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APIB243886242 - CME/CMLE - FDA Guidance for Bacterial Risk Control Strategies
Course Description

This is an online educational commentary in Blood Banking offering 1.0 continuing education (CME/CMLE) credit that can be used to fulfill CC Part II and CMP requirements.  This educational commentary is provided through our affiliation with the American Proficiency Institute (API).

Faculty/Authors

William S. Crews Jr., MD
Medical Director, Laboratory Services
Carter BloodCare
Bedford, TX 

Physician Competencies: Patient Care, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, Professionalism, Systems-Based Practice 


CME/CMLE Credit: 1.0
Estimated Completion Time: 1 hour
Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Default Credit Type: None (You must meet the eligibility requirements in order to obtain CME credit.)

Instructions

To claim CME/CMLE credit for the exercise, do the following:

  1. Review the Technical Considerations.
  2. Click Go to Course to view an overview of the modules in this course.
  3. Click Access to begin the course.
  4. Review the Educational Activity.
  5. Complete and submit the Post Exam. You will have a maximum of three attempts to obtain the required score. You will be notified if you have met the credit requirements after each attempt.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation.
  7. Enter the maximum number of credits offered and click Claim CME to register credit.

Disclosure Statement 

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 1/1/2024  
Review Date:
Expiration Date:12/31/2026  

Course Objectives
Following completion of this activity, you will be able to:

  • Identify the FDA-approved strategies available for bacterial risk control in platelet products; 

  • Describe the key differences between single-step and two-step bacterial testing approaches; 

  • Recognize how facility size and resources influence the selection of bacterial testing strategies; 

  • Explain the considerations that determine whether bacterial testing occurs at blood centers or hospitals; 

  • Outline the basic financial implications of implementing different bacterial risk control strategies. 

 
 
Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
1 CME/CMLE Credit
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