Results of six tasks of the Korean Blood Safety Project Group for transfusion services in medical institutes
| Task name (principal investigator) | Task results [paper reference of related task] | Year (2012∼2021) | Purpose | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | |||
| Operation of the Recipient Hemovigilance System (RHS) (Han KS and JW Hyun by Korean Society of Blood Transfusion) | Published two papers [6,7] and a guidebook for investigating transfusion adverse reactions (TAR). Produced annual reports on the activities of the RHS. Held annual briefing meetings |
■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | Registration & monitoring |
| Blood management and transfusion education for staff in medical institutes (Kim HO, Kwon KC) | Published two papers [8,9]. Conducted annual training on blood and transfusion management, either face-to-face meetings (2015∼2019) or online education (2020∼2021). Produced training videos | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | Training | |||
| Operations of regional networks for blood transfusion management (RNBTM) (Lim YA) | Published a paper [10] and a guidebook for the Hospital Transfusion Committee (HTC). Revised the HTC guidebook twice (2nd and 3rd revisions). Held bi- annual regional meetings for transfusion service medical doctors in each of the 14 regions to share up-to-date knowledge. Held bi-annual meetings a year for each facilitator in 14 regions. Operating a monthly journal club since 2020 | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | ■ | Information provision | |||||
| Strengthening management of the Blood Inventory Monitoring System (BIMS) (Lim YA) | Recruited and managed two persons for BIMS operation. Revised the Korean BIMS operation guide. Reorganized two related training videos | ■ | ■ | Registration & monitoring | ||||||||
| Revision of national transfusion guideline (Um TH) | Based on publishing the 2nd revised national transfusion guideline | ■ | Guideline | |||||||||
| Establishment of a patient registry with rare blood groups (Park KU) | Published a paper [11]. Developed the computerized Korean Rare Blood Program | ■ | Registration & monitoring | |||||||||
*Changed into integrated Korean Blood Safety Project workshops since 2020.