Current state of therapeutic apheresis and cellular therapy education for transfusion medicine fellows in the United States.
J Clin Apher
; 36(1): 87-93, 2021 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Numerous conditions are responsive to therapeutic apheresis (TA) and cellular therapy (CT) treatments. Both TA and CT are two broad and diverse knowledge fields within transfusion medicine (TM). We therefore sought to survey all the TM fellowship program directors (PDs) in the United States to examine the current fellow state education in TA and CT.METHODS:
A 37-question survey was sent to all PDs to collect details of TA and CT training for TM fellows.RESULTS:
Responses from 29/51 (56.9%) surveyed programs were received. Most PDs considered TA and CT training for their fellows more than adequate. Two PDs from programs that did not directly oversee TA and CT services at their training sites stated that their program's training in these two areas were only "slightly adequate" or "moderately inadequate." Detailed analysis of training in TA, cell collection, and CT suggests that trainees from programs with direct oversight of these services had longer training and more learning experiences compared to those in which outside rotations were required.CONCLUSIONS:
Transfusion medicine fellowship training in TA and CT varies. Most respondents, and particularly those from programs directly overseeing TA services, reported their fellows were adequately prepared in TA. Cellular therapy collections and laboratory operations, however, are less consistent areas of training despite the rapid expansion of these fields. Our survey suggests that a greater emphasis in CT training is needed.Palavras-chave
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Temas:
ECOS
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Aspectos_gerais
Bases de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Remoção de Componentes Sanguíneos
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Bolsas de Estudo
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Terapia Baseada em Transplante de Células e Tecidos
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Medicina Transfusional
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Apher
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos