Blood transfusion is the topic of hour, opines Abeer academic seminar

MUSCAT: Keeping the vital role of transfusion medicine in healthcare in mind, Abeer Hospital organised a session on blood services in Oman as part of its monthly academic programmes. It was held in association with the Department of Blood Services, Ministry of Health, Oman.

The team of Abeer Hospital was encouraged by Dr Thamina Muhammed Ashraf, Specialist and Head of Central Blood Bank and Dr Zainab Al Araimi, Director - Department of Blood Services in this public supportive endeavour. They congratulated the team on choosing this relevant initiative, and assured their fullest support for such initiatives further.

Dr Ahmed El Kashef, Specialist in Transfusion Medicine - Central Blood Bank was present on the occasion. He lectured on the advancements and innovations in transfusion medicine.

His was an all-inclusive presentation on the functional features of blood donation services in the Sultanate of Oman.

It shed light on the evolution and implementation of new technologies in transfusion medicine since its outset in the country, quality standards in blood transfusion service, administrative and clinical procedures involved in blood transfusion in private healthcare establishments and the need and importance for community liaison in this process.

The talk was primarily intended for reinforcing knowledge and awareness of Abeer employees, particularly doctors, and those who are working in the departments of nursing and laboratory. An interactive session followed by the presentation helped the attendees to their pose their queries and doubts, and thus get a clear perception of the subject. It clarified the legal aspects related to blood donation in the country.

Dr Sukumaran Vengail, Senior Consultant - General and Laparoscopic Surgery and Medical Director at Abeer Hospital touched on the need for the awareness on blood donation and donor recruitments in healthcare sector.

Jamsheer Hamza, director of Operations - Abeer Medical Group, Oman stated that a second session on Transfusion Medicine is in prospect. “We will seek the accreditation of Oman Medical Specialty Board to carry on with this initiative as a Continuous Medical Education (CME) programme. Academic sessions on healthcare-related subjects will be showcased incessantly by Abeer as part of embodying our social commitment motto. We will be having more attendees from other private health establishments too in the upcoming healthcare educational programmes,” he said.