May 20, 2015                                                                    For Immediate Release
AATB CTBS Exam Prep Courses begin June 17th!


 

Prepare for the Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) Exam through the official AATB CTBS Exam Prep Course Series. Starting on June 17, the AATB will offer 12 webinars designed to prepare candidates for the 2015 CTBS Exam, scheduled for September 19. The webinar format allows candidates to interact with presenters while preparing for the exam. Sessions are based on the 13th Edition of Standards for Tissue Banking.


 

Registration Fee: 

  • AATB Members: $1,250
  • Non-AATB Members: $1,550

 

SAVE THE DATES for the following confirmed

 2015 CTBS Prep Course Webinars, which include:

 

DateTopic & SpeakerTime 
June 17:
Preparing for the CTBS Exam
Speaker: Ralph Powers, LifeNet Health
1:00-2:15 PM EST
July 8: Donor Testing & Screening 
Speaker: Scott Brubaker, AATB
1:00-2:30 PM EST
July 15: Recovery Practices
Speaker: Louis Jares, MTF
1:00-2:15 PM EST
July 22:
Physical Assessment
Speaker: Ed Ferreol, LifeNet Health
1:00-2:15 PM EST
July 29:Anatomy & Physiologic Basis of Allograft Success
Speaker: Darrel Lewis, MTF
1:00-2:15 PM EST
Aug 5:Processing, Packaging & Process Controls
Speaker: Bryan Martin, RTI
1:00-2:15 PM EST
Aug 19:
Skin Banking & Clinical Applications
Speaker: Glenn Greenleaf, LifeCell
1:00-2:15 PM EST
Sept 2:Musculoskeletal Clinical Applications
Speaker: Darrel Lewis, MTF
1:00-2:15 PM EST

 

Additional topics will include: Quality; Informed Consent; Gifting and Authorization; Physical Assessment Processing; Packaging; Process Controls; Labeling; Storage and Distribution; Skin Banking; and Clinical Applications.

 

For questions related to CTBS Training Course content, please email Jennifer Sargeant, AATB's Vice President, Education.

 

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