Professional health workers need continuous update of knowledge in blood transfusion
practice. To fulfill this expectation, the" Etablissement français du sang (EFS) Auvergne-
Loire", in cooperation with the Department of Regional Affairs in Health Services in the
Auvergne region, has set up a proximity-based and a dedicated continuous education
course, for more than three years. The content of this update course was based upon
regulatory recommendations. The course is one day long; an evaluation of the course by the …

Methods To address this need from these professionals, the Établissement français du sang
Auvergne-Loire set up training sessions which content regularly evolved according to
regulation recommendations. Every cycle consists in a total of 35hours of training, divided in
five one-day modules. The comparison of the evaluation questionnaires offered at the
beginning and at the end of each day allowed to measure the benefits provided by every
module and to compare progress according to the number of modules previously followed …