Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability

The Advisory Committee on Blood Safety and Availability provides advice to the Secretary and to the Assistant Secretary for Health. The Committee advises on a range of policy issues to include:

(1) definition of public health parameters around safety and availability of the blood and blood products,

(2) broad public health, ethical and legal issues related to transfusion and transplantation safety, and

(3) the implications for safety and availability of various economic factors affecting product cost and supply.

The advisory committee has met regularly since its establishment in 1997.

Tentative ACBSA Meeting Schedule

Dates are always tentative until posted in the Federal Register. Please monitor the Federal Register for notice of upcoming meetings

2009

April 30 – May 1 (Th, F)

October 1-2 (Th, F)

The Universities at Shady Grove
9630 Gudelsky Drive
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 301.738.6000
TTY: 301.738.6088
E-mail: shadygrove@umd.edu
www.shadygrove.umd.edu

Directions & Parking Information

Public Transportation

http://www.shadygrove.umd.edu/about/directions/public-transportation.cfm

2007 Nationwide Blood Collection and Utilization Survey

[PDF - 1.8 MB]

Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Status

September 28, 2006 Town Hall Meeting on IGIV Access

Status of Immune Globulin Intravenous (IGIV) Products

IGIV Manufacturer Toll Free Numbers [PDF - 66KB]

Potential Risk of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD)

Potential risk of variant Creutzfeld-Jakob Disease (vCJD) in recipients of US licensed plasma-derived products

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