On May 9, the 2024 Annual Conference of Clinical Blood Transfusion was held in Chongqing. Members of Working Party on Clinical Transfusion (CSBT/T), experts and over 400 delegates from 29 regions convened to deliberate on the development and future of clinical blood transfusion. President ZHU Yongming attended the meeting and delivered a speech.

The Annual Conference of Clinical Blood Transfusion, initiated and organized by CSBT/T,  has become a well-recognized educational project, under the leadership of Professor HU Lihua, the vice-president of CSBT and former chair of CSBT/T. It is one of the most preeminent platforms for professional exchange in the field of clinical blood transfusion in China, playing a pivotal role in enhancing blood safety and prompting advancements in the field of blood transfusion. The success of this conference demonstrates the capability of the new CSBT/T chairs and members in guiding the safe and rational use of blood in clinical institutions, while promoting the coordinated development of blood safety nationwide.

A total of 17 distinguished industrial experts and scholars delivered on-site lectures, covering topics such as the latest progress in clinical blood safety and key management, coagulation management for rational blood use, scientific concept and advancements in blood utilization, promotion and management of rational blood use in surgery, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in blood transport, clinical blood management and quality control, plasma exchange combined with blood purification therapy.

Reported by CSBT Secretariat;

Translated by XIAO Hanxianzhi;

Reviewed by ZHU Shanshan, JIANG Nizhen.