The following web sites may be of sources of information to those interested in blood banking. Click on the link of your choice.
| American Association of Blood Banks http://www.aabb.org |
This organization counts among its members donor centers, transfusion services, and blood bankers in the United States as well as many blood bankers around the world. Well worth a visit. See also AABB's journal, Transfusion, given at the end of this list. |
| Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) http://www.adrp.org |
Association of Donor Recruitment Professionals (ADRP) |
| America's Blood Centers http://www.americasblood.org/ |
A network of 72 community blood centers in the U.S. These centers collect more than 1/2 of the blood in the United States. |
| American Society of Clinical Laboratory Science (ASCLS) http://www.ascls.org |
The members of this organization are interested in clinical laboratory science practice, education and management including blood banking. |
| American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) http://www.ascp.org |
A leading resource for education and publishing in pathology and laboratory medicine, including blood banking. |
| California Blood Bank Society http://www.cbbsweb.org |
The web site of the California Blood Bank Society, webmaster Ira Shulman, MD. A very good web site with much up-to-the-minute information on transfusion medicine. |
| Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/ |
A valuable resource for information on travelers health, including those with special needs such as disabilities, pregnancy, breast-feeding, and HIV. |
| College of American Pathologists (CAP) http://www.cap.org/ |
The College of American Pathologists (CAP) is a medical society serving more than 15,000 physician members and the laboratory community, including transfusion services. |
| FDA-CBER http://www.fda.gov/CBER/ |
Promulgates CFRs, Guidances, Rules, and Letters to the blood banking industry. |
| Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) http://www.cms.hhs.gov/default.asp |
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a Federal agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Programs for which CMS is responsible include Medicare, Medicaid, State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), HIPAA, and CLIA. Formerly called HCFA |
| International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) http://www.isbt-web.org/ |
The International Society of Blood Transfusion. |
| ISBT 128 http://www.iccbba.com |
ISBT 128 provides such an international standard. It specifies a donation numbering system that ensures globally unique identification. |
| JCAHO http://www.jcaho.org |
The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. |
| Kentucky Association of Blood Banks (KABB) http://www.kabb.org |
The web site of our neighboring state to the north of Tennessee. Keep up on the blood banking activities in Kentucky. |
| National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/blood/blood_transfusion.htm |
Transfusion Alert: Indications For The Use Of Red Blood Cells, Platelets, and Fresh Frozen Plasma U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health Primarily for professionals. |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) http://www.nih.gov/ |
Publications and fact sheets, clinical trials, and health hotlines. A well constructed set of web pages. |
| Ohio Association of Blood Banks http://oabb4u.org |
The web pages of the Ohio Association of Blood Banks are located at this URL. |
| OSHA http://www.osha.gov |
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and its state partners have approximately 2100 personnel spread over more than 200 offices throughout the country. |
| Pat's Transfusion Medicine Sites http://www.ualberta.ca/~pletendr/bb.html |
Pat Letendre has a rich set of links to many subjects of interest relating to transfusion medicine. Take a look. |
| Tennessee Department of Health http://health.state.tn.us |
Tennessee Department of Health |
| Transfusion http://www.transfusion.org/ |
The Journal of the American Association of Blood Banks. |
