Operational information

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Operational data for Irish Unrelated Bone Marrow Registry - ION-5590

Organisation Overview
The information has been reviewed in year :2024
Issuing organisation Number (ION)ION-5590
The Issuing Organisation Number of a organisation, this is globally unique number, as issued by the ICCBBA.
Time zoneEurope/Dublin (GMT)
The timezone in which this organisation operates.
Business hours08:00-16:00
The daily hours in which this organisation operates.
Work scheduleMonday-Friday
The normal work week in which this organisation operates.
Organisation closures2024: 01/01/2024, 05/02/2024, 18/03/2024, 29/03/24, 01/04/24, 06/05/24, 03/06/24, 05/08/24, 28/10/24, 25/12/24, 26/12/24.
For all organisation closures, please see the WMDA Calendar.
Donor ID exampleGRID: 5590 0000 00XX XXXX XXX
ID to be expected on paperwork, samples, and products.
Preliminary Search
Requires preliminary search request formNot applicable
If yes, form required can be found on the Documents Page.
Extended Typing
Typing options available for requestHR A, B, C, DRB1, DQB1, DBP1.
Please note special requirements listed
Requires organisation specific typing request formNot applicable
If yes, form required can be found on the Documents Page.
Number of days donor is reserved for a patient after a request28 days
Verification Typing
Maximum blood volume allowed30mls
Requires organisation specific typing request formNot applicable
If yes, form required can be found on the Documents Page.
IDM testing performed at verificationYes
Number of days donor is reserved for a patient after a request90 days
Sibling Typing
Registry is willing to arrange sibling typingsNo
If yes, procedure to apply for sibling typings N/A
Workup Request
Product dosage limit
Number of donor cells allowed based on recipient weight.
Requires patient to meet certain standards in order to proceed with collectionNo
Organisation may or may not allow donor collections for some patients.
Patient physician must report the following in order to proceed with collection
Must provide additional information to organisation.
Requires organisation specific work up forms No
If yes, form(s) required can be found on the Documents Page.
Workup IDM completed 30 days prior to collectionYes
Donor IDM results must be performed within 30 days of collection date to be valid and allow the collection to proceed.
Medical Health Questionnaire example availableNo
If yes, the example can be found on the Documents Page.
Post-Transplant
Subsequent donation policyYes.
Anonymous contact allowedOnce each way
Direct contact allowedNo
Gift exchange allowedNo
Cord blood contact allowedN/A

Regulatory information





Testing

The physical and medical exam at donor workup is performed by a medical doctor: yes
All donor testing (at workup) for infectious disease is performed in a laboratory certified/licensed by a Competent Authority: yes
HLA typing for patient specific request is performed in an appropriately accredited laboratory: yes
Sterility testing is performed on the adult donor product: yes
Sterility testing is performed on the cord blood product:no
Screening questionnaire to exclude communicable disease: yes
Screening questionnaire to exclude donors with 'high risk' lifestyles: yes
Donor reliability identified by a medical doctor: yes
Donor clearance to donate is confirmed by a medical doctor, following as a minimum the donor exclusion criteria in Annex 1 of EU Directive 2006/17/EC :

The party providing the cell product must exclude donors when:

  • They are pregnant;
  • They are breastfeeding;
  • There is the potential for transmission of inherited conditions;
  • There is evidence of any other risk factors for transmissible diseases on the basis of a risk assessment, taking into consideration Donor travel and exposure history and local infectious disease prevalence;
  • There is presence on the donor’s body of physical signs implying a risk of transmissible disease(s);
  • There is a history of a disease of unknown aetiology;
  • There is a risk of transmission of diseases caused by prions;
  • There is systemic infection which is not controlled at the time of donation, including bacterial diseases, systemic viral, fungal or parasitic infections, or significant local infection in the tissues and cells to be donated;
  • There is history of chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that could have a detrimental effect on the quality of the Cell Product;
  • There is recent history of vaccination with a live attenuated virus where a risk of transmission is considered to exist;
  • There is ingestion of, or exposure to, a substance (such as cyanide, lead, mercury, gold) that may be transmitted to recipients in a dose that could endanger their health.
 yes

Customs regulations

Are there any customs regulations to follow, or customs paperwork required, to import cell products into the organisation country? If yes, please specify:
Are there any customs regulations to follow, or customs paperwork required, to export cell products from the organisation country? If yes, please specify:
Are there any import regulations to follow, or paperwork required, to import cell products into the organisation country? If yes, please specify:
Are there any export regulations to follow, or paperwork required, to export cell products from the organisation country? If yes, please specify:

Reporting of Serious Adverse Events

Please indicate which of the following schemes for reporting Serious Adverse Events relating to either the Donor or the product the Registry participates in:
- Mandatory National Reporting Scheme
- Voluntary National Reporting Scheme
- WMDA SEAR/SPEAR Reporting Scheme yes
The registry will notify the receiving Registry within 24 hours of receiving information relating to any serious adverse event that could be considered to affect the patient receiving the product: yes

Quality management

The registry does maintain Standard Operating Procedures for your work: yes
The registry would be willing to provide these to WMDA or another registry upon request: yes
The registry would be willing to provide WMDA or another registry, on request, with copies of any packaging the HPC product will arrive in: yes
Donor records relating to the medical exam and HPC collection process are the following number(s) of year(s) retained:30 years

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