blood Bank Laboratory
Enrollment : 1 Maximum
Prerequisites : Phase II
Duration : 1 month
Months Offered : February through October
Goals : Understanding general principles of transfusion therapy and therapeutic aphaeresis.
Blood
donation and hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) therapy/collection principles.
Objectives : Acquire specific clinical knowledge related to: compatibility testing; blood component therapy; therapeutic aphaeresis procedures; autologous and allogeneic blood donations; observe therapeutic phlebotomy procedures; hematopoietic progenitor cell (HPC) therapy and collection procedures; transfusion medicine clinical consultation process.
Activities : Rotate through blood bank service areas; observe therapeutic aphaeresis procedures; observe HPC collection; HPC unit processing; blood donor room observation; participate in clinical consultations.
Lab Hours : 40
Assessment : Verbal evaluation with preceptor at end of rotation.
This elective is by arrangement only. Please contact Meighan Kilpatrick at 706-721-2923 mekilpatrick@augusta.edu.
