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A Roadmap for Immune Effector Cell Therapy in the Community Oncology Setting (AM26-SA-28-L)

Scott A. Koepsell, MD, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center ### 1762740###Program Chair###Professor and Vice Chair of Clinical Operations###University of Nebraska Medical Center###
Program Chair: Scott A. Koepsell, MD, PhD – University of Nebraska Medical Center
### @@@ Brian White, MLS (ASCP) BB – Nebraska Medicine ### 2773432###Speaker###Medical Laboratory Scientist###Nebraska Medicine###
Speaker: Brian White, MLS (ASCP) BB – Nebraska Medicine
### @@@ Jensyn Cone Sullivan, MD, CABP (she/her/hers) – The University of Michigan ### 2362177###Speaker###Clinical Associate Professor; Director of the Cellular Therapies Laboratory###The University of Michigan###
Speaker: Jensyn Cone Sullivan, MD, CABP (she/her/hers) – The University of Michigan
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-28-L
AABB Accreditation - Soft Skills in Assessments (AM26-MO-28-L)

AM26-MO-28-L
AABB Assessor Town Hall (AM26-SU-26-L)

AM26-SU-26-L
AABB/THOR - Are We Ready for Large Scale Combat Operations (AM26-SU-18-L)

Jeremy Cannon ### 3087380###Program Chair#########
Program Chair: Jeremy Cannon
### @@@ Jeremy Cannon ### 3087380###Speaker#########
Speaker: Jeremy Cannon
### @@@ Emily Coberly, MD – American Red Cross ### 2038664###Speaker###Divisional Chief Medical Officer###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Emily Coberly, MD – American Red Cross
### @@@ Joel Elterman ### 3087375###Speaker#########
Speaker: Joel Elterman
### @@@ Elon Glassberg – Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps ### 832916###Speaker######Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps###
Speaker: Elon Glassberg – Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps
### AM26-SU-18-L
AABB/THOR - Are We Ready for Nuclear War and Radiologic Exposures? (AM26-MO-09-L)

Erica Davies ### 3087562###Program Chair#########
Program Chair: Erica Davies
### @@@ Erica Davies ### 3087562###Speaker#########
Speaker: Erica Davies
### @@@ Andrew Weber ### 3087572###Speaker#########
Speaker: Andrew Weber
### AM26-MO-09-L
AABB/THOR Blood Supply/Plasma Expanded Use -Challenges and Advances in Prehospital Transfusion: Blood Supply and Expanded Role of Plasma (AM26-SA-27-L)

Phil Spinella ### 3087352###Program Chair#########
Program Chair: Phil Spinella
### @@@ Phil Spinella ### 3087352###Speaker#########
Speaker: Phil Spinella
### @@@ Pampee Young, n/a – American Red Cross ### 2418555###Speaker######American Red Cross###
Speaker: Pampee Young, n/a – American Red Cross
### AM26-SA-27-L
AABB/THOR - Debate on the Optimal Product for Fibrinogen Replacement (AM26-MO-21-L)

Melissa Cushing, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 833409###Program Chair###Director of the Clinical Laboratories, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Program Chair: Melissa Cushing, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
### she/her/hers @@@ Melissa Cushing, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 833409###Speaker###Director of the Clinical Laboratories, Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapy###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Melissa Cushing, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
### she/her/hers @@@ Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc – Vanderbilt University Medical Center ### 837313###Speaker###Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology & Pediatrics###Vanderbilt University Medical Center###
Speaker: Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
### @@@ Alyssa Ziman, MD – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ### 833810###Speaker###Section Chief, Transfusion Medicine; CLIA Medical Director, Clinical Laboratories, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ###Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA###
Speaker: Alyssa Ziman, MD – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
### AM26-MO-21-L
AABB/THOR - Hemostasis and Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery and ECMO: Evidence, Controversies, and Emerging Strategies (AM26-MO-39-L)

