May 14, 2008
Preparing Effective Training Material for Your Organization

June 18, 2008
Tracking Blood Electronically:
The Future is Here

July 8, 2008
Inventory and Clinical Management of Blood Products in Critical Shortages and Emergeny Release

July 16, 2008
Cord Blood Recruitment

August 6, 2008
Blood & Stem Cell Donors as Research Subjects

August 19, 2008
Financial Management: Budgeting, Financing and
Interpreting Financial Documents

September 10, 2008
Managing Massive Transfusion:
Clinical and Blood Bank Perspectives

September 24, 2008
Models for Effective Quarantine and Segregation
of Cellular Therapy Products

October 29, 2008
Dealing with Extraneous Results in Serologic Testing

December 3, 2008
Hospital-and Blood Provider- Driven Blood Management:
A Unique and Creative Joint Venture

December 10, 2008
Differential Diagnosis of Suspected
Pulmonary Transfusion Reactions

May 6, 2008
Transfusion Service and Validations - Is it Necessary?

June 3, 2008:
Oh no! My patient has an antibody history!
Developing Efficient Protocols for Repeat Antibody Testing

July 1, 2008
BPAC Issues Surrounding Retesting of
Blood Pressure and Pulse

August 5, 2008
Cellular Therapy... Update on Public Umbilical Cord Blood Banking

Facility Tours of the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center located at 6211 IH 10 W. at First Park Ten Blvd. in San Antonio can be scheduled Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Tours include all areas of the Blood & Tissue Center including blood collection, laboratories and tissue services.

Speakers Bureau Presentations are given to professional and community groups in the area. Presentations can be tailored to any group from high schools to civic organizations and medical professionals.

Previously Presented Programs are kept on file in the Education Resource Library for individual check-out. Individuals or groups may check-out audio tapes, slides and handouts for viewing.

Distinguished Speaker Series: Since its inception in 1996, the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center’s Bill Stone Distinguished Speaker Series has provided attendees an opportunity to hear lectures from world-renowned scientists and physicians. Bill Stone, Ph.D., a former STBTC board chairman, is a respected geneticist and tenured professor at Trinity University. The series honors his contributions to STBTC and medical science. The Series continues to bring renowned scientists to San Antonio to discuss current issues in blood and tissue banking. It is attended by physicians and medical professionals from the south Texas community, who network and discuss the most current technology advances.  Continuing education credits are approved for each session and there is no fee for attending. 

Please call the South Texas Blood & Tissue Center Department of Education and Training at (210) 731-5563 for more information.