Clinical Transfusion Clinic

PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS

Date: 04/07/2026
Location: Hotel Arche Puławska, Warsaw
Presenter: Dr. Katarzyna Mróz, vet. , specialist in dog and cat diseases, hematologist, hemato-oncologist

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 regarding transfusions – selection of components
○ anemia/thrombocytopenia/coagulation disorders
○ Transfusions from the perspective of various specializations
○ clinical cases: patient history/results/microscopic image/
transfusions

● HOW TO TRANSFUSE? CALCULATORS AND MATHEMATICS IN TRANSFUSION –
tasks from the series small and large dogs / 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-year veterinary students
✓ Participation includes: participation in the theoretical and practical parts with unlimited access to hot and cold drinks, refreshments during coffee breaks, lunch, and colorful training materials in paper form (binder).
✓ Practical part:
● performing blood type tests
● Coombs test
● agglutination
● cross-matching – old and new (commercial)
● additional tests
✓ We reserve the right to cancel the workshop if a minimum of 10 participants is not reached.
✓ Each participant will receive a certificate of completion of the training along with ECTS points