Overview
This is an asynchronous (individuals can complete it at their own pace during the semester) review course designed to help students prepare for the ASCP Board of Certification Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) certification exam. The course format consists of PowerPoint presentations, case studies, practice problems, quizzes, and a final practice exam. The course instructors and director are available for questions and guidance throughout the course.
The course fee is $1,000.00.
- Admissions and Payment
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This is an asynchronous (individuals can complete it at their own pace during the semester) review course designed to help students review immunohematology topics and prepare for the ASCP Board of Certification Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) or Scientist in Blood Banking (BB) certification exam. The course format consists of recorded lectures, case studies, practice problems, reflections, quizzes, and final practice exams. The course director is available for questions and guidance throughout the course.
This course does not require formal admission to GW.
Please click here for instructions on how to submit an online application and course fee.
- Application Deadlines and Course Start Dates
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Course Start Date Application Deadline Payment Deadline February 15 January 31 February 1 June 15 May 31 June 1 September 15 August 31 September 1 - Learning Outcomes
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Upon successful completion of the review course, learners should be able to:
- Apply the appropriate immunohematology principles and regulatory policies to ensure the safe practice of transfusion medicine.
- Interpret patient and donor results using fundamental concepts from immunology, hematology, genetics, and hemostasis.
- Perform the relevant calculations used in blood banking practices, including Hardy-Weinberg, Kleihauer-Betke, and RhIG dosage.
- Correlate patient test results with their medical history and clinical symptoms to support a proposed plan of transfusion therapy
- Evaluate donor test results and history to confirm donor eligibility.
- Resolve patient and donor data discrepancies to minimize error and ensure appropriate blood component therapy.
- Demonstrate sufficient content mastery for the Specialist in Blood Banking (SBB) examination.
- Structure
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Students have 12 weeks to complete the course. The 12 modules include learning objectives, recorded lectures, handouts, and opportunities to reflect on progress. Practice problems and case studies are included where applicable. Module-specific quizzes allow students to gauge their mastery of material. The topics for each of the 12 modules are as follows:
- Genetics & Immunology
- Blood Group Systems I (ABO, H, Lewis, I, P)
- Blood Group Systems II (MNS, Miscellaneous, Polyagglutination)
- Blood Group Systems III (Rh, Duffy, Kidd, Kell, Lutheran)
- The Antiglobulin Test and Post-Transfusion Testing
- Antibody Identification
- Donors and Components
- Exam Requirements, Strategies, and Questions
- Hematology and Coagulation
- Transfusion Practices and Adverse Effects of Transfusion
- Anemias, HDFN, HLA, and Transplantation
- Management and Safety
