International Society of Blood Transfusion

Risk of transfusion‐transmitted infections among returned high‐risk deferred donors: A cohort study Background and Objectives Blood donor selection is crucial for ensuring safe blood supply. A well-designed donor selection system helps in maintaining donor engagement by minimizing unnecessary excl...

Key findings:
🔹 Deferrals due to bloodletting, tattoos, or high-risk sexual contact were linked to higher TTI risk
🔹 Endoscopic procedures & needle stick injuries not linked to higher TTI risk
🔹 Highlights the need to reevaluate current deferral criteria

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Risk of transfusion‐transmitted infections among returned high‐risk deferred donors: A cohort study Background and Objectives Blood donor selection is crucial for ensuring safe blood supply. A well-designed donor selection system helps in maintaining donor engagement by minimizing unnecessary excl...

A recent study in #VoxSanguinis shows that returned high-risk deferred donors in Iran face a significantly higher risk of transfusion-transmitted infections (TTIs) compared to eligible donors.

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#BloodSafety #TransfusionMedicine #MedicalResearch #PublicHealth

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: Autoantibodies in COVID-19 convalescent plasma donors

🔗 Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70140

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

NATA - PBM Marathon World Webinar 2025 The NATA Marathon 2026 is a unique 24-hour online event that connects experts and societies around the world in a continuous exchange of knowledge and innovation in Patient Blood Management (PBM), hae...

⏱️The NATA PBM Marathon World Webinar starts tomorrow!⏱️

📅 When? 28–29 January!

Organised by NATA, 21 scientific societies (including ISBT) will come together to deliver 24 hours of continuous Patient Blood Management education.

Find out more here: nataonline.com/pbm-marathon...

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: Nucleic acid testing in Colombian blood banks (2018–2024): Implementation, yield estimates and implications for safer transfusion policy

🔗 Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70130

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

Vox Sanguinis turns 70! 🎉✨

For 70 years, Vox has been at the forefront of scientific discovery, fostering knowledge and collaboration that have shaped Transfusion Medicine worldwide.

Look at the journal's history: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/vox.70170

#ISBT #VoxSanguinis

Check out this recently published article in #VoxSanguinis: Potential benefits of an alternative haemoglobin deferral strategy evaluated in seven countries

🔗 Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70131

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

ISBT Kuala Lumpur 2026 Join us in Kuala Lumpur for our 39th International Congress.

📣 Abstract submissions for ISBT Kuala Lumpur will close in less than 1 month! 📣

To find out more information and to submit your abstract click here:
https://www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-kuala-lumpur/abstracts-kl.html

#ISBT #ISBTKualaLumpur #TransfusionMedicine

✨ Tomorrow, January 17 2026, is International Mentoring Day! ✨

Do you have a memorable experience of being a mentor or mentee?

Find out more about the ISBT Mentorship Programme here: https://www.isbtweb.org/communities/isbt-mentorship-programme.html

Evolving RBC-omics - Transfusion Today - October 2025

Evolving RBC-omics: From cross-sectional to longitudinal Study

🔗 Read the full Transfusion Today article here: https://isbtweb.foleon.com/transfusion-today/transfusion-today-october-2025/evolving-rbc-omics

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #TransfusionToday

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: Assessment of Leishmania Exposure in Blood Donors from a Non-Endemic Urban Area: A Study in São Paulo

🔗 Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70146

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

Are you a transfusion medicine professional looking to learn and connect with peers around the world?

Become an ISBT member and be part of a global community advancing transfusion medicine!

Find out more here: https://www.isbtweb.org/membership.html

#ISBT #TransfusionMedicine #GlobalCommunity

Episode 5: Best of TEL 2025 Talking Transfusion: The Transfusion Evidence Round-Up Podcast · Episode

New episode of Talking Transfusion!

In Episode 5: Best of TEL 2025, the hosts chat to three special guests about their highlights from the 2025 Transfusion Evidence Library.

🎧 Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tYHGQJrJkg2ClgF8e6PYU?si=yObG28A2RLerjUB816YmWw

#TalkingTransfusion

CANDAT - Transfusion Today - October 2025

CANDAT: Building Canada’s vein-to-vein data infrastructure for safer, smarter transfusion medicine

🔗 Read the full Transfusion Today article here: https://isbtweb.foleon.com/transfusion-today/transfusion-today-october-2025/candat

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #TransfusionToday

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: Multinational transfusion practices and outcomes in hematology patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

🔗 Read the full article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70153

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

From the 35th Regional ISBT Congress in Milan to Blood 2025 & ISBT Perth, 2025 was a year of global connections!

