Additional Information
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
Intended Audience: Medical laboratory scientists, technicians, and pathologists. This course is also appropriate for medical laboratory science students and pathology residents.
Author Information: Margaret Alba, DOM, CLS(NCA), BB(ASCP) is a Lecturer in Clinical Immunohematology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a Medical Technologist at Tricore-University Hospital, also located in Albuquerque. She holds a Master's in Oriental Medicine from the International Institute of Chinese Medicine and a Bachelor of Science degree in Medical Technology from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Reviewer Information: Chelsey Geurkink, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBBCM, is an instructor for the Specialist in Blood Banking and Medical Laboratory Science program within the College of Health Sciences at RUSH University. She completed her Bachelor of Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Biology and Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science at RUSH University. She completed her graduate degree in Clinical Laboratory Management at RUSH University. Chelsey received the Teaching Assistant of the Year award in the Medical Laboratory Science Department at RUSH University in 2015 and was recognized for her accomplishment in education and training in the field of transfusion medicine by the American Association of Blood Banks in 2019. She is currently the Manager of RUSH University Medical Center's Blood Bank.
Course Description: This course will take you through methods that can be used in the process of identifying an antibody in transfusion medicine. Many examples are presented that take you step-by-step through these procedures and provide you with appropriate panel results.