This information is intended only for healthcare professionals in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific.

Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunological Department

Anichstraße 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria

      

      

The Central Institute for Blood Transfusion and Immunological Department (ZIB) is part of the Tirol Kliniken GmbH and has been collaborating closely with the Red Cross since 1950 to ensure a safe preparation, testing and distribution of blood components. Since then, further functional entities such as a stem cell and bone marrow facility as well several diagnostic facilities have been added to this central unit.

In addition to a variety of apheresis procedures the ZIB has been offering extracorporeal photopheresis for more than 10 years.

Team Blood Bank Outpatient Clinic

• Head Physician: OA Dr. Wolfgang Mayer
• Head Nurse: DGuKS Barbara Pranter

Practical Workshop

Intended for all doctors, physicians and operators treating patients with Extracorporeal Photopheresis.

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

9:00 – 17:00: Interactive Workshop with visit to the ECP unit

• Introduction
• ECP devices
• ECP devices in general
• Cellex™ to Cellex™ Plus: what has changed?
• Device set-up and treatment: What requires special attention?
• Device check: Timing and responsibilities
• Single needle or double needle: Which to choose?
• Alarms and troubleshooting: Tips and tricks
• Final discussion round

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

9:00 – 12:00: Discussions with Experience Exchange

• Labs: what, when and why?
• Access: What to do in case of difficult veins
• Patient monitoring: what is important?
• Question and answer session
• Final discussion round

This is a commercial programme run by Therakos (UK) Ltd, a Mallinckrodt Company.