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AABB Standard Settingand the AfSBT
Standards
Eduardo NunesSenior Director of Policy, Standards, and Global DevelopmentAABB
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Overview History of AABB standards-setting Overview of AABB-AfSBT process and other
administrative considerations Quality System Essentials
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What is a Standard? Standards are imperative scientifically-based
statements, often stated as positives rather than negatives The list of what NOT to do is too long
Minimal and unambiguous requirements that may be exceeded in practice
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What is NOT a Standard? Legal framework of Ministry of
Health Recommendations for specific
methodologies Statements that cannot be verified
through direct observation
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History of AABB Standards First edition 1958 In 1976 the 8th edition included a requirement for each
facility to have, “program of quality control”
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Quality continues Association Bulletin #97-4 identified the 10 Quality
System Essentials (QSEs) as the minimum elements that must be addressed in a quality system.
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QSEs in the AABB Standards
Listed in the “General Policies” section of the 18th edition (1997)
Each QSE became a standard in “General Policies” section of the 19th edition (1999)
Each QSE became a chapter heading in the 20th edition (2000)
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AABB – AfSBT Project Timeline November 2010: AfSBT
representatives visit AABB December 2010 – May 2011:
Skype conference calls, email June-August 2011: Public comment
period Review of comments
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Quality System Essentials in AABB and AfSBT Standards
AABB QSE AfSBT Standard
Organization 1.1 Organization & Structure
Resources 1.3 Resources
Equipment 1.7 Equipment
Supplier and Customer Issues 1.5 Suppliers and Service Providers
Process Control 1.12 Process Control
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QSEs in AfSBT Standards, continued
AABB QSE AfSBT Standards
Documents & Records 1.4 Documents & Records
Nonconforming Products and Services
1.10 Non-conformances
Assessments: Internal & External
1.9 Internal & External Audits
Corrective & Preventive Action
Under 1.10
Facilities & Safety 1.8 Work Environment & Safety
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Shall vs. Should Standards vs. guidance
A Standard is a goal (what) Guidance contains methods of meeting that goal
(how) Assessors assess against Standards only. Did the
facility meet the goal?
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Role of should’s AfSBT includes a few “should”
statements Signal future directions or areas
where consensus is still emerging Guidance
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Emphasis on validation Assessor: “Show me how you know that this transport
cooler maintains the unit at the right temperature.”
If the Standards does not say how, then each facility must decide what works for them, keep records of data supporting the decision, and reflect it in their policies, processes and procedures
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How is a Standard created? A number of sources of input are considered,
including: New data Existing policies and guidelines Input from the users
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Input from the users Includes:
Requests for clarification of a standard Requests for variance from a standard Feedback obtained during the comment period Feedback from assessors
The process for supporting Standards-setting should include mechanisms for this type of feedback
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Standards in detail General statements appear in section 1, Quality
System Sections 2-10 follow donation to transfusion workflow Each chapter modeled after workflow for that topic
(eg, crossmatch precedes issue for transfusion) Section 11 covers National Blood Service
Accreditation Requirements
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Case Study How Section 1 was impacted by
comments Examples of actions taken are
illustrative of relationship between Standards and satellite documents
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Comment on scope If a blood transfusion centre does not routinely
cross-match and issue units directly to patients, then sections 7 (ordering), 8 (compatibility testing) and 9 (haemovigilance and clinical interface) apply?
What about hospital blood banks that do not collect their own blood donations but rely on central facility for all donor activities
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Brilliant!
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We clearly needed a better idea Introduction: “These Standards
apply to blood services or individual facilities that perform any or all of the following functions…”
Donor activities, and processing up until distribution
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1.1.3.1 “Exceptions warranted by clinical
situations shall require justification and pre-approval by the medical director on a case-by-case basis.”
Comment: Should there be requirement for keeping record of approval?
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Change made!
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How? 1.1.3.1 now includes the pen
symbol () Item 2 in Record Retention Table
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Comment: Supervision 1.3.2: “The facility shall have
sufficient, trained personnel, working under supervision, to perform its activities.”
Comment: ‘Supervision’ should be defined (direct, telephonic)
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Guidance added!
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Guidance Guidance document outlines
differences between direct and indirect supervision, and provides examples of the kinds of functions and employees that are candidates for indirect supervision
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Release of untested units 1.10.4.1.1 addresses release of
units with incomplete compatibility and/or infectious disease testing
Comment: Disagree with standard. Each facility should have an emergency stock available to meet any urgent requirement.
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Outcome
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Why? We do not disagree with
commenter Certainly this is good practice BUT – we did not want to write a
standard that limits ability of BTS to respond to disasters and emergencies
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Last example: Records Proposed Standards: INDEFINITE
retention of records of donor consent and of look-back to identify recipients of units from a blood donor who is later found to be positive or reactive for HIV, HBV, or HCV
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Comment Are you sure you mean
“indefinite”? Like, FOREVER?
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We say: great catch!
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Change made Both record retention periods
changed to 10 years National regulations may exceed
timeframes in retention tables
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Not everything is a Standards issue
Different comments can be addressed in different ways
Change to Standards Change to satellite document
(intro, guidance) No change
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Conclusion Standards-setting is a journey, not
a destination Improved by active input from
users We look forward to continuing the
trip
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Thanks!