Abstract
The "Guideline concerning the execution of the transfusion therapy" published by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare requires that the activities of the transfusion committee in each hospital be documented.At the Akita Red Cross Blood Center, committee participation begun in May 2009.
The requested document was first mailed to the director of the hospital and the chairman of the transfusion committee, after which the participation of the Medical Representative or other members of the Akita Red Cross Blood Center in the transfusion committee was proposed to the chairman of each medical institution described in the document.
Members of the Akita Red Cross Blood Center joined 18 transfusion committees in Akita Prefecture between June 2009 and March 2011.
We had 23 opportunities to informed in the Hospital Transfusion Committee about consolidating of blood centers, 14 chances to discuss the bacterial contamination of blood products, and 10 chances to discuss the revision of the guideline in 2009.
We were allowed the opportunity to present training courses for blood collection, for purposes such as auto transfusion.
Positive participation in the hospital transfusion committees involving exchange of the updated information regarding transfusions and opinion seems to be important in facilitating cooperation with the blood center and medical institution.
