DEPARTMENT OF IMMUNOHAEMATOGY & BLOOD TRANSFUSIO

 

1. GOAL: 

The goal of Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion/Transfusion Medicine is to provide comprehensive training in all aspects of blood banking including related National policy, regulation & guideline, Blood transfusion practice and stem cell therapy to the post graduate student to achieve competence and expertise that will allow the resident to function as a blood bank/transfusion medicine expert. This is achieved through three years of study.

 

2. OBJECTIVES :

To create awareness regarding safe and judicious use of blood among the clinicians and to promote voluntary blood donation in the society.

 

3. HEAD OF DEPARTMENT'S MESSAGE:

The department of Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion was made as an offshoot or a specialization from the branch of Pathology in 2005, in order to provide didactic education & practical training in all aspects of blood transfusion technology, to develop the knowledge required to analyze Immunohaematological problems, to provide experience in blood centre policies such as donor recruitment, collection, preservation, administration of blood & blood components and to educate other medical personnels regarding the judicious use of blood.

The department of Immunohaematology & Blood Transfusion is recognized by Medical Council of India and is the fourth centre in India to start a postgraduate course in the subject. Every year 2 post graduate students are admitted to the course. This sort of a centre was the need of the hour for the Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad with attached medical college, where all speciality and superspeciality courses are running. The department of IHBT (Blood Cent) is essential for the Medical College to run different types of undergraduate and postgraduate courses.

The department is situated in B-2 ward of Civil Hospital covering an area of approximately 6000 sq ft.

The blood bank has been allotted MODEL BLOOD BANK status by NACO and is a Training Centre for Blood Bank Medical Officers, Technicians, Nursing Staff, Counselors as well as Blood Storage Centre staff.

It is the FIRST GOVERMENT BLOOD BANK IN THE COUNTRY TO ACHIEVE NABH Accreditation in 2010.

It is my humble request to all to donate blood regularly at our centre so that needy patients of Civil Hospital never ever feel the shortage of blood.

Dr.Nidhi Bhatnagar

4. FACILITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT

The following facilities are available in the department:

  1. Blood grouping and antibody screening of all patients coming to Civil Hospital.
  2. Bleeding of donors (Voluntary & Replacement).
  3. Testing of all blood units according to the 5 mandatory tests as guided by the FDA i.e. HIV I & II, HCV, HBsAg, tests for syphilis and peripheral smear for malarial parasite.
  4. Component preparation & storage –
  • Red cell concentrate ( PCV )
  • Platelet concentrate ( PC )
  • Fresh frozen plasma ( FFP )
  • Cryoprecipitate
  • Saline washed red cells
  • Leuco reduced red cells

5. Compatibility testing and issue of blood & blood components as per demand

  1. Issue of packed red cells to thalassemia patients.
  2. Issue of fresh frozen plasma (for factors) to hemophiliac patients.
  3. Conducting Voluntary blood donation camps.
  4. Direct and Indirect Coomb’s test.
  5. Newborn baby grouping.
  6. Apheresis/ Plasma exchange/Red cell exchange/ Plateletpheresis procedures

5. SUBJECT CURRICULUM

1. Blood Donation

2. Immunohaematology

3. Component preparation

4. Transfusion Transmitted Diseases and their testing methods

5. Conducting of blood donation camps

6. Blood stock management

7. Equipment management

8. Quality Assurance in all aspects of blood banking

6. EXAMINATION PATTERN

Gujarat University conducts Theory and Practical examination every year in April-May.

7.TEACHING STAFF INFORMATION

 

Name

Designation

Degree

Working Since

Experience in Blood Bank

Dr.Nidhi Bhatnagar

Professor & Head/In Charge/Medical Director

MBBS, DCP(Path & Bact)MD(Pathology)

25 Years

16 Years

Dr.Mamta Shah

Asst. Professor/Deputy Quality Manager

M.D (Patho)

21 Years

12.5 Years

Dr. Sangita Shah

Asst. Professor/Quality Manager

MBBS, M.D

24 Years

11 Years

 

8. NON TEACHING STAFF INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Name of Blood Bank

Name of Person (Blood Bank staff)

