Clinical transfusion clinic

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

Date: 28/06/2025
Location: Hotel Sadova, Gdansk
Presenter: Dr. Katarzyna Mróz, vet., specialist in dog and cat diseases, hematologist, hematooncologist

Workshop program

✅ BLOOD GROUPS

✅ CLINICAL BLOOD BANK – HOW TO MANAGE IT CLINICALLY
● donor selection
● download rules
● preparation and characterization of blood-derived preparations
● storage
● qualifying blood and its components for clinical use
● Transmissible diseases

✅ TRANSFUSION LABORATORY – practical classes
● tests – blood groups
● Coombs test
● agglutination
● cross-examination the old and the new (commercial)
● additional tests

✅ VERY CLINICAL TRANSFUSION LOGY
● WHAT TO TRANSFUSE AND WHEN? INDICATIONS AND CONTRAINDICATIONS
○ specialist consultations on transfusions – selection of components
○ anemia/thrombocytopenia/coagulation disorders
○ Transfusions from the perspective of different specializations
○ clinical cases: patient history/ results/ microscopic image/
Transfusions

● HOW TO TRANSFUSION? CALCULATORS AND MATHEMATICS IN TRANSFUSION –
tasks from the series small and large dog / severe acute and severe chronic anemia

● ACUTE CASES WITH LACK OF TIME – EMERGENCY TRANSFUSION
○ quick organization
○ xenotransfusions
○ autotransfusions

✅ ADVERSE REACTIONS/COMPLICATIONS
● sharp/sudden
● delayed
● what can we do in such a situation

✓ The workshops are intended for veterinarians, veterinary technicians and 6th and 6th year veterinary students.
✓ Participation includes: participation in the theoretical and practical part with unlimited access to hot and cold drinks, refreshments during coffee breaks, lunch, colorful training materials in paper form (binder).
✓ Practical part –
● performing blood group tests
● Coombs test
● agglutination
● cross-validation – old and new (commercially)
● additional tests
✓ We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if a minimum of 10 participants is not met.
✓ Each participant will receive a training completion certificate with ECTS points