| Transfusion Medicine: Quo Vadis? What Has Been Achieved, What Is to Be Expected: Proceedings of the Jubilee Twenty-Fifth International Symposium on Bl 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Smit Sibinga, C. Th (Editor), Cash, J. D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402000790 ISBN-13: 9781402000799 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Transfusion Medicine is the proceedings of the 25th Jubilee International Symposium on Blood Transfusion and reviews what has been achieved and what can be expected. There have been many achievements during the last quarter of the 20th century - for example the Landsteiner discovery of red cell markers and the Huestin development of an appropriate anticoagulant. The proceedings of this landmark symposium offer a wealth of information on the future of this new and evolving field of medicine. The material is presented in four sections: Blood Supply Systems and Organisation; Technical and Pharmaceutical Developments; Quality Principles and Risk Management; and Transfusion Medicine for the Patient. Transfusion Medicine provides a comprehensive review of this area and its accomplishments and future directions. This is a worthwhile and recommended edition for those involved in transfusion medicine: clinicians, policy makers, and researchers. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Medical | Hematology - Medical | Immunology |
| Dewey: 616.15 |
| LCCN: 2001052575 |
| Series: Developments in Hematology and Immunology |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.38" W x 9.94" (1.55 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: th It is a great pleasure for me to open the jubilee 25 International Symposium on Blood Transfusion here in Groningen. This symposium is co-sponsored by the World Health Organization and is being held under the auspices of the ISBT and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, Mr Walter Schwimmer. The patronage was granted with great pleasure for several reasons. First of all, Dutch experts are very active in our Committees and have largely contributed in developing the Council of Europe principles in the blood area. Secondly, the Council of Europe is active today in the area of blood transfusion due to a tragic event, which occurred in 1953 in the Netherlands; following a flooding many of the blood products given for assistance' could not be used due to incompatibilities and differences in labelling. Some words to present the Council of Europe since the organisation is sometimes confused with institutions ofthe European Union: The organisation has been founded in 1949 to establish the principles of democracy and rule of law all over Europe. Since 1989, the year of the fall of the Berlin wall and the opening up of the iron curtain, these principles could be extended to the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. Today this makes the Council of Europe the only pan-European organisation with 41 Member States thus representing more than 750 million people. |