Nabiha H. Saifee, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's ### 1762662###Program Chair###Transfusion Service Medical Director###Seattle Children's###
Program Chair: Nabiha H. Saifee, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's
### she/her/hers @@@ Nabiha H. Saifee, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's ### 1762662###Speaker###Transfusion Service Medical Director###Seattle Children's###
Speaker: Nabiha H. Saifee, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Seattle Children's
### she/her/hers @@@ Cristina Figueroa Villalba, MD – Seattle Children’s ### 2445448###Speaker###Apheresis Medical Director and Transfusion Service Associate Director###Seattle Children’s###
Speaker: Cristina Figueroa Villalba, MD – Seattle Children’s
### @@@ Marianne Nellis, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 833251###Speaker###Associate Professor of Pediatrics###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Marianne Nellis, MD, MS (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine
### she/her/hers @@@ Dr. Kenichi Tanaka, MD, MS – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA ### 1820128###Speaker###Professor and Chair###Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA###
Speaker: Dr. Kenichi Tanaka, MD, MS – Department of Anesthesiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA
### AM26-MO-39-L
AABB/THOR - Implementation of Cold Stored Platelets for Active Bleeding (AM26-SU-09-L)

Phil Spinella ### 3087352###Program Chair#########
Program Chair: Phil Spinella
### @@@ Phil Spinella ### 3087352###Speaker#########
Speaker: Phil Spinella
### @@@ Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Speaker###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Speaker: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### AM26-SU-09-L
AABB/THOR Lessons from Ukraine (AM26-SU-27-L)

AM26-SU-27-L
AABB/THOR - Post Partum Hemorrhage (AM26-MO-29-L)

Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 1762663###Program Chair###Medical Director Blood Bank###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Program Chair: Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 1762663###Speaker###Medical Director Blood Bank###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Speaker: Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Sharon Abramovitz ### 3087588###Speaker#########
Speaker: Sharon Abramovitz
### AM26-MO-29-L
AABB/THOR - Prehospital Transfusion Data Data Collection and Prehospital Transfusion of Special Patient Populations (AM26-SA-19-L)

Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department ### 2820956###Program Chair###Chief Medical Officer###Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department###
Program Chair: Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department
### he/him/his @@@ Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department ### 2820956###Speaker###Chief Medical Officer###Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department###
Speaker: Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department
### he/him/his @@@ Phil Spinella ### 3087352###Speaker#########
Speaker: Phil Spinella
### @@@ Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc – Vanderbilt University Medical Center ### 837313###Speaker###Professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology & Pediatrics###Vanderbilt University Medical Center###
Speaker: Jennifer Andrews, MD, MSc – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
### AM26-SA-19-L
AABB/THOR Prehospital Transfusion EMS Models - Prehospital Program Models: EMS and Hospital Perspectives with Lessons Learned (AM26-SA-35-L)

Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Program Chair###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### @@@ Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Speaker###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Speaker: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### @@@ Holly O'Byrne ### 3087141###Speaker#########
Speaker: Holly O'Byrne
### @@@ Jenna Lockwood ### 3087373###Speaker#########
Speaker: Jenna Lockwood
### @@@ Clayton Kazan ### 3087374###Speaker#########
Speaker: Clayton Kazan
### @@@ Joel Elterman ### 3087375###Speaker#########
Speaker: Joel Elterman
### AM26-SA-35-L
AABB/THOR - Products on the Horizon (AM26-SU-36-L)

Bethany Brown – American Red Cross ### 2773285###Program Chair######American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Bethany Brown – American Red Cross
### @@@ Bethany Brown – American Red Cross ### 2773285###Speaker######American Red Cross###
Speaker: Bethany Brown – American Red Cross
### @@@ Adam A. Meledeo, PhD – United States Army Institute of Surgical Research ### 2117857###Speaker######United States Army Institute of Surgical Research###
Speaker: Adam A. Meledeo, PhD – United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
### AM26-SU-36-L
AABB/THOR Welcome/Introduction - Foundations of Prehospital Transfusion Programs: Clinical, Operational, and Regulatory Overview (AM26-SA-09-L)

Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Program Chair###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### @@@ Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Speaker###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Speaker: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### @@@ Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue ### 2362147###Speaker###Chief Operating Officer###South Texas Blood & Tissue###
Speaker: Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue
### @@@ Holly O'Byrne ### 3087141###Speaker#########
Speaker: Holly O'Byrne
### @@@ Randall Schaefer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN – Schaefer Consulting, LLC ### 2687871###Speaker###CEO###Schaefer Consulting, LLC###
Speaker: Randall Schaefer, DNP, RN, ACNS-BC, CEN – Schaefer Consulting, LLC
### AM26-SA-09-L
Aabb‑funded Data Innovations Transforming Blood Operations: Quantifiable Insights on Emerging Products, Shelf‑life, and Collection Site Types (AM26-SA-31-L)

Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate ### 2435255###Program Chair###Executive Director###Circulate###
Program Chair: Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate
### she/her/hers @@@ Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate ### 2435255###Speaker###Executive Director###Circulate###
Speaker: Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-31-L
ABO-incompatible HSCT in Practice: Graft Processing Decisions, Titer Thresholds, and Transfusion Management (AM26-SU-32-L)

Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) (he/him/his) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ### 837259###Program Chair###Director, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility###MedStar Georgetown University Hospital###
Program Chair: Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) (he/him/his) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
### he/him/his @@@ Eric A. Gehrie, MD – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 2687858###Speaker###Vice President and Deputy Chief Medical Officer###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Speaker: Eric A. Gehrie, MD – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### @@@ Stephanie Kinney, MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center ### 2418363###Speaker###Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories###Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center###
Speaker: Stephanie Kinney, MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
### @@@ Sachie Ikegami, MD, PhD, CABP – Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati ### 1765786###Speaker###Medical Director, Cellular Therapies###Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati###
Speaker: Sachie Ikegami, MD, PhD, CABP – Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati
### AM26-SU-32-L
AI-powered Accreditation Readiness: An Adoptable Model for Automated Quality Plan Gap Analysis (AM26-SU-30-L)

Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) (he/him/his) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ### 837259###Program Chair###Director, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility###MedStar Georgetown University Hospital###
Program Chair: Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) (he/him/his) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
### he/him/his @@@ Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH – Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) ### 2773262###Speaker###Senior Medical Officer, FACT###Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)###
Speaker: Joseph Schwartz, MD, MPH – Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT)
### @@@ Jyotiska Biswas, n/a – ThinkTrends ### 2362187###Speaker###CEO and Founder, ThinkTrends###ThinkTrends###
Speaker: Jyotiska Biswas, n/a – ThinkTrends
### AM26-SU-30-L
As the Experts Retire: Building a Smart LIS to Support Serologic Investigations and Precision Transfusion (AM26-SU-16-L)

Sunitha Vege, MS (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 832987###Program Chair###Senior Technical Director, Genomics Laboratory###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Program Chair: Sunitha Vege, MS (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### she/her/hers @@@ William J. Lane, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital ### 833029###Speaker###Associate Professor of Pathology###Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital###
Speaker: William J. Lane, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital
### @@@ Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 837514###Speaker###Director, Education and Training###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Speaker: Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### AM26-SU-16-L
Ask the FDA (AM26-SU-40-L)

Karen E. Palmer, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) – AABB ### 1762699###Program Chair###Director, Regulatory Affairs###AABB###
Program Chair: Karen E. Palmer, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) – AABB
### AM26-SU-40-L
Ask the Standards (AM26-SA-30-L)

Christopher Bocquet, n/a (he/him/his) – AABB ### 837454###Program Chair###Senior Director, Standards and Quality Initiatives###AABB###
Program Chair: Christopher Bocquet, n/a (he/him/his) – AABB
### he/him/his @@@ Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue ### 2362147###Speaker###Chief Operating Officer###South Texas Blood & Tissue###
Speaker: Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue
### @@@ Yvette C. Tanhehco, PhD, MD, MS, CABP(AABB) (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center ### 1762769###Speaker###Medical Director of Cellular Therapy Lab###Columbia University Irving Medical Center###
Speaker: Yvette C. Tanhehco, PhD, MD, MS, CABP(AABB) (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-30-L
Audits That Matter: Redesigning Transfusion Safety Audits to Drive Bedside Practice Change Beyond Accreditation Compliance (AM26-SA-14-L)

