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  • Monday, October 21, 2024
  • 6:30 AM - 6:30 PM  
    REGISTRATION
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Industry Workshop presented by Cerus Corporation
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Industry Workshop presented by Office of Radiological Security
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Molecular Testing Accreditation Committee
  • 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM  
    Spanish Language Subsection (SLS)
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  
    Corporate Partners & Foundation Office
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  
    DEIA Community Lounge
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  
    Prayer & Meditation Room
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM  
    VIP Corporate Partners & Foundation Lounge
  • 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM  
    Coat and Luggage Check
  • 7:30 AM - 6:00 PM  
    Bookstore and AABB Central
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Source Plasma for Further Manufacture and Transfusion Medicine – Finding Common Ground
    Speaker: Toby Simon, MD (he/him/his) – Self employed
    Speaker: James Knowles, PhD (he/him/his) – Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
    Program Chair: Michelle Fransen, MPH, MPS (she/her/hers) – Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    A Multidisciplinary Approach to Delivering Comprehensive Care for Chronically Transfused Children and Adults with Sickle Cell Disease: An Overview of the Vanderbilt Sickle Cell Pathways Experience
    Program Chair: Deva Sharma, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Speaker: Deva Sharma, MD (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Speaker: Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Speaker: Ann Abiola Ogbenna, MBBS, MSc (Public health, Medical statistic option), FMCPath (she/her/hers) – College of Medicine, University of Lagos/ Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos Nigeria
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Clinical Relevance of ABO Antibodies and the New Era of Lectin Array Analysis of RBC ABO Glycosylation
    Speaker: Gregory A. Denomme, PhD (he/him/his) – Grifols Laboratory Solutions
    Speaker: Sean R. Stowell, MD PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
    Program Chair: Jian Chen, MD, PhD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    There’s a Blood Donation Bill Proposed to Require WHAT!?—Navigating the Legislative Proposal and Change Process
    Program Chair: Susan M. Wilson, BS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – .
    Speaker: Susan W. Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Vitalant, Central Coast
    Speaker: Susan N. Leppke, MPH (she/her/hers) – AABB
    Leadership
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Donor and recipient safety and transfusion efficacy research: Past, Present and Future (presented by Michael Busch, Landsteiner-Alter Award recipient)
    Program Chair: Aaron A.R. Tobian, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University
    Award Presenter: Brian Custer, PhD, MPH (he/him/his) – Vitalant Research Institute
    Award Recipient: Mike Busch, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Vitalant Research Institute
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Pediatrics
    Program Chair: Stella Chou, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
    Program Chair: Nabiha Saifee, MD PhD – Seattle Children's Hospital
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Patient Blood Management
    Program Chair: Richard R. Gammon, MD – Carter BloodCare
    Program Chair: Alexandra Jimenez, MD – New York Blood Center
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:15 AM - 6:30 PM  
    Session Overflow Room
  • 8:30 AM - 11:00 AM  
    AABB Foundation Research & Development Summit
  • 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM  
    The AABB Cellular Starting Material Forum: From Consent to Characterization - Enhancing Allogeneic Donor Practices
    Program Chair: Jeff Wren – AABB
    Speaker: Priya Baraniak, PhD (she/her/hers) – OrganaBio
    Speaker: Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Deverra Therapeutics
    Speaker: Diana Hernandez, BSc PhD (she/her/hers) – Anthony Nolan Research Institute
    Speaker: Heather P. Munoz, MN, RN, CPN, CPHON, QIA (she/her/hers) – Sana Biotechnology
    Speaker: Robert Tressler, MS, PhD – Excellos
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM  
    AABB Foundation Booth
  • 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM  
    Exhibit Hall
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Innovation and Challenges in Donor Recruitment
    Program Chair: Elizabeth Hartwell, MD – Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center
    Speaker: Brian Bautista – Versiti
    Speaker: Hunter Shaffer, MBA – Blood Centers of America (BCA)
    New Innovations, New Techniques and New Technologies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Management of Hematotoxicity from Immune Effector Cell Therapy and Sickle Cell Disease Gene Therapy
    Program Chair: Patricia Shi, MD (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center
    Speaker: Alexis Leonard, MD (she/her/hers) – St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
    Speaker: Sara K. Silbert, MD, M.H.Sc (she/her/hers) – NIH
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Should Rh Immune Globulin Be Administered After First Trimester Bleeding Events?
