1. Kevin Shipley & Lindsey Carey Price
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Kevin Shipley & Lindsey Carey Price

2. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
A non-profit organization founded on January 1, 1975
Headquarters located in Houston, Texas
Over 170 Health Care Institutions
26-county region
Over 700 employees
Over 315,000 blood donations in 2016

3. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
On average, The Blood Center holds over 7,000 mobile blood drives a year counting for approximately 60% of all donations

4. Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

5. History of Blood Transfusion
2500 BCE – Egyptians, Greeks, Mayans & Aztecs
Bloodletting

6. History of Blood Transfusion
1492 – Pope Innocent VIII: First Historical Transfusion Attempt
1665 – Dr. Richard Lower: first blood transfusion between animals

7. History of Blood Transfusion
1667 – Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys performs first fully documented human blood transfusion
1668 – French Government & (1670) the Vatican condemned the procedure

8. History of Blood Transfusion
1818 – Dr. James Blundell performed first successful transfusion of HUMAN blood for the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage
1873– US Physicians attempt transfusing milk for cows, goats and humans

9. History of Blood Transfusion
1901 – Karl Landsteiner discovers the first 3 blood groups.
1914 – Sodium Nitrate used as an anticoagulant

10. History of Blood Transfusion
1939 – Rh blood group system discovered 1940 – U.S. government establishes national blood collection program & glass bottles introduced 1944 – Dried Plasma WWII 1950 – Plastic bags introduced

11. Blood Testing
Syphilis HBV – 1971 (Surface Antigen), 1986 (Antibody), 2009 (NAT*) HTLV-I/II HCV – 1990 (Antibody), 1999 (NAT*) HIV – 1985 (Antibody), 1999 (NAT*) CMV West Nile – 2003 (NAT*) Chagas – 2007 Zika – 2016*

12. Blood Donors are Animals!

13. Improvements and new directions
Current processes very low tech
Some challenges to quality control
We knew we could do better with the right help

14. The Houston Zoo and Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
Expertise we need to help improve systems and processes
Advice, input and direction on equipment and supply acquisition and use
Training opportunities beyond plasma collection

15. GCRBC staff observing Zoo practices

16. HZI routine blood monitoring
Blood is collected by elephant team
Juveniles (Tucker, Baylor, Tupelo)
Blood collected weekly
In-house blood work
Complete blood counts (CBC)
Chemistry panel (if serum avail)
EEHV1 virus PCR (at Baylor lab)
Run on Mondays

17. The Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center and the Houston Zoo
Two great community resources working together to help some of our largest and most beloved zoo residents.

18. Thank you!!

19. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
5. PRE-PLAN
Sporting Events
Testing
School holidays/closures

20. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
4. LEADERSHIP/EDUCATION
Educate student leaders AND prospective donors. Eat/Drink/Bring ID

21. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
3. PROCESS/SAFETY
Answer WHY
A – Let people know you have an event/business
R&S – Plan to make it successful
E – Magic happens here
A) Gym Mats B) Parent Volunteers

22. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
3. PROCESS/SAFETY
Eat
Drink
Bring I.D.
Increased Weight requirement for young donors
Introduced Hemaflow
New Chairs for reclined positions during donation

23. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
3. PROCESS/SAFETY
Eat
Drink
Bring I.D
Answer WHY
A – Let people know you have an event/business
R&S – Plan to make it successful
E – Magic happens here
A) Gym Mats B) Parent Volunteers

24. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
2. FUN!
Themes
Competitions
drive

25. TOP 5 Blood Drive Best Practices
1. COMMUNICATE
Teacher complaints
Parent complaints
Student complaints
Remind 101
Iris Alert
Teacher
Nurse Conversation

26. Emerging Trends Pathogen Reduction Technology
Leukocytes
Residual cells and cytokines can cause harmful post-transfusion reactions such as transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD)
New and emerging pathogens
A risk that current safety measures cannot eliminate
Bacteria The most frequent transfusion-transmitted infection (TTI)
Screening limitations Gaps in current defenses exist, due to the window period and limited screening sensitivity
Known pathogens
Routine testing covers only a limited number of pathogens

27. Emerging Trends

28. To Partner With The Community…
Educational Courses
All Things Blood (Biology & Typing/Matching)
Leadership Development (Escape Room)
Labs
Phlebotomy “Tips from the Pros”

30. Remember…

31. Resources http://www.bloodbook.com/trans-history.html