Designation

Qualification

Experience in Blood Bank

1

IHBT

Manisha S Christian

Staff Nurse

P.B.BSC NSG, GNM

2 Y 10 M

2

IHBT

Swati K Suthar

Staff Nurse

GNM

4 Y 6 M

3

IHBT

Vidhisha B. Patel

Staff Nurse

GNM

5 Y

4

IHBT

Chetna A. Patel

Staff Nurse

GNM

4 Y 10 M

5

IHBT

Karishma Patel

Staff Nurse

BASIC BSC NSG

1 Y 2 M

6

IHBT

Stessy Macwan

Staff Nurse

BASIC BSC NSG

2 MONTHS

7

IHBT

Harsha B.Parmar

Lab Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

27 Years

8

IHBT

Ghanshyam S.Solanki

Lab  Assistant

MSC(MICRO) M.L.T

8 Y 5 M

9

IHBT

Sahena Bobdiwala

Lab  Assistant

B.S.C. (MICRO) M.L.T

8 Y 5 M

10

IHBT

Keta G Pathak

Lab  Technician

MSC(MICRO) MLT

8 Y 7 M

11

IHBT

Ashwin B.Prajapati

Lab  Technician

MSC(MICRO) M.L.T

6 Y 9 M

12

IHBT

Gayatri Makwana

Lab  Technician

B.S.C.(MICRO) M.L.T

3 Y 8 M

13

IHBT

Binal Maheriya

Lab  Assistant

B.S.C.(MICRO) M.L.T

11 Y 3 M

14

IHBT

Ankita Parmar

Lab  Assistant

B.S.C. MLT

14 Y 9 M

15

IHBT

Rachana Parmar

Lab  Technician

MSC (MICRO) D.M.L.T, PGDCR

6 Y 9 M

16

IHBT

Vandana D.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

12 Y 10 M

17

IHBT

Falguni A.Bhavsar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

13 Y 4 M

18

IHBT

Rashmika M.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

9 Y 11 M

19

IHBT

Rashmi Shah

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

13 Y 5 M

20

IHBT

Amit C.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

14 Y 5 M

21

IHBT

Kirit R.Parmar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

15 Y

22

IHBT

Rashmika R.Kadikar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

7 Y 7 M

23

IHBT

Gaurang P.Shah

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (CHEM) D.M.L.T

11 Y

24

IHBT

Dushyant G.soni

Lab. Technician

BSC (MICRO) D.M.L.T

11 Y

25

IHBT

Vasim R.Pathan

Lab. Technician

T.Y.BSC M.L.T

13 Y 5 M

26

IHBT

Sanjay D.Vaghela

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

11 Y

27

IHBT

Suthar Chirag

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

6 Y

28

IHBT

Meeta A.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C.(MICRO) M.L.T

8 Y 3 M

29

IHBT

Namrata Pativala

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

8 Y 3 M

30

IHBT

Mrudula P.Parmar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

14 Y 5 M

31

IHBT

Sweety H.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

12 Y 5 M

32

IHBT

Swati L.Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C.(MICRO) M.L.T

15 Y 9 M

33

IHBT

Vaishali D.Shah

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

11 Y 10 M

34

IHBT

Ankita Suthar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C.(MICRO) M.L.T

6 Y 6 M

35

IHBT

Mrunalini Parmar

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

7 Y 5 M

36

IHBT

Ranjana B. Rajput

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

6 Y 10 M

37

IHBT

Manisha Solanki

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT
PGDACR

6 Y 6 M

38

IHBT

Krupa  Parekh

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

5 Y 10 M

39

IHBT

Nehal Prajapati

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

5 Y

40

IHBT

Hetisha Sapovadia

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

4 Y 2 M

41

IHBT

Hitesh Solanki

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. MLT

14 Y 3 M

42

IHBT

Snehal  Patel

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

5 Y 11 M

43

IHBT

Shraddha Mehta

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

4 Y 1 M

44

IHBT

Patel Priya S.

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

2 Y 3 M

45

IHBT

Pradeep Rathod

Lab. Technician

B.S.C. (CHEM) MLT

3 Y 2 M

46

IHBT

 Dabhi Komal

Lab. Technician

D.M.L.T

1 Y 4 M

47

IHBT

Kharadi Rajvirendra

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

1 Y 4 M

48

IHBT

Chaudhari Vimu

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

1 Y 4 M

49

IHBT

Chaudhari Kasturbhai

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (CHEM)M.L.T

21 DAYS

50

IHBT

Chaudhari Kinjal

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

5 M

51

IHBT

Kathrotiya Grishma

Lab. Technician

B.S.C (MICRO)M.L.T

1 Y 5 M

52

IHBT

Mittal V Solanki

Counselor

MSW

2 Y 3 M

53

IHBT

Patel Vinay

Counselor

MA (PSHCHOLOGY)

11 M



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