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health
### she/her/hers @@@ Jason Breen, PA-C, MHS, MA Ed, MLS(ASCP) – Westchester Medical Center ### 3007451###Speaker###Transfusion Safety Officer###Westchester Medical Center###
Speaker: Jason Breen, PA-C, MHS, MA Ed, MLS(ASCP) – Westchester Medical Center
### AM26-SA-14-L
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Basic Science Research Workshop (AM26-SU-34-L)

AM26-SU-34-L
Beyond Blood: Building High-impact Partnerships and Operational Diversification Avenue Between Blood Centers and Human Milk Banks (AM26-SA-17-L)

Julie L. Cruz, MD (she/her/hers) – Versiti ### 3007445###Program Chair###Senior Medical Director###Versiti###
Program Chair: Julie L. Cruz, MD (she/her/hers) – Versiti
### she/her/hers @@@ Ruchika Goel, MD MPH CABP – Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins ### 3007446###Speaker###Medical Director, Research and Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics###Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins###
Speaker: Ruchika Goel, MD MPH CABP – Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins
### @@@ Freedom Kolb, MBA, MEd (she/her/hers) – The Milk Bank ### 3007447###Speaker###CEO###The Milk Bank###
Speaker: Freedom Kolb, MBA, MEd (she/her/hers) – The Milk Bank
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-17-L
Beyond Refractoriness: Rare Antibody Investigations in Platelet and Neutrophil Immunology (AM26-SU-22-L)

Waseem Anani, MD, SBB(ASCP)CM – American Red Cross ### 3007419###Program Chair###Regional Medical Director###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Waseem Anani, MD, SBB(ASCP)CM – American Red Cross
### @@@ Shraddha Babariya, MD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 1762690###Speaker###Executive Medical Director, Laboratory Services###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Shraddha Babariya, MD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers @@@ Marisela G. Marchan, MLS(ASCP)SBB,MSTM (she/her/hers) – Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin ### 837541###Speaker###Manager, Platelet and Neutrophil Immunology Laboratory###Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin ###
Speaker: Marisela G. Marchan, MLS(ASCP)SBB,MSTM (she/her/hers) – Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-22-L
Beyond the Antibody Screen: Advanced Immunohematology Case Studies in Transfusion Laboratories (AM26-SU-06-L)

Claribel Resto-Marrero, MHSc, CLS, SBB (ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc ### 2118119###Program Chair###Director, Immunohematology Ref Labs###OneBlood, Inc###
Program Chair: Claribel Resto-Marrero, MHSc, CLS, SBB (ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc
### @@@ Tara King, MHA, SBB(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – OneBlood ### 2419077###Speaker###Immunohematology Lab Manager ###OneBlood###
Speaker: Tara King, MHA, SBB(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – OneBlood
### she/her/hers @@@ Naghena Ghulam, (ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – OneBlood ### 1765695###Speaker###Reference Lab Manager###OneBlood###
Speaker: Naghena Ghulam, (ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – OneBlood
### she/her/hers @@@ Michelle Conceicao, MPH, SBB(ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc. ### 2118939###Speaker###Immunohematology Ref Lab Manager###OneBlood, Inc.###
Speaker: Michelle Conceicao, MPH, SBB(ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc.
### AM26-SU-06-L
Beyond the Bench: Transfusion Safety Officer–led Patient Advocacy Across a Nine-hospital Health System (AM26-SU-33-L)

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-33-L
Blood Bank Staffing in Tertiary Care Centers: Incorporating Workflow Efficiencies to Mitigate Staffing Shortages (AM26-SU-15-L)

Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic ### 2419040###Program Chair###Section Head, Transfusion Medicine###Cleveland Clinic###
Program Chair: Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
### @@@ Megan Hearns, MLS(ASCP) – Cleveland Clinic ### 2419226###Speaker###Transfusion Medicine Laboratory Manager###Cleveland Clinic###
Speaker: Megan Hearns, MLS(ASCP) – Cleveland Clinic
### @@@ Victoria Cary, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBBCM – University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center ### 3007433###Speaker###Blood Bank Manager###University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center###
Speaker: Victoria Cary, MLS(ASCP)CM, SBBCM – University Hospitals of Cleveland Medical Center
### AM26-SU-15-L
Blood Products Immune Mediators (AM26-MO-35-L)

