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LQCL2616 - CMLE - Anti-Kpᵇ Alloantibody: A Case Study in Multidisciplinary Hospital Collaboration
Course Description

LabQ 2026 Clinical Laboratory: Transfusion Medicine 
 
Faculty/Authors

Morgan Lohr-Braun, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
Rush University Specialist in Blood Bank Certificate Program
Chicago, Illinois 

CMLE Credit: 2.0

Estimated Completion Time: 2 hour

Format: Online Educational Activity and Post Exam

Instructions

To claim 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.
  6. Submit the course Evaluation to register your credit.

Faculty Disclosures​
The faculty have no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests to disclose.

Technical Considerations

Release Date: 3/31/2026 
Review Date:
Expiration Date: 12/31/2028  

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

  • describe the KEL blood group system and  its importance in transfusion medicine; 

  • recognize the population frequency and clinical importance of the Kpb antigen in the KEL blood group system with attention to the challenges that come with transfusion; 

  • distinguish antibodies to high-prevalence antigens and assess the challenges in identification; and 

  • demonstrate the role of dithiothreitol (DTT)-treated red cells in antibody identification and evaluate the clinical and operational impact this method has on laboratories. 

Summary
Availability:
On-Demand
Credit Offered:
2 CMLE Credits
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