Scotblood 2007: Tackling local and global issues in transfusion medicine - donor recruitment, effective use of blood, stem cell plasticity, and vCJD.
This commentary briefly highlights some of the local and the global contemporary issues affecting transfusion medicine worldwide. The main areas of focus addressed this year were: donor recruitment, stem cell plasticity, the effective use of blood, and vCJD.
Bessos
Hagop
H
Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh, UK.
Fraser
Robin
R
Seghatchian
Jerard
J
D001782:Blood Donors / Q000600:supply & distribution; D001803:Blood Transfusion / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D007562:Creutzfeldt-Jakob Syndrome / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*; D046148:Donor Selection; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D012606:Scotland; D013234:Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology*