Reading List
ASCP makes it clear that their suggested reading/reference list for the Technologist in Blood Bank, BB(ASCP), and the Specialist in Blood Bank, SBB(ASCP), certification exams “is intended only as a partial reference source”. The suggested reading/reference list below was last revised on ASCP’s website January 2025
Journals
- Immunohematology. Published by Sciendo
- Journal of Clinical Apheresis. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Transfusion. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Transfusion Medicine. Published John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Transfusion Medicine Reviews. Published by ScienceDirect
- Vox Sanguinis. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
- Connelly-Smith, L., et al. (2023). Guidelines on the Use of Therapeutic Apheresis in Clinical Practice – Evidence-Based Approach from the Writing Committee of the American Society for Apheresis: The Ninth Special Issue. Journal of Clinical Apheresis, 38(2), 77-278. https://doi.org/10.1002/jca.22043
Texts
Regulations
- AABB. (2024). Standards for Blood Banks and Transfusion Services (34 th ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
- AABB. (2024). Standards for Immunohematology Reference Laboratories (13 th ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, Parts 600, 601,606, 607, 610, 660, 680. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 42.493.Public Health—Laboratory Requirements. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Section 1910.1450 Occupational Safety and Health Standards Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 29, Section 1910.1030. Occupational Safety and Health Standards Subpart Z - Toxic and Hazardous Substances, Bloodborne pathogens. Washington D.C.: U.S. Government Publishing Office
General Immunohematology
- Cohn, C.S., et al. (Eds.). (2023). Technical Manual (21 st ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
- Daniels, G. (2013). Human Blood Groups (3 rd ed.). Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell, Inc
- Doucette, L.J. (2021). Mathematics for the Clinical Laboratory (4 th ed.) St. Louis: Elsevier
- Hamilton, J.R, Johnson, S.T., & Rudmann, S.V. (2013). Antibody Identification: Art or Science? A Case Study Approach (1 st ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
- Hamilton, J.R., Johnson, S.T., & Rudmann, S.V. (2016). Investigating Positive DAT Results: A Case Study Approach. Bethesda, MD: AABB Press. (More appropriate for SBB level)
- Harmening, D.M. (2018). Modern Blood Banking and Transfusion Practices (7 th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company
- Reid, M.E., Lomas-Francis, C., & Olsson, M.L. (2012). The Blood Group Antigen Facts Book (3 rd ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier, Academic Press
- Vege, S., Gannett, M., & Delaney, M. (2020). Introduction to Molecular Immunohematology. Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
Hematology, Hemostasis, HLA, and Immunology
- Eisenbrey, A.B. (2021). HLA from Benchtop to Bedside (1 st ed.). San Diego, CA: Elsevier, Academic Press
- Keohane, E.M., et al. (2024). Rodak’s Hematology: Clinical Principles & Applications (7 th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier
- Miller, L.E. & Stevens, C.D. (2021). Clinical Immunology and Serology: A Laboratory Perspective (5 th ed.). Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company
Transfusion Practice
- Marquez, M., Schwartz, J., & Wu, Y. (Eds.). (2019). Transfusion Therapy: Clinical Principles and Practice (4 th ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
- Schmidt, A. & Sullivan, H.C. (Eds.). (2023). Transfusion Medicine Self-Assessment and Review (4 th ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press. (More appropriate for SBB level)
- Simon, T.S. et al. (Eds.). (2022). Rossi’s Principles of Transfusion Medicine (6 th ed.). West Sussex, UK: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Management
- Cohn, C.S., et al. (Eds.). (2023). Technical Manual (21 st ed.). Bethesda, MD: AABB Press
- Garcia, L.S., et al. (Eds.). (2024). Clinical Laboratory Management (3 rd ed.). Washington D.C.: ASM Press
- Harmening, D.M. (2020). Laboratory Management: Principles and Processes (4 th ed.). St. Petersburg: D.H. Pub. & Consulting, Inc