1.What is blood safety. Principles of clinical transfusion practice. 2. What is platelet concentrate preparation. Recent modifications in technique and principles of platelet transfusion. Add a note on platelet substitutes. 3. Discuss the advances in anti antibody screening and compatibility, testing and blood grouping. 4. discuss autologous stem cell transplantation in haematological malignancies. 5. Problems in paediatric blood transfusion. 6. Synthetic blood products. 7. Automation in blood Bank. 8. Safe blood transfusion. 9. Umbilical cord stem cell banking and transplantation.