Conference Coverage (Blood Safety)

Meeting Reflects Interest in Improving Transfusion Safety

Published in Blood Weekly, April 28th, 1997

Although blood products are quite safe in the United States and Europe, the blood banking community is striving to make blood transfusion as close to "zero risk" as possible.

The commitment and concern was evident as about 270 industry representatives shared research and ideas on a wide range of related issues at the Blood Safety & Screening Conference, sponsored by Cambridge Healthtech Institute, April 14-16, 1997, McLean, Virginia.

"The meeting reflected the interest in the scientific community on the safety of blood and on interests in developing new methods of inactivating viruses, both lipid enveloped and nonenveloped in blood, red cells, and...

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Source: Blood Weekly (1997-04-28)

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