Educational Series Overview

Over the past several years, the healthcare environment has evolved to seek systematic approaches to services to improve the overall quality of care for patients. Within this shift, transfusion medicine has gained some attention in hospitals as a service that could benefit from improvements in quality and education that can impact both patient outcomes and cost.

As a solution to this opportunity, a growing number of hospitals are instituting a Transfusion Safety Officer (TSO). The TSO is a medical professional who has the specialized training to be responsible for patient safety and quality initiatives, reporting, processes and procedures, regulatory compliance, education and support related to blood transfusions. As in many other job titles in healthcare, the job description/tasks for TSOs vary from institution to institution, but some of the common responsibilities are listed below.

• • Transfusion Reaction Monitoring
• • Interdepartmental Policy and Procedure Review
• • In-person blood administration audits
• • Patient education
• • Nurse education
• • Physician Education
• • Literature Review
• • Transfusion Committee management
• • Patient Blood Management program development and implementation

The Transfusion Safety Officer Training Program from Transfusion Safety Online is a unique combination of self-paced online learning and a two-day, in-person, workshop consisting of lectures, interactive case studies, and group interaction (virtual platform). The curriculum is designed to train Transfusion Safety Officers in building, implementing, and improving transfusion safety and patient blood management programs in their institution. After the conclusion of the program, students receive 20 P.A.C.E. CEUs and a certificate of attendance.

Who Should Attend

MD, PA, RN, MT, MLT or perfusionist preferred, with at least 3 years of experience with transfusion therapy (laboratory or patient care).

In addition, effective TSOs:

• • Dedicate approximately 50 percent of work time to the role of transfusion safety officer
• • Demonstrate appropriate authority
• • Ability to institute change
• • Respect of clinical staff
• • Strong customer service skills
• • Lead or serve on the transfusion committee
• • Serve on appropriate medical and/or surgical case review committees
• • Work first shift or a schedule concomitant with the majority of transfusions
• • Are on-call as an institutional resource on transfusion safety and appropriateness

Program Schedule

This educational class is designed to provide comprehensive learning over a span of two weeks, with a total duration of 16 hours. The class is divided into four, four-hour sessions, presented on April 16th & 17th and 23rd & 24th. This schedule ensures a balanced and immersive learning experience while accommodating participants' other commitments.

Sign Up

To participate in the TSO Program and gain access to all other resources on TransfusionSafetyOnline.com, simply complete the form below and click the "Sign up" button. Please make sure you enter a valid email address; after you submit the form, we will send you an account activation link to that address.

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For Additional Information

For additional information, contact: Buddy Nguyen, Cerus Corporation: bnguyen@cerus.com.