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Saturday, Oct 17th
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST
AM26-SA-02-L - Implementing AABB Standards Pilot Study Model: From Gap Assessment to Sustainable Compliance in Transfusion Services
Room: GWCC B312-313A
Program Chair: Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia
Speaker: Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia
Speaker: Dorsaf Zellama, Professor, MD – Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital
Education/Developing Curriculum
Sunday, Oct 18th
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST
AM26-SU-14-L - The Future of Blood Donation: Why Diversifying the Donor Base Matters and How Every Organization Can Start
Room: GWCC B313-314
Program Chair: Susan W. Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Vitalant
Speaker: May Dobbins, NA – Vitalant
Speaker: Erica Newhard – Vitalant
Education/Developing Curriculum
Sunday, Oct 18th
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST
AM26-SU-35-L - Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge: The Ultimate Blood Bank Game 2026
Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1
Speaker: Nibal Harb, MS, SBB(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers) – OneBlood, Inc.
Speaker: Sydney Klaussing, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB – American Red Cross
Program Chair: Jayanna I. Slayten, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – UTMB
Education/Developing Curriculum
Monday, Oct 19th
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM EST
AM26-MO-10-L - Making Every Unit Count: Using Immersive, Ai‑supported Training to Protect Blood Supply Resilience and Frontline Readiness
Room: GWCC B308-309
Speaker: Richard Redman, BSc Chemistry, BEd Curriculum Design – CGS Immersive
Program Chair: Doug Stephen, BSC, Biology – CGS Immersive
Education/Developing Curriculum
Monday, Oct 19th
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM EST
AM26-MO-33-L - Bridging Global Immunohematology Expertise Through Distance Learning: Sustainable Blood Banking and Transfusion Education for Low- and Middle-resource Countries
Room: GWCC B312-313A
Program Chair: Chinelo P. Onyenekwu, MBBS – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Speaker: Laurie Gillard, MS, MLS(ASCP) SBB (she/her/hers) – RUSH University
Speaker: Mark Angel D. Magracia, MPHc, RMT, MLS(ASCP) SBB (he/him/his) – Legacy Health - LabCorp
Education/Developing Curriculum