[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 22 (Friday, February 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4988-4989]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2550]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration


Best Practices for Reducing Transfusion Errors; Public Workshop

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the following 
public workshop: Best Practices for Reducing Transfusion Errors. The 
purpose of the public workshop is to discuss practices and techniques 
that may decrease transfusion errors, including systems and technology 
that can be applied to reducing transfusion errors.
    Date and Time: The public workshop will be held on February 14, 
2002, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and February 15, 2002, from 8:30 a.m. 
to 12:30 p.m.
    Location: The public workshop will be held at the Natcher 
Conference Center, National Institutes of Health, Bldg. 45, 45 Center 
Dr., 8600 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD.
    Contact: Joseph Wilczek, Center for Biologics Evaluation and 
Research (HFM-302), Food and Drug Administration, 1401 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, MD 20852-1448, 301-827-6129, FAX 301-827-2843.
    Registration: Send registration information (including name, title, 
firm name, address, telephone, and fax number) to the contact person by 
February 5, 2002. Onsite registration on a space available basis will 
begin at 7:30 a.m. on the days of the workshop. There is no 
registration fee. If you need special accommodations due to a 
disability, please contact Joseph Wilczek at least 7 days in advance.
    Transcripts: Transcripts of the public workshop may be requested in 
writing from the Freedom of Information Office (HFI-35), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5600 Fishers Lane, rm. 12A-16, Rockville, MD 20857, 
approximately 15 working days after the meeting at a cost of 10 cents 
per page. The public workshop transcript will also be available on the 
Internet at 
http://www.fda.gov/cber/minutes/workshop-min.htm.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FDA and the Agency for Healthcare Research 
and Quality, Department of Health and Human Services, are cosponsoring 
a public workshop on avoiding errors in transfusion medicine. On the 
first day of the workshop, topics to be discussed include: Patient and 
medication identification, errors in manufacturing and testing of blood 
and blood components, system errors and cultural factors, and the role 
of product deviation reporting in reducing transfusion errors. The 
second day of the workshop will address current as well as future 
technology trends that should help prevent transfusion errors. The 
public workshop agenda is posted on the Internet at http://www.fda.gov/cber/meetings/trnfsnerr021402.htm.


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    Dated: January 28, 2002.
Margaret M. Dotzel,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
[FR Doc. 02-2550 Filed 1-31-02; 8:45 am]
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