MLSC 3220U – Transfusion Science II

This course focuses on the specific knowledge and skills needed for practice in a blood transfusion laboratory, including legal and regulatory requirements related to the Canadian Society of Transfusion Medicine (CSTM). Students will learn the detection and identification of antibodies, and pre‐transfusion testing. Protocols for transfusion therapy and adverse effects of blood transfusion will be covered. Some clinical conditions such as hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and transfusion‐transmitted disease will be discussed. The HLA system and its role in transplantation, transfusion, and immunogenetics will be covered in this course.

Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3
Laboratory hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): MLSC 3200U