ABO Discrepancies and Techniques to Resolve Them

Program Date: 22 September 2021

Publication Date: 31 March 2022

Continuing Education Units: Hours: 1.0

Lecture Description:

In this lecture, Dr Waseem Anani will present on ABO discrepancies and techniques to resolve them.

Lecture Objectives:

• Discuss why ABO discrepancies occur.

• Identify the forward or back type as discrepant.

• List the techniques to resolve ABO discrepancies.

Run Time: 32

Lecture Instructor Bio(s)

Waseem Anani, MD

Medical Officer

Canadian Blood Services

Ontario, Canada

Dr Waseem Anani is a Medical Officer with Canadian Blood Services based in Ontario. He is a Clinical Pathologist with subspeciality training in Transfusion Medicine. He is responsible for donor safety, donor eligibility, liaising with hospitals, and consultative support in the national immunohematology reference laboratory. His area of interest and research is red cell immunohematology and genomics.

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