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Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking Webinar: A Tool for Safety Across the Transfusion Chain

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About Course

AFROMED Quality Healthcare Alliance (AQHA), Uganda Blood Transfusion Service Mbarara Branch, and Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (Uganda), will host an online CPD session focusing on Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking

Date: Thursday, 20th August, 2026 | Time: 8:30–9:30 AM EAT / 7:30–8:30 AM CAT

Presenters

Otita Morgan – Laboratory Systems Lead, Technical and Diagnostics Advisor (IDI/MoH), Vice President – Biosafety and Biosecurity Association

Diana Atwijuka – BRM Advisor – JCRC/NHLDS Uganda, Secretary, Biosafety and Biosecurity Association (BBAU) 

Moderator:

Gad Mbeera – SLT/Q.O Mbarara Regional Blood Bank, Director of Programs AfroMed Quality Healthcare Alliance

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How to Enroll and Access the Webinar

To enroll in the “Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking” click the Enroll Now button.

Sign In or Register

  • Existing Members: If you’re already a member of the Africa Laboratory Management Academy, simply log in with your credentials.

  • New Users: If you’re new, click Register Now or Sign up with Google. Registration is completely free.

After registering, this course will automatically be available to you. If you’re not redirected to the program, simply click on this link: Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking

Attending the Live Webinar

This webinar will be hosted LIVE on Google Meet. To attend the live webinar, click Start Learning. This will open the live webinar page, and follow the link to open Google Meet in your browser. 

After the Webinar

Once the webinar concludes, return to your Course Content and Mark as Complete the session you attended. If you weren’t able to attend the live webinar, you can watch the video recordings available in each of the course content areas.

Finally, complete the Webinar Assessment to receive your Certificate of Completion and thereafter you can apply for CPD Points using a link that will be sent to you in a separate email.

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AFROMED Quality Healthcare Alliance (AFROMED) was established to improve access and quality of Continuous Medical Education (CME) for healthcare workers across Africa and the world. 

AFROMED partners with Africa Laboratory Management Academy to deliver world class training to healthcare workers.

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What Will You Learn?

  • Biosafety vs. biosecurity: what is the difference?
  • Why blood banks are both biological safety and security environments
  • Identifying biological hazards across the transfusion chain
  • Safe donor screening and blood collection
  • Sharps and occupational exposure prevention
  • Specimen handling and laboratory practices
  • What does biosecurity mean in a blood-bank setting?
  • Access control and restricted areas
  • Accountability for blood, specimens and biological mate

Course Content

Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking
Theme: Protecting Healthcare Workers, Donors and Patients Through Safe and Secure Blood Banking Practices. Moving from risk identification → prevention → security → emergency preparedness → practical application.

  • LIVE Webinar: Biosafety and Biosecurity in Blood Banking
  • THEME 1: Biosecurity and Emergency Preparedness in Blood Banking
    01:44:27
  • Webinar Assessment
  • Post Webinar Evaluation

Student Ratings & Reviews

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All good
Very Knowledgeable lesson!
Great 👍
OM
2 weeks ago
Yes it's was good match
BEYEZA EDGAR
2 weeks ago
Very good and so encouraging
NIMUSIIMA IVAN
3 weeks ago
Nice
KV
3 weeks ago
More knowledge added
SS
3 weeks ago
Very helpful
It was good
Brief and helpful
KK
4 weeks ago
Yes it was a good match. Very knowledgeable. Thank you
Yes
Emuge Solomon
4 weeks ago
Great one
4 weeks ago
It was good and informative
NM
4 weeks ago
Yes it was an insightful session
Kyobe Charles
1 month ago
Good
Brian Okoth
1 month ago
It's was good
Yes 90%
Good match
1 month ago
So much important for me

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