Overview

This interactive workshop is designed to describe FACT's Standards and accreditation process in an engaging format facilitated by experienced FACT instructors. The workshop will include case studies and opportunities to discuss real-life scenarios with your colleagues. Presenters will discuss requirements and expectations for accreditation, how to position your organization to pursue accreditation, methods for maintaining accreditation readiness, and avoiding and correcting common citations. Additional discussion areas include improving quality in cord blood banking with FACT Accreditation, quality components of a successful stability program, and developing and assessing a quality management plan.

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS:

You will receive Zoom link information via confirmation email. Please do not share this information with others. Your unique link will allow you to attend the educational event.
Please provide your first and last name when attending the Zoom event so we can record your attendance for credit purposes.
Once marked as attended, an automated email with the evaluation link will be sent to your provided email address. Should you choose to complete the evaluation before receiving the email, you may do so by visiting https://learn.factglobal.org and locating your dashboard at the top of the page. Select the Virtual Accreditation Workshop and complete the evaluation.
Once the evaluation is complete, your certificate is automatically provided to you through the learning management system. You can always return to the dashboard for a transcript of your education.
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ or CPHQ(R) is provided on your certificate in the designation statement. It will also be listed on your transcript in your dashboard.

Speaker(s)

Dunia Jawdat, PhD

Director, Cord Blood Bank

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center Cord Blood Bank

Host Day 1

Nothing to disclose.

Phyllis I. Warkentin, MD

Chief Medical Officer

FACT

Dr. Phyllis Warkentin is a founding member of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT), a member of the FACT Board of Directors, and the FACT Chief Medical Officer. She is a Pathology, Microbiology, Immunology, and Pediatrics professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, and the Medical Director of the Nebraska Medicine Blood and Marrow Transplant Marrow Collection Program. She has authored over one hundred scientific publications in transfusion, transplantation, and cellular therapy. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, board certified in pediatric hematology/oncology and transfusion medicine.

No Disclosures