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  • Saturday, Oct 17th
    8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST
    Disaster Preparation for a National Special Security Event: A Local Blood Center Perspective
    Room: B313/314
    Program Chair: Suchi Pandey, MD – Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University
    Speaker: Sari Kopinsky, PMP, CSM – Stanford Blood Center
    Speaker: Michelle Ramos, BSBA/M – Stanford Blood Center
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
  • Saturday, Oct 17th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST
    Beyond Blood: Building High-impact Partnerships and Operational Diversification Avenue Between Blood Centers and Human Milk Banks
    Room: B407
    Program Chair: Julie Cruz, MD – Versiti
    Speaker: Ruchika Goel, MD MPH CABP – Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins
    Speaker: Freedom Kolb, MBA, MEd – The Milk Bank
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
  • Sunday, Oct 18th
    9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST
    Potential Impact of the 2026 ASH Guidelines for Iron Deficiency on Blood Donation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
    Room: B401/402
    Program Chair: Edward Wong, MD – Quest Diagnostics
    Speaker: Alan Mast, MD – Versiti
    Speaker: Ralph R. Vassallo, MD – Vitalant
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
  • Sunday, Oct 18th
    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST
    Building Sustainable Blood Donation Systems in Resource-limited Settings: Addressing Challenges, Innovative Strategies for Donor Recruitment and Retention
    Room: B405
    Program Chair: Ifeyinwa M. Okafor, BMLS, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Rwanda/University of Calabar, Nigeria
    Speaker: Patience A. Akpan, BMLS, MSc, PhD – University of Calabar, Nigeria
    Speaker: Christopher O. Ogar, BMLS, MSc – Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
  • Sunday, Oct 18th
    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM EST
    Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in Blood Collection, Storage, and Transfusion: Clinical, Laboratory, and Regulatory Perspectives for the Present and Future
    Room: B313/314
    Program Chair: Michael Adam Meledeo, PhD – US Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Speaker: Chet R. Voelker, MS, MLS(AMT) – US Army Institute of Surgical Research
    Speaker: Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA – America's Blood Centers
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
  • Monday, Oct 19th
    9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST
    The Changing Landscape of Conflict: Armed Services Blood Program Supporting the Warfighterthrough Partnerships and Blood Product Innovations
    Room: MBII
    Program Chair: Jason Corley, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Defense Health Agency
    Speaker: Christopher Evans, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Army
    Speaker: Nicole Ferguson, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Air Force
    Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center