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  • Tuesday, October 22, 2024
  • 6:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    REGISTRATION
  • 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Corporate Partners & Foundation Office
  • 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
    DEIA Community Lounge
  • 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Prayer & Meditation Room
  • 7:00 AM - 11:30 AM  
    VIP Corporate Partners & Foundation Lounge
  • 7:30 AM - 10:30 AM  
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 7:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Bookstore and AABB Central
  • 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM  
    Coat and Luggage Check
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Beyond CAR T: Non-Conventional Applications of CAR Technology in Biotherapies
    Program Chair: Indira Guleria, PhD, D(ABHI), CABP(H) – BIDMC and Harvard Medical School
    Speaker: Kate Rochlin, PhD (she/her/hers) – In8Bio
    Speaker: Rafet Basar, MD – MD Anderson
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Cross-cultural Conversations: Our Words and Interactions Have Power
    Program Chair: Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
    Speaker: Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
    Speaker: Tamara A. Henry, Ed.D (she/her/hers) – The George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Addressing Racial Disparities Across Donation Products for Marginalized Peoples
    Program Chair: Sylvia Okonofua, n/a – Black Donors Save Lives
    Speaker: Sylvia Okonofua, n/a – Black Donors Save Lives
    Speaker: Warren Fingrut, MD – University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
    Public Health, Policy and Ethics
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Blood Bank Guy Essentials LIVE!
    Program Chair: D. Joe Chaffin, MD – Loma Linda University
    Speaker: Sue T. Johnson, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti
    Speaker: Meghan Delaney, DO, MPH – Childrens National Hospital
    Speaker: Kevin J. Land, MD – Vitalant
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    A Model to Improve Transfusion Quality Systems Worldwide: AABB (Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies -AMMTAC (Mexican Association of Transfusion Medicine, AC) International Partnership Chronicles
    Program Chair: Christine A. Bales, BS, MLS, I (ASCP) CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – AABB
    Speaker: Celina Montemayor-Garcia, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Canadian Blood Services
    Speaker: Maria Isabel Castro Pérez, MC. (she/her/hers) – AMMTAC (Mexican Society of Transfusion Medicine, AC
    Speaker: Emmanuel Fernandez, MD (he/him/his) – National Institute of Pediatrics
    Leadership
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    A Global Perspective of Roles, Responsibilities and Impact of Transfusion Safety Officers
    Program Chair: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD, CABP(H) (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine
    Speaker: Asawari Bapat, MD, PGDHHM, CABP(H), DABRM, FABRM. (she/her/hers) – Global Regenerative Medicine Consultant
    Speaker: Richard Schäfer, MD – Medical Center University of Freiburg
    Speaker: Nour Al-Mozain, MD, CABP, QIA – King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research center-Riyadh
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Biotherapy Spotlight
    Program Chair: David Stroncek, MD – National Institutes of Health
    Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM  
    Oral Abstract - SPOTLIGHT Administrative - Assessing blood donor risks
    Program Chair: Mary Townsend, MD (she/her/hers) – Vitalant
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Duffy (ACKR1): Antibodies, Chemokines and Potential Therapeutic Targets-Not Just for Transfusion Anymore
    Program Chair: Sally Campbell-Lee, MD – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Speaker: L.A. Naiche, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Illinois at Chicago
    Speaker: Rachel Martini, PhD – Davis Lab
    Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Managing Risk, Maximizing Safety: The Essentials of Proactive Risk Assessment
    Program Chair: Faisal Alsaqri, MSc, CLBSSB – King Abdulaziz Medical City -Riyadh
    Speaker: Faisal Alsaqri, MSc, CLBSSB – King Abdulaziz Medical City -Riyadh
    Speaker: Hillary Brown, BS, MLT (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital Cellular Therapy Lab (CTTL)
    Quality
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Lord of the Antibodies
    Speaker: Jasem M. Albasri, MSTM, SBB(ASCP)CM – Prince Sultan Military Medical City
    Speaker: Andie Pahomi, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)CMSBBCM (she/her/hers) – Versiti
    Program Chair: Sue T. Johnson, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Is Your Firm Ready for an FDA Office of Inspections and Investigations Inspection?  Hear about the Most Frequently Cited Observations and Inspectional Process from FDA’s Office of Biologics Inspectorate
    Program Chair: Tricia Samaniego Martinez – US Food and Drug Administration
    Speaker: Scott Ballard, MS, CABP – US Food and Drug Administration
    Speaker: Laurissa Flowers – US Food and Drug Administration
    Public Health, Policy and Ethics
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Mouse Models
    Program Chair: Elizabeth Stone, MD, PhD – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
    Program Chair: Chance J. Luckey, MD,PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Oral Abstract - Genomics
    Program Chair: Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
    Program Chair: Patricia Brunker, MD, DPhil (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts General Hospital
    Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)
     CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM  
    Coming to Terms with Changing Transfusion Practices in the NICU
    Program Chair: Rida Hasan, MD – University Of Washington Medical Center
    Speaker: Nabiha Saifee, MD PhD – Seattle Children's Hospital
    Speaker: Ravi M. Patel, MD, MSc (he/him/his) – Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
    Transfusion Service
     CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM  
    2024/25 Board of Directors Lunch & Meeting