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Asian J Transfus Sci
Asian J Transfus Sci
AJTS
Asian J Transfus Sci
Asian Journal of Transfusion Science
0973-6247
1998-3565
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow India

AJTS-18-1
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48th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology (ISBTI), TRANSCON 2023
8 2024
21 8 2024
18 Suppl 1 S1S1
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2024
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pmc6th- 8th October, 2023 Lucknow

The 48th Annual National Conference of Indian Society of Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology (ISBTI), TRANSCON 2023 organized by ISBTI UP State Chapter & Dept. of Transfusion Medicine, King George Medical University Lucknow, U.P from 6th- 8th October, 2023 at The City of Nawabs, with Professor A K Tripathi as organizing Chairman & Dr. Tulika Chandra as Organizing Secretary.

The Conference Theme was “Growing from Grassroots to Global Standards”.

The Conference was inaugurated by Honourable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Yogi Adityanath Ji and Pre Conference inaugurated by Chief Secretary to Government of Uttar Pradesh, Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, I.A.S.

TRANSCON 2023 Conference was attended by more than 1000 participants who included some of the most eminent faculty & experts in the field of Transfusion Medicine across the country.

The 3-day Conference was an apt academic feast with highly educative and stimulating deliberations by leading faculty & eminent experts which included sessions on different topics like Recent Advances and Innovations, Bleeding & Hemostasis, Advances in Immunohaematology & Transplant Immunology, Patient Blood Management, Apheresis and Blood Components, Promotion of Voluntary Blood Donation, recent advances and trends in hemotherapy including Stem Cell and CART-Cell Therapies, NAT Testing, Administrative and Legal issues in Transfusion Medicine, etc.

There was ISBTI ORATION by Prof. Kulbir Kaur elaborated on the topic,” Centralisation of Blood Transfusion Services in India: Opportunities and Challenges” and 3 plenary sessions.

TRANSCON 2023 also included enriching Panel Discussions by eminent faculty and experts on important topics like Quality assessment of specialized blood components, Contemporary issues in Transfusion Medicine Informatics and Hemovigilance in Transfusion Medicine.

TRANSCON 2023 also included enriching Panel Discussions by eminent faculty and experts on important topics like Quality assessment of specialized blood components, Contemporary issues in Transfusion Medicine Informatics and Hemovigilance in Transfusion Medicine.

A total of 139 abstracts were submitted, out of which 66 were selected for oral presentation and 73 for poster presentation. Post Graduate Quiz was also organised in which 12 teams participated. Best Oral Presentation, Best Poster Presentation and PG Quiz winner were awarded during Valedictory function. Special sessions on Voluntary Blood Donation and narratives by Camp Organisers, Donor Motivators and Voluntary Blood Donors were also the highlights of the Conference.

The two Gala dinners at most scenic and beautifully decorated banquets with taste buds stimulating cuisines and ear soothing music provided much needed break for refreshing mind and body from the hectic conference schedules and for catching up with old friends and making new ones.

The inaugural & valedictory function saw the presentation of various ISBTI awards and ISBTI Fellowship Awards.
