title: Apheresis training in Turkey.
abstract: Continuing education and standardization are of utmost importance in apheresis science as every field in medicine. Especially, the last 5 years witnessed remarkable progress in apheresis science in Turkey, both in terms of increased numbers of therapeutic apheresis centers, therapeutic apheresis procedures performed per year, and also in terms of quality and standardization. This brief report summarizes the current status of apheresis training in Turkey and milestones of its development.
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Clinic, Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address: emretekgunduz@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tekgündüz
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Denizli, Turkey.
authors.forename: İsmail
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Sarı
authors.affiliation: Turkish Ministry of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: Arif
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kapuağası
authors.affiliation: Turkish Ministry of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: Doğan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ünal
authors.affiliation: Turkish Ministry of Health, Turkey.
authors.forename: İrfan
authors.initials: İ
authors.lastname: Şencan
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Stem Cell Transplantation Clinic, Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey; Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University Medical Faculty, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Fevzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Altuntaş
mesh_terms: D001781:Blood Component Removal; D004502:Education, Medical, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Acute GVHD; Acute graft-versus-host disease; Defibrotide; Prophylaxis