Basic Transfusion Medicine: Societies

With more than 18,000 members from nearly 100 countries, ASH is the world's largest professional society serving both clinicians and scientists around the world who are working to conquer blood diseases.

The International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT) is a scientific society founded in 1935. Over the years ISBT has grown into a truly international society where transfusion medicine professionals from over 100 countries come together to share knowledge to improve the safety of blood transfusion worldwide. ISBT is home to 15 working parties; groups of ISBT members promoting science, research and best practice in their specific areas of expertise across the transfusion chain.

The Society organizes an international and regional congress in locations around the world and virtually, as well as many other educational activities such as webinars, live journal clubs and workshops. We advocate for the welfare of blood donors and patients through promotion of the ISBT "Code of Ethics" and ISBT is Non-State Actor in official relations with WHO.

The Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine (AATM) is a manifestation of the determination of leading specialists in Transfusion Medicine from Asian countries to work together towards finding solutions for their common problems in the spirit of friendship, trust and understanding and to create an order based on mutual respect, equality and shared benefits.
The primary objective of the Association is to accelerate the scientific progress and common standard in Blood Transfusion Services (BTS) in member states in the Asian region.