EBA Materials

Sharing of knowledge to other blood services and professionals in the field is important to the EBA. It therefore strives to make the outcomes of projects open source. This site and sub sites feature some of these outcomes.

Answer to European Commission consultations

EBA is a key stakeholder for the European Commission SoHO team and is regularly consulted when changes to the legislative landscape concerning SoHO are envisaged. EBA recently participated to several European Commission’s consultations:

EBA General Position to the proposed SoHO Regulation (Sep2022)

EBA response the European Commission’s proposal for a European Health Data Space (EHDS) (July 2022)

EBA response to HERA Impact Assessment

EBA response to EC Impact Assessment – Revision of the EU BTC Directives

EBA response to EC Inception Impact Assessment Revision of EU BTC Directives

EBA answer to European Commission Inception Impact Assessment on HERA-Feb2021

Position Papers

EBA has points of view on certain subjects that touch our mission and that might impact our members. Below are some of our Position Papers:

• EBA Statement on recent vCJD risk assessments and their impact on blood and plasma collection – October 2022. Download paper
• EBA Blood is Priceless position paper
• EBA Fact Sheet on establishing a formal relationship between the European Directives on blood and blood components and the Council of Europe Guide (and summary CoE guide)
• EBA fact sheet on European self-sufficiency for blood components and plasma for fractionation (and summary Self Sufficiency)
• EBA Fact Sheet on Voluntary Non-Remunerated Blood Donation (and summary VNRD)
• EBA fact sheet on Blood Donor Selection (and summary Donor Selection)
• EBA position paper on coding and labeling
• EBA position paper on donor selction criteria for MSM

Publications

Direct and indirect European Blood Alliance publications

Articles in peer-reviewed journals

• Nightingale MJ, Ceulemans J, Ágoston S, van Mourik P, Marcou-Cherdel C, Wickens B, Johnstone P. The value to blood establishments of supplier quality audit and of adopting a European Blood Alliance collaborative approach. Blood Transfusion online on 11/12/2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2450/2013.0208-13
• Närhi M, Natri O, Desbois I, Kinggaard Holm D, Galea G, Aranko K, Korhonen M, Nordstrom K. Collection, processing and testing of bone,   corneas, umbilical cord blood and haematopoietic stem cells by European Blood Alliance members. Vox Sang 2013; 105: 346-354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vox.12053
• Folléa G on behalf of Council of Europe Working Group and ISBT Working Party on Blood   Supply management. Blood supply management (RBC): definitions, description as a process, tools for assessment and improvement. ISBT Science Series 2013; 8: 37–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/voxs.12009
• Folléa G, Monsellier M, Grimfeld A, Pelletier B, Lassale B, Morel P, Samama CM, Hermine   O, Lefrère JJ. [Self-sufficiency, needs, prescription and safety   of blood products]. Transfus Clin Biol 2013; 20:139-43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tracli.2013.03.004.   French.
• Folléa G, Seifried E, De Wit J.   Renewed considerations on ethical values for blood and   plasma donations and donors. Blood Transfus 2013; 21: 1-2. http://dx.doi.org/10.2450/2013.0011-13
• Veldhuizen I, Folléa G, de Kort W. Donor cycle   and donor segmentation: new tools for improving blood donor management. Vox Sang 2013; 105: 28-37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/vox.12018
• Rossi F, Perry R, de Wit J, Evers T, Folléa G. How expanding voluntary non-remunerated blood donations   would benefit patients,  donors and   healthcare systems? Vox Sang. 2011; 101:176-7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1423-0410.2011.01495.x
• Folléa G, de Wit J, Rouger P. [European Blood   Alliance (EBA) and EuroNet TMS: what challenges for the transfusion of   tomorrow?]. Transfus Clin Biol. 2011; 18:106-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tracli.2011.02.016 French.
• MacPherson J, Sayers M, Rautonen J, Gorham M, Morgan S. Why this symposium and next steps. The Role of Blood Centers in   Transfusion Recipient Care 2nd Joint Conference of America’s Blood Centers   and the European Blood Alliance. Transfusion. 2007; 47 (Suppl   2):101S-203S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01360.x
• Gorham M. Blood center and hospital partnerships that increase transfusion safety and   value: a European perspective. The Role of Blood Centers in   Transfusion Recipient Care 2nd Joint Conference of America’s Blood Centers   and the European Blood Alliance. Transfusion 2007; 47 (Suppl 2):106S-108S; discussion 117S-119S. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2007.01362.x
• Gorham M. Thoughts on the White Book 2005. Transfus   Clin Biol. 2005;12: 359-61. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1246782005001898
• Sandborg E. Getting people to give blood. Vox Sang. 2000; 78 (Suppl 2): 297-301. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10938973
• European Blood Alliance founded. [No authors listed] Vox Sang 1998; 75: 259. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1423-0410.1998.7530259.x

Books

• Folléa G, de Wit J eds. Blood, Tissues and Cells from Human Origin: The European Blood Alliance Perspective. 2013. ISBN   9789082031003. To be read online or to download the epub/pdf: http://europeanbloodalliance.eu/eba-book
• De Kort W, Veldhuizen I. for the EU Donor Management in Europe Project Partners. Donor management manual. 2010. ISBN 978-90-815585-1-8; downloadable in multiple languages here
• EuBIS (European Blood Inspection System). Common Criteria for the Inspection of Blood   Establishments (Manual). Seifried E, Seidl C ed. 2010. www.eubis-europe.eu
• EuBIS (European Blood Inspection System). Audit/ Inspection Training Guide (Manual). Seifried   E, Seidl C ed. 2010. www.eubis-europe.eu
• McClelland DBL, Pirie E, Franklin IM for the EU Optimal Use of Blood Project Partners. Manual of Optimal Blood Use. Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service ed. 2010, p. 1 – 64. ISBN 978-0-9564680-0-0. www.optimalblooduse.eu
• EU-Q-Blood-SOP Project. Development of a pan-European standard operating procedure (SOP) methodology reflecting European best practice   within the area addressing the quality and safety of blood. http://www.eu-q-blood-sop.de