Patricia Zerra, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University ### 837110###Program Chair###Associate Professor, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics###Emory University###
Program Chair: Patricia Zerra, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University
### she/her/hers @@@ Patricia Zerra, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University ### 837110###Speaker###Associate Professor, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics###Emory University###
Speaker: Patricia Zerra, MD (she/her/hers) – Emory University
### she/her/hers @@@ Kimberly A. Thomas, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute ### 2119453###Speaker###Assistant Investigator###Vitalant Research Institute###
Speaker: Kimberly A. Thomas, Ph.D. (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute
### she/her/hers AM26-MO-35-L
Blood Use in Normothermic Machine Perfusion: Regulatory Gaps, Patient Safety Risks, and the Urgent Need for Standardized Practice (AM26-SU-24-L)

Gagan Mathur, MD, MBA – University of California, Irvine ### 2038682###Speaker###Medical Director, Transfusion Medicine###University of California, Irvine###
Speaker: Gagan Mathur, MD, MBA – University of California, Irvine
### @@@ Jennifer O'Brien, MD – Ochsner Medical Center ### 3007431###Speaker###Section Head of Transfusion Medicine###Ochsner Medical Center###
Speaker: Jennifer O'Brien, MD – Ochsner Medical Center
### @@@ Amanda Herrmann, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – McGovern Medical School ### 2119233###Program Chair###Blood banking & transfusion medicine physician###McGovern Medical School###
Program Chair: Amanda Herrmann, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – McGovern Medical School
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-24-L
Bridging Global Immunohematology Expertise Through Distance Learning: Sustainable Blood Banking and Transfusion Education for Low- and Middle-resource Countries (AM26-MO-33-L)

Chinelo P. Onyenekwu, MBBS – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine ### 2773326###Program Chair###Assistant Professor###University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###
Program Chair: Chinelo P. Onyenekwu, MBBS – University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
### @@@ Laurie Gillard, MS, MLS(ASCP) SBB (she/her/hers) – RUSH University ### 2117966###Speaker###Associate Professor and Director Specialist in Blood Bank Certificate Program###RUSH University###
Speaker: Laurie Gillard, MS, MLS(ASCP) SBB (she/her/hers) – RUSH University
### she/her/hers @@@ Mark Angel D. Magracia, MPHc, RMT, MLS(ASCP) SBB (he/him/his) – Legacy Health - LabCorp ### 3007436###Speaker###System Blood Bank & Transfusion Services Technical Specialist###Legacy Health - LabCorp###
Speaker: Mark Angel D. Magracia, MPHc, RMT, MLS(ASCP) SBB (he/him/his) – Legacy Health - LabCorp
### he/him/his AM26-MO-33-L
Bridging the Gap: Information Systems and Blood Bank Practice (AM26-MO-01-L)

Leana Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting ### 2687821###Program Chair###Managing Director###Kalidad Healthcare Consulting###
Program Chair: Leana Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting
### she/her/hers @@@ Sehyo Yune, MD, MPH, MBA (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 2774198###Co-Chair###Fellow, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Co-Chair: Sehyo Yune, MD, MPH, MBA (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Heather M. Smetana, MLS(ASCP) SBB – Johns Hopkins Hospital ### 832708###Speaker###Laboratory Supervisor###Johns Hopkins Hospital###
Speaker: Heather M. Smetana, MLS(ASCP) SBB – Johns Hopkins Hospital
### @@@ Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD – Washington University in St Louis ### 2773323###Speaker######Washington University in St Louis###
Speaker: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD – Washington University in St Louis
### AM26-MO-01-L
Building Sustainable Blood Donation Systems in Resource-limited Settings: Addressing Challenges, Innovative Strategies for Donor Recruitment and Retention (AM26-SU-25-L)

Ifeyinwa M. Okafor, BMLS, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Rwanda/University of Calabar, Nigeria ### 2419000###Program Chair###Associate Professor of Hematology###University of Rwanda/