Dr. Kolawole Fasakin

INTERACTIVE FORUM Scenario 1: A 23-year-old male patient was admitted to the A & E department of a tertiary health facility on account of severe anaemia. samples were sent for CBC and other investigations. The physician indicated urgent PCV.The result of urgent PCV (15%) was copied out and dispatched to the physician for patient’s care.

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PATIENT’S PREPARATION FOR HAEMATOLOGY TESTS Patient’s preparation is one of the most important aspects of pre-analytical measures that laboratory personnel or whoever is responsible for sample collection and transportation must take to ensure quality. A good number of times, people carry out procedures without adequate patient’s preparation thus compromising quality. Where a professional failed to

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COMMENTS FROM OUR WHATSAPP HANDLES [9/14, 7:57 PM] fasakinkolawole: Fantastic! That’s a pacesetter move. Is there any state with similar standing?If such initiatives exist in less populated states, their impact will be felt. We have states that are not more than 1/7th of Lagos population. It is a great initiative. Kudos to Lagos State Blood

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Read more on how Pledge 25 Club helps to solve the challenges of blood shortage. Read details from the AFSBT document on PLEDGE 25 CLUB- from our Whatsapp handle. If there is a good support, this is a workable means of solving blood shortage in our health facilities.

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Supplementary Notes from DFK Haematology Desk Following tradition, on the quote on CLSI guideline, I meant that is particularly of more importance for K3 EDTA. If institutions ARE SO USED to the liquid K3 EDTA blood collection tubes, then there is no compromise on the fact that the sample volume must not be more than

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The Norm and The Unique From DFK Haematology Desk As for every field, there is a traditional or conventional approaches and the are unique findings based on research that helps shape each professional practice. One important area with respect to Haematological practice is proper specimen collection for generation of quality results. You may be wondering

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CURRENT KEYSTONE SYMPOSIA ANNOUNCEMENT Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has announced 2024/2025 Global Health Travel Award is available for Keystone Symposia Conference Attendees. Login to their website by typing: www.keystonesymposia.org

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