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General Organisation of a Registry
WMDA Standard | Title and link to document | Explanation | Status |
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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: |
GRID | |||
2.11 2.11.1 | WMDA Quality Manual |
Recruitment of volunteer donors
WMDA Standard | Title and link to document | Explanation | Status |
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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 | Bone Marrow Transplantation (2013) 48: 1480150 | Paper providing recommendations regarding qualifications and training of recruiters | |
Key Performance Indicators for Registries | |||
Donor search request
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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) |
Collection and transportation
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G-CSF | |||
Remunation | |||
Labeling | |||
Post-donation
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Towards a global system | |||
Cord Blood Banking
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Information technology and data management
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Finance and administration
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Publications in partnership with other professional societies
WMDA Standard | Title and link to document | Explanation | Status |
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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) |
Archived Publications
WMDA Standard | Title and link to document | Explanation | Status |
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3.04, 3.05, 3.06, 3.09, 3.10.1, 3.11, 3.11.1, 3.13, 3.15 | 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 |
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 | |