Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine

Explore immunohematology, or blood banking, a specialized field of laboratory medicine that involves the study of antigens and antibodies and how they relate to the development and clinical manifestation of blood disorders.

During the course, you focus on immunohematology as it applies to the clinical practice of transfusion medicine.

You study topics such as human blood groups, antibody identification, autoimmune- and drug-induced hemolytic anemia, the physiology of blood transfusion, adverse effects of transfusion, cellular therapy and platelets, and blood components.