    Program Chair: Julie K. Karp, MD (she/her/hers) – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
    Speaker: Sarah Horvath, MD, MSHP, FACOG (she/her/hers) – Penn State Hershey Medical Center
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Alloimmunization to RBC Transfusion: Mechanisms, Interventions, and Future Directions (presented by James Zimring, Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award recipient)
    Program Chair: Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center
    Award Presenter: Krystalyn E. Hudson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Award Recipient: James Zimring, MD, PhD – University of Virginia
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Preventing Blood Product Tracking In a Mass Casualty Event from Becoming a Disaster
    Speaker: Ricardo Sumugod, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB (he/him/his) – Northwestern Medicine
    Speaker: Crystal Theiler, MLS(ASCP)SBB CM – Aurora Medical Center/ Advocate Health
    Program Chair: Colleen A. Aronson, BS, MT(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – Advocate Health
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Platelet Storage
    Program Chair: Andrew Cap, MS, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Program Chair: Reuben P. Jacob, M.D. (he/him/his) – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 9:45 AM - 10:45 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Transfusion Medicine Service Operations
    Program Chair: Elizabeth P. Crowe, MD, PhD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Program Chair: Ingrid Perez-Alvarez, MD – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM  
    Science & Innovation Theater presented by Sanofi
  • 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM  
    Open-mic Session-Shaping How Cell Therapy Manufacturers Approach New Product Launches
  • 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM  
    Physician Leadership Roundtable
    Speaker: Claudia Cohn, MD, Phd – University of Minnesota
    Program Chair: Leah Mendelsohn Stone, JD – Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies
     CE: N/A
  • 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM  
    Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    Quality and Regulatory Subsection Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM  
    Therapeutic Apheresis and Transfusion Practices Subsection Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  
    Attendee Lunch
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  
    Awards Committee Meeting
  • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM  
    Transfusion Safety and Patient Blood Management Subsection
  • 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM  
    Curated Poster Tour: Education and Donor Behavior
  • 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM  
    Science & Innovation Theater presented by Terumo
  • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM  
    CABP Celebration Hour
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    AABB Foundation Scholars on Stage
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Making Learning Stick – Effective Training for Blood and Biotherapies Professionals
    Program Chair: Jaime McGillivray (she/her/hers) – Canadian Management Centre
    Speaker: Jamie Li, MA (she/her/hers) – Canadian Management Centre (CMC)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Mechanisms of Hematopoietic Stem Cells Towards Rejuvenation of the Aging Hematopoietic System
    Program Chair: Ying Liang, PhD/MD (she/her/hers) – Lindsley F. Kimball Research Institute, NYBC
    Speaker: Katherine King, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Baylor College of Medicine
    Speaker: Marie-Dominique Filippi, PhD (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation
    Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    What is Interventional Transfusion Medicine / Hemotherapy? Why It May Represent a New Future for Transfusion Medicine.
