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American Foundation for Donation
& Transplantation
Basic Histocompatibility Course
* Group
rate for Basic Course hotel extended thru 4/17/09
The Basic Course is offered biennially and alternates with the Specialists Course.
The next Basic Course will be held April 17-21, 2009 at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel,
Philadelphia
, PA. Registration Materials here!
Purpose:
To provide the technician/technologist with a well-rounded background in basic transplant
immunology and related laboratory skills.
Objective:
To meet the needs of the beginning HLA technician/technologist by providing pertinent
information about HLA testing, methodologies, and information necessary to meet the ASHI
Statement of Competency.
Syllabus:
Each student will receive a comprehensive course syllabus containing:
Outline of each lecture
Notes for each lecture
References
Applicant Requirements:
Minimum of three months experience in an HLA Laboatory.
B.S. degree in an appropriate biological science or MT(ASCP) or other appropriate
registry.
Curriculum Outline
- Laboratory Principles
- General laboratory skills
- The practicalities of tissue typing
- Specimen collection, processing & handling
- Instrumentation & equipment
- Reagent preparation & quality control
- Laboratory mathematics
- Quality assurance
- Other related techniques
- Scientific Background
- Basic immunology
- Genetics & histocompatibility
- Crossmatching
- Complement
- Cellular immunology & assays
- Antibody screening
- Transplantation
- Molecular Genetics
- Parentage Determination
- Flow Cytometry
General Information
Registration fee includes continental breakfast, breaks and lunch daily as well as
welcome reception.
Hotel, transportation and other arrangements/costs are the student's responsibility.
The official language for the course is English.
The course is ABHI certified.
Please contact Arlene Skinner for additional information.
skinner@amfdt.org
804 323-9890
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