Welcome to the New England Organ Bank Confidence-Based Learning™ Program!

The Fundamentals of Skin Banking: An Introductory Course

The Fundamentals of Skin Banking course is designed to provide an overview of Skin Banking procedures in accordance with the 12th Edition of AATB Standards and industry practices required for the performance of functions related to the general Screening and Procurement of Skin Tissue. This course was developed with the collaborative efforts of LifeCell Corporation, a KCI Company and the New England Organ Bank.

The Fundamentals of Skin Banking course was designed with universal modules. This will allow users the flexibility of mastering the content requirements for a myriad of Skin Processors. Additionally, this course also provides a distinct module providing an overview on the Science and Technology of skin processing at LifeCell Corporation, a KCI Company.

This course has been developed to provide the new tissue bank employee with an introductory overview to Screening and Procurement of Skin Tissue as well as an overview in the Science and Technology of skin processing at LifeCell Corporation, a KCI Company. This course should be used in conjunction with existing training and development programs that allow the employee to demonstrate the ability to use this knowledge in the context of their specific job function and within their own work setting. It should be noted that tissue banks may have additional criteria that will exclude tissue donation and transplantation beyond what is acceptable per the FDA regulations and/or the AATB standards, and therefore beyond what is reflected in this course. Completion of this course will, therefore, provide a foundation from which additional knowledge sets can be built upon.

A special note of thanks to American Association of Tissue Banks for granting permission to use excerpts from the 12th Edition of Standards for Tissue Banking.

Tissue Donor Eligibility: An Introductory Course

This Tissue Donor Eligibility course is designed to provide an overview of the relevant cGTP FDA regulations in effect as of May 25, 2005, the 2006 11th Edition AATB standards, and industry practices required for the performance of functions related to Tissue Donor Eligibility (not including the AATB reproductive, surgical bone, living donor or autologous tissue standards).

This course was developed with the collaborative efforts of LifeNet, LifeCell, and New England Organ Bank. In most tissue banks, personnel are required to participate in various functions associated with determining donor eligibility. This course has been developed to provide the new tissue bank employee with an introductory overview to Tissue Donor Eligibility. This course should be used in conjunction with existing training and development programs that allow the employee to demonstrate the ability to use this knowledge in the context of their specific job function and within their own work setting.

It should be noted that tissue banks may have additional criteria that will exclude tissue donation and transplant beyond what is acceptable per the FDA regulations and/or the AATB standards, and therefore beyond what is reflected in this course. Completion of this course will, therefore, provide a foundation from which additional knowledge sets can be built upon. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of all relevant tissue donor standards. A special note of thanks to AATB for granting permission to use excerpts from the 2006 11th Edition AATB standards.

Please read our Tissue Eligibility legal disclaimer

Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue: An Introductory Course

This Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue course is designed to provide an overview of LifeNet and CryoLife procedures in accordance with the 2006 11th Edition AATB standards, and industry practices required for the performance of functions related to Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue for LifeNet and/or CryoLife. This course was developed with the collaborative efforts of LifeNet, CryoLife, and New England Organ Bank.

Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue was designed with discreet modules. This will allow users the flexibility in mastering the content requirements for LifeNet, CryoLife or both. This course has been developed to provide the new tissue bank employee with an introductory overview to Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue. This course should be used in conjunction with existing training and development programs that allow the employee to demonstrate the ability to use this knowledge in the context of their specific job function and within their own work setting. It should be noted that tissue banks may have additional criteria that will exclude tissue donation and transplant beyond what is acceptable per the FDA regulations and/or the AATB standards, and therefore beyond what is reflected in this course. Completion of this course will, therefore, provide a foundation from which additional knowledge sets can be built upon.

Please read our Screening and Procurement of Cardiac Tissue legal disclaimer