    Program Chair: Shiu-Ki Hui, MD – Houston Methodist Hospital
    Speaker: Hlaing Tint, MD (he/him/his) – The University of Texas Health Science Center , McGovern Medical School
    Speaker: Lisa Hensch, MD – Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Paradigm Changes in Transfusion Medicine – Disaster Preparedness
    Speaker: Jose F. F. Quesada, MLS(ASCP), SBB – South Texas Blood & Tissue Center
    Speaker: Audra Taylor – South Texas Blood &Tissue
    Program Chair: Samantha G. Ngamsuntikul, MD (she/her/hers) – BioBridge Global
    Management
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    What is the Status of the U.S. Blood Supply? Preliminary Findings of the 2023 NBCUS and Latest Trends From Blood Collectors
    Program Chair: Srijana Rajbhandary, MPH (she/her/hers) – AABB
    Speaker: Ian T. Kracalik, PhD – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    Speaker: Katie Risvold (she/her/hers) – Circulate
    Speaker: Hunter Shaffer, MBA – Blood Centers of America (BCA)
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Pediatric Transfusion Medicine: A Coming of Age Journey (presented by Cassandra Josephson, Emily Cooley Memorial Award recipient)
    Program Chair: Wen Lu, MD – Mayo Clinic
    Award Presenter: Naomi L.C Luban, MD (she/her/hers) – Children's National Hospital, GWU School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    Award Presenter: Ravi M. Patel, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Award Recipient: Cassandra Josephson, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital (JHACH)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    In Limbo with ABO: The Type Discrepancies You’re Probably Seeing But No One is Talking About
    Speaker: Rebecca Coward, MLS (ASCP), SBB – WakeMed
    Speaker: Madeline Konicek, MLS(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – Versiti Wisconsin
    Program Chair: Elizabeth S. Allen, MD – University of California San Diego
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
    Oral Abstract - Pathogen reduction
    Program Chair: Andrea McGonigle – Associate Medical Director, Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA Health System
    Program Chair: Edward S. Lee, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Yale School of Medicine
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM  
    IRL Accreditation: Helpful Hints and Case Studies for Better Conformance
    Program Chair: Paul Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBB – American Red Cross
    Speaker: Janis R. Hamilton, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – American Red Cross
    Speaker: Thierry Peyrard, PharmD, PhD, European Specialist in Laboratory Medicine (he/him/his) – French Blood Establishment (EFS), Paris, France; University of Paris Cité and University of Antilles, INSERM, BIGR
    Speaker: Claribel Resto, MLS(ASCP) SBB – OneBlood
    Speaker: Marisela G. Marchan, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Versiti
    Speaker: Karen Milks, MLS(ASCP)SBB CM – Alba Biosciences
    Speaker: Yoon Hlas, MLS(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Laboratories
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 2.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM  
    Open-mic Session-Emerging Challenges and Solutions in the CGT Supply Chain
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Choose Your Own Adventure: Exploring the Depths of Serology and Peaks of Genomics
    Program Chair: Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises
    Speaker: Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises
    Speaker: Sunitha Vege, MS – New York Blood Center
    Speaker: Michelle Lodermeier, MBA, MLS(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Overview of Cell-Based Biologics Manufacturing as a Contracted Service
    Program Chair: Christie Malone, MT(ASCP)SBB, CABP – GenCure
    Speaker: Lee Buckler, JD (he/him/his) – Blood Centers of America
    Speaker: Rogelio Zamilpa, PhD – GenCure
    Speaker: Sanjin Zvonic, PhD (he/him/his) – Dark Horse Consulting Group
    Speaker: Dominic Clarke, PhD – Cryoport Systems
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Ask the FDA and CMS/CLIA
    Program Chair: Karen E. Palmer, MT(ASCP) CQA(ASQ) – AABB
    Speaker: Orieji Illoh, MD, CBER, OBRR
    Speaker: Catherine McGraw, MSN, RN – CBER, OBRR
    Speaker: Racquel N. East, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CBER, OBRR – CBER, OBRR
    Speaker: Irma Sison, MD, MBA – Office of Therapeutic Products
    Quality
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Innovation in Transfusion: How Creative Partnerships are Improving the Care of Critically Ill Trauma Patients
    Program Chair: Randi Schaefer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN – Schaefer Consulting
    Speaker: Warren Christina, MSHS,MLS(ASCP)SBB – Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
    Speaker: Tom Dransfield, NRP (he/him/his) – New Orleans EMS
    Speaker: Mark Piehl, MD, MPH – WakeMed
    New Innovations, New Techniques and New Technologies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Solve It! Scenarios in Apheresis and Cellular Therapy
    Program Chair: Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor Dr. CABP (H), IARMES (she/her/hers) – IASO Materbity & Research Hospital & EUC
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Cell Therapy: Creative Inventory Management & Discard
    Program Chair: Brenda Alder, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CABPH(AABB) (she/her/hers) – Northside Hospital Atlanta
    Speaker: Jennifer Westerman, MT(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – Northside Hospital Atlanta
    Speaker: Rupal Brahmbhatt, MLS (AMT), CABP (AABB) – Northside Hospital Atlanta
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Lyophilized, Stem-cell Derived, and Synthetic Platelet Products are Closer Than You May Think.
