title: Scotblood 2007: Tackling local and global issues in transfusion medicine - donor recruitment, effective use of blood, stem cell plasticity, and vCJD.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Edinburgh, UK.
authors.forename: Hagop
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bessos
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Jerard
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seghatchian
mesh_terms: 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*