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SHOT webinar offers overview on donor selection SHOT and JPAC are pleased to announce this collaborative webinar that will provide an overview of JPAC with a focus on safe donor selection to ensure safe transfusions The webinar is due to take place on Tuesday, 5 December from 1pm to 2pm. | | Register your interest |
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Improving Transfusion Safety Take a look at the key findings and recommendations from the recent Serious Hazards of Transfusion (SHOT) annual report by accessing below. |
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*Save the date* Annual SHOT Symposium: 9 July 2024 SHOT are delighted to announce the venue and date for the 2024 SHOT Symposium which will be held on Tuesday, 9 July 2024 at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel. Registrations will open in early 2024. | | Visit the official event website |
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Paediatric reports Paediatric cases comprise all reports for patients under 18 years of age, including all paediatric cases from the SHOT reporting-categories. Paediatric reports are subdivided by recipient age group: neonates ≤28 days; infants >28 days and <1 year; children ≥1 year to <16 years and young people aged 16 to <18 years. Paediatric cumulative data page is now live and can be viewed via the tab below: |
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Near Misses Following a pilot study in 2009, SHOT re-started the collection and analysis of Near Miss (NM) reports in 2010. These NM reports now account for approximately 40% of all reports submitted to SHOT. Reporting and investigating near misses can help to identify and control risks before actual harm results, providing valuable opportunities to improve transfusion safety. |
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New SHOT Bite on transfusion reports submitted to SHOT relating to solid organ transplants This SHOT Bite provides a summary of all transfusion error reports related to patients with solid organ transplants (SOT) submitted to SHOT between 2013-2022. SOT patients are likely to require intensive transfusion support and have specific transfusion requirements. |
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Upcoming events and courses |
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34th Regional ISBT Congress: 18-21 November 2023 in Cape Town, South Africa This highly anticipated transfusion medicine congress will bring together experts and professionals from all over the world to share their latest research, ideas, and experiences in the field. Come join us and be part of this exciting opportunity to learn from and network with the best in the transfusion medicine community. |
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Midlands RTC presents Haemoglobinopathies: 22 November, 12pm - 1.30pm The meeting is free of charge, but you must register to participate: Putting the lab into collaboration –Dr Tom Bullock Consultant Clinical Scientist, NHSBT Haem Match project –Dr Sarah Trompeter Consultant Haematologist, NHSBT and UCLH Case studies – Dr Shivan Pancham Consultant Haematologist SWB and Dr Sarah Nicolle Consultant Haematologist UHCW
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NATA24 - Science, learning and networking in one experience: 18-20 April 2024 in Bologna, Italy NATA24 is a unique meeting: a global multidisciplinary forum gathering healthcare professionals seeking to learn more about best clinical practice in patient blood management (PBM), the management of anaemia and iron deficiency, critical bleeding, and thrombosis |
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