    Program Chair: Claudia Cohn, MD, Phd – University of Minnesota
    Speaker: Anirban Sen Gupta, PhD (he/him/his) – Case Western Reserve University
    Speaker: Cedric Ghevaert, MD, PhD, FRCP, FRCPath (he/him/his) – University of Cambridge / NHS Blood and Transplant
    Speaker: Mike Fitzpatrick, PhD – Cellphire, Inc
    New Innovations, New Techniques and New Technologies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  
    Resilience Explored: Navigating Post-Pandemic Blood Products Utilization Trends and Supply Challenges in North America
    Program Chair: Ruchika Goel, MD, MPH, CABP (she/her/hers) – Vitalant and Johns Hopkins University
    Speaker: Courtney Hopkins, DO (she/her/hers) – Vitalant
    Speaker: Baia J. Lasky, MD – American Red Cross
    Speaker: Asim Alam, FRCPC, DRCPSC (he/him/his) – Canadian Blood Services, University of Toronto
    Public Health, Policy and Ethics
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    From Courts to Congress: Navigating the Healthcare Policy Landscape in 2024
    Program Chair: Zbigniew M. Szczepiorkowski, MD, PhD – Dartmouth Health
    Speaker: Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH – Childrens National Hospital
    Speaker: Leah Mendelsohn Stone, JD – Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies
    Public Health, Policy and Ethics
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Trans, Non-binary, and Gender-Diverse Peoples: How You Can Make a Difference for Donors, Patients, and Communities
    Program Chair: Phil Accooe, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CLS, CABP, PMP – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
    Speaker: Terrie Butler-Foster, MScN (she/her/hers and they/them/theirs) – Canadian Blood Services
    Speaker: Avery Belyeu – The Montrose Center
    Speaker: Natalie Vanek, MD (she/her/hers) – Legacy Community Health
    Speaker: Lou Weaver – MD Anderson Cancer Centre; Lou Weaver Consulting
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Validating the BECS
    Program Chair: Suzanne H. Butch, MA, MLS(ASCP)SBB, DLM (she/her/hers) – Michigan Medicine
    Speaker: Suzanne H. Butch, MA, MLS(ASCP)SBB, DLM (she/her/hers) – Michigan Medicine
    Speaker: Stephanie Kinney, MD (she/her/hers) – Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
    Information Technology and Informatics
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Mechanisms and Technologies Towards Expanding Hematopoietic Stem Cells for Transplantation
    Program Chair: Larry Luchsinger, PhD – New York Blood Center
    Speaker: Colleen Delaney, MD, MSc (she/her/hers) – Deverra Therapeutics
    Speaker: Adam Wilkinson, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Oxford
    Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    The Role of Blood Operators and Transfusion Services in Preventing and Responding to Transfusion-transmitted Malaria
    Program Chair: Steven Drews, PhD FCCM D(ABMM) (he/him/his) – Donation Policy and Studies, Canadian Blood Services; Professor, Division of Diagnostic and Applied Microbiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.
    Speaker: Susan Nahirniak, MD, FRCPC (she/her/hers) – Transfusion and Transplantation Medicine, Alberta Precision Laboratories & Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, University of Alberta
    Speaker: Rita A. Reik, MD FCAP (she/her/hers) – OneBlood
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Hemorrhage Control and Resuscitation: New Tools.
    Program Chair: John R. Hess, MD, MD, MPH, FACP, FAAAS – University of Washington School of Medicine
    Speaker: Srinivasa R. Raghavan, PhD – University of Maryland, College Park
    Speaker: Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
    New Innovations, New Techniques and New Technologies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Turning Over Every Rock: Exploring Advanced Techniques in Platelet and Red Blood Cell Autoantibody Testing
    Program Chair: Waseem Q. Anani, MD (he/him/his) – University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories
    Speaker: Marisela G. Marchan, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Versiti
    Speaker: Angela Treml, MD – Medical College of Wisconsin, Medical Science institute Versiti
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM  
    Oral Abstract - Clinical Transfusion Medicine
    Program Chair: Mary Berg – University of Colorado
    Program Chair: Beth S. Raju, M.D. – Mount Sinai Hospital / Icahn School of Medicine
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)