We look forward to continued collaboration, innovation, and progress across the global transfusion medicine community in 2026.

What were your #ISBT highlights this year? 🎉✨

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: Practices in Platelet Production: A Nordic Perspective (2018–2022)

🔗Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70163

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

🩸 It’s time for the last Learning Update of the year!

💡Transfusion Reaction Case Review
⚠️ What is the best course of action for this 82 year old patient?

Leave your answer in the comments below!

#TransfusionMedicine #MedicalEducation #ISBT #LearningUpdate

Wishing you an inspiring and impactful 2026, filled with learning, discovery, and new insights! Thank you for your support and involvement in making this a memorable year.

Season’s greetings and warmest wishes from everyone at ISBT.

We look forward to welcoming you in Kuala Lumpur in June 2026!

Cracking the Code of Blood - Transfusion Today - October 2025

Cracking the code of blood: How genetics and metabolism are transforming transfusions

🔗 Read the full Transfusion Today article here: https://isbtweb.foleon.com/transfusion-today/transfusion-today-october-2025/cracking-the-code-of-blood

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #TransfusionToday

🚨Submit your abstract for the 39th International ISBT Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!🚨

ISBT Kuala Lumpur takes place 20 - 24 June 2026 in conjunction with the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society (MBTS).

🗓️Deadline: February 17, 2026
🔗Info: https://www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-kuala-lumpur.html

Perth Pearls with Pierre Tiberghien and Aaron Hess Talking Transfusion: The Transfusion Evidence Round-Up Podcast · Episode

New Talking Transfusion episode!

In Perth Pearls with Pierre Tiberghien and Aaron Hess, the guests share their perspectives and memorable moments from Blood 2025/ISBT Perth 2025.

Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NQTkPGbk0nLYp1lb1BP1n?si=mdNEsjDWSHOvUpWAzge6Yw

#TalkingTransfusion

Recently published in #VoxSanguinis: In vitro quality assessment of red blood cells and plasma units in DEHT/SAGM bags and DEHT/PAGGSM bags during storage

🔗Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.70151

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

Highlights from the 6th Annual BBMT Conference!

Last week we attended the 6th conference of BBMT hosted in Sri Lanka, an ISBT affiliated transfusion society, where the focus was on improving blood services and Thalassaemia care in Pakistan.

We recently attended the 13th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Transfusion Medicine!

The ISBT Highlights session speakers covered recent technological advancements and addressed pertinent issues in donor management, immunohematology and cellular therapy.

ISBT Kuala Lumpur 2026 Join us in Kuala Lumpur for our 39th International Congress.

🔈 Registration is now OPEN for the The 39th International Congress of the ISBT Kuala Lumpur!

We’re excited to invite you to join us in Kuala Lumpur from June 20-24, 2026 for an inspiring congress in conjunction with the Malaysian Blood Transfusion Society (MBTS).

www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-...

Analysis of haemovigilance reports reveals 12.5% of acute haemolytic transfusion reactions are attributed to antibodies to low‐incidence antigens Background and Objectives Many transfusion centres no longer perform an antiglobulin crossmatch on patients without clinically significant red cell alloantibodies, but instead use an abbreviated cro...

New in #VoxSanguinis: Analysis of haemovigilance reports reveals 12.5% of acute haemolytic transfusion reactions are attributed to antibodies to low-incidence antigens

🔗 Read the article here: doi.org/10.1111/vox....

#TransfusionMedicine #ISBT #VoxSanguinis

ISBT Corporate Webinar: Cracking the Case: A Practical Journey Through Antibody Identification

Reminder: Don’t miss our upcoming webinar happening tomorrow!

🩸 ISBT Corporate Partner Webinar with Bio-Rad
Cracking the Case: A Practical Journey Through Antibody Identification
🗓️ 18 November 2025 | 🕒 5pm – 6pm CET

🔗 Book your spot now! www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-...

🚨Exciting news: explore the ISBT Blood Group Database!🚨

For the past 8 years, the ISBT Working Party for Red Cell Immunogenetics and Blood Group Terminology has been developing an open-source electronic database, designed to keep pace with rapidly evolving knowledge.

🔗: blooddatabase.isbtweb.org

ISBT Corporate Webinar: Cracking the Case: A Practical Journey Through Antibody Identification

🩸 One week to go until the ISBT Corporate Webinar with Bio-Rad!

Join us on Tuesday, 18 November 2025 at 17:00-18:00 CET for the ISBT webinar with Bio-Rad: Cracking the Case: A Practical Journey Through Antibody Identification

Find out more here: www.isbtweb.org/events/isbt-...