Meet the global standard for blood, tissue, and organ identification

ISBT 128 sets a global standard for the identification, labeling and information processing of human blood, tissue and organ products across international borders and disparate health care systems. The standard has been designed and perfected over a period of almost two decades to ensure the highest levels of accuracy, safety and efficiency for the benefit of donors, patients and official ISBT 128 licensed facilities worldwide.

What's New

 

Address Change for All Check Remittances

Effective immediately, you need to use the following address for all check remittances delivered via U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Address:

ICCBBA

P.O. Box 748016

Los Angeles, CA 90074-8016

ISBT 128 Cellular Therapy Letter- Thank you to all who completed the survey regarding the ISBT 128 implementation status for cellular therapy facilities around the world! The survey is now closed at this time. If your organization has not already fully implemented ISBT 128, we encourage you to move to the next step in implementation. That is, we encourage you to begin using ISBT 128 label designs and bar codes. Please follow this link to read the joint letter recently released by ICCBBA and other supporting organizations.

23 Jul 2010

 

ICCBBA One World Award - Through the One World Award, ICCBBA will strive to regularly acknowledge professionals who significantly contribute to the understanding and application of international information standards in transfusion and transplantation medicine.  We are again accepting nominations for this award. Self nominations are also welcome.

The previous winner, Dr. Charles Munk, recently presented his award lecture at the ISBT Congress in Berlin, Germany. Congratulations Charles!

07 July 2010

Registered facilities database - We have updated our database to reflect all current additions and corrections.  It is available as an Excel spreadsheet or in Text format.  View it here.

07 July 2010

Version 3.39.0 of the ISBT 128 product code database is now available to licensed facilities. Updates are listed in the version control sheet. The new database can be downloaded as an Access database or as text file tables.
01 July 2010

ICCBBA and ISBT 128 - Value for Money?- The National Health Service has published two articles regarding ICCBBA and ISBT 128 labeling in their latest online issue of NHS Blood and Transplant Matters.
http://hospital.blood.co.uk/library/pdf/bm30.pdf The articles can be found on page 13 and 14.

08 June 2010

 

US Consensus Standard v3.0.0 DRAFT - The US Consensus Standard for the Uniform Labeling of Blood and Blood Components v3.0.0 has been submitted to the FDA for review. The latest Draft is available here.  Please note that this not yet official until it has been approved by the FDA.

01 June 2010

 

Representatives from Eye Bank associations have formed an ISBT 128 advisory group to develop a global standard for terminology to describe ocular tissue for transplant.  See press release

05 May 2010

 

The new “ISBT Guidelines for Validation of Automated Systems in Blood Establishments” has just been published by Vox Sanguinis.  Obtain your copy of this valuable guidance document by clicking here.

5 February 2010

 

ICCBBA 2008 Annual Report - The annual report provides perspectives on ISBT 128 from the ICCBBA Board of directors, ISBT 128 users, and ICCBBA staff. See how the standard was used to make a global impact in 2008 and how these global perspectives converged to create a unified vision that will carry this international health standard into the future. View it here.

25 September 2009

 

GxP Lifeline Publications - GxP Lifeline Publications features a recent article about ISBT 128 and its role in global traceability for tissues, blood, and cellular therapy products.  Click here to read this featured article authored by Dr. Michael Strong.

8 September 2009

 

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