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Armed Services Blood Program TSEAC Meeting 25 October 2001

Armed Services Blood Program TSEAC Meeting 25 October 2001. COL G. Michael Fitzpatrick, MS, USA Director,Armed Services Blood Program Falls Church, VA 22041 Glen.Fitzpatrick@otsg.amedd.army.mil. DoD Policy. ACCESS TO DOD DONORS

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Armed Services Blood Program TSEAC Meeting 25 October 2001

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  1. Armed Services Blood Program TSEAC Meeting 25 October 2001 COL G. Michael Fitzpatrick, MS, USA Director,Armed Services Blood Program Falls Church, VA 22041 Glen.Fitzpatrick@otsg.amedd.army.mil

  2. DoD Policy • ACCESS TO DOD DONORS • Operation Noble Eagle/Enduring Freedom Policy Regarding Civilian Blood Collections on Military Installations, Leased Facilities and Aboard Ships, 20 September 2001 • Reiterates need to conserve sufficient donor base to meet contingency support requirements • Only applies to bases that provide donors for military blood donor centers • Encourages military donations to civilian donor centers when military donor centers are not available

  3. DoD Policy • Variant CJD • Effective 29 October • Defers DoD Personnel stationed in Europe for over 6 months from 1980 – 1996 • FDA Guidance deferred personnel living North of the Alps from 1980-1990 and South of the Alps from 1980-1996 • The Service QA Officers decided that the questioning required to differentiate personnel who lived North of the Alps vs. South of the Alps was too complicated and would result in numerous Post-donation information callbacks • DoD is also implementing the entire deferral scheme rather than staging it for the same reasons

  4. DoD Policy • Variant CJD • Effective 29 October • Reduces the deferral time for the UK from 6 months to 3 months • Does the 5 year rule apply? Yes it does. • If personnel spent 5 years in Europe from 1980 through 1996 and were not DoD employees or family members they are deferred • After 1996 the 5 year deferral criteria applies regardless • Expected to defer 18% of the eligible donor population

  5. DoD Concerns • BSE in JAPAN • Status of Japan • What time frame is being considered? • Placing Japan on the USDA list requires some action • Waiting for the next TSEAC may be too long • Request the chair consider addressing the implications of BSE in Japan as soon as possible.

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