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WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
3.13 4.09	Unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors as research subjects Bone Marrow Transplantation (2011), 46: 10-13	Discuss various implications of research participation of unrelated stem cell donors in research protocols.	Current (2017)
10.13	Donor and liability of donor registries, donor centres and collection centres-recommendations Bone Marrow Transplantation (2004), 33: 467-470	The paper outlines the ethical aspects of liability of involved parties and the need for insurance coverage. The article has shortcoming with the respect to legal advices.	Under review (2017), for more details: Annette Rasche
	GRID
2.11 2.11.1	WMDA Quality Manual

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
3.22 3.22.2	Guidance for assessing the medical suitability for adult volunteer donors	The guidance below reflects the consensus opinion provided by the WMDA donor medical suitability committee. The purpose of this guidance is to provide globally harmonised medical assessment criteria which simultaneously protect the interest of donors whilst ensuring the safety of cellular products across international boundaries.	Current (2017)
3.02	Qualifications and training of adult stem cell donor recruiters: recommendations by the World Marrow Donor Association Bone Marrow Transplantation (2013) 48: 1480150	Paper providing recommendations regarding qualifications and training of recruiters
	Key Performance Indicators for Registries

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
	Recommendation on the training of staff performing patient donor search and HLA matching activities
	Suggested procedures for international unrelated search
7.01	WMDA Guidelines for subsequent donations following initial BM or PBSCs Bone Marrow Transplantation (2011) 46: 1409-1412	This guideline is intended to outline where subsequent donations would routinely be considered appropriate (from the donor's point-of-view), as well as the frequency and timing of such donations.	Under review, see https://share.wmda.info/x/8qWbEw for more information
3.03, 3.06, 6.06	Donor commitment and patient needs Bone Marrow Transplantation (2004) 33: 225-230	This paper describes ethical issues related to the donation of hematopoietic stem cell products with respect to recruitment, evaluation, workup, and follow-up of unrelated donors.	Current (2017)

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
	Towards a global system

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
9.02	Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell donation-standardized assessment of donor outcome data: a consensus statement from the Worldwide Network for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (WBMT).	Global consensus document to perform long-term follow up on donors till 10 years after donation.	Current (2017)

WMDA Standard	Title and link to document	Explanation	Status
3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.09, 3.10.1, 3.11, 3.11.1, 3.13, 3.15	Informed consent--suggested procedures for informed consent for unrelated haematopoietic stem cell donors at various stages of recruitment, donor evaluation, and donor workup. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2003) 31: 539-545	This is a checklist to set up an informed consent at the various stages. The paper has been replaced by the WMDA Guidance to explain the WMDA Standards. The guidance can be found at: https://share.wmda.info/x/0wB7Cw	Out of date
	Standards, regulations and accreditation for registries involved in the worldwide exchange of hematopoietic stem cell donors and products. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2010), 45:819-824	WMDA has developed online documentation to explain the accreditation process, which is available at WMDA Share under the pillar: 'Ensuring Quality'	Out of date
	International exchange of cord blood units; the registry aspects Bone Marrow Transplantation (2010), 45: 825-831	Replaced by chapter 6 of the WMDA handbook: a gift of life	Out of date

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