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International Society of Blood Transfusion
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Connecting transfusion medicine professionals worldwide since 1935! 🌍 ISBT unites experts from 100+ countries to advance science, share knowledge, and drive innovation and best practices across the transfusion chain.
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...
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February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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
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...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
⏱️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...
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...
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January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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
January 27, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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
January 22, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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
January 20, 2026 at 10:00 AM
📣 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
ISBT Kuala Lumpur 2026
Join us in Kuala Lumpur for our 39th International Congress.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM
✨ 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
January 16, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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
Evolving RBC-omics - Transfusion Today - October 2025
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January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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
January 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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
January 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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
Episode 5: Best of TEL 2025
Talking Transfusion: The Transfusion Evidence Round-Up Podcast · Episode
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January 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
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
CANDAT - Transfusion Today - October 2025
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January 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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? 🎉✨
December 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
December 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🩸 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
December 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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!
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
Cracking the Code of Blood - Transfusion Today - October 2025
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December 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🚨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
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
Perth Pearls with Pierre Tiberghien and Aaron Hess
Talking Transfusion: The Transfusion Evidence Round-Up Podcast · Episode
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December 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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
December 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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.
December 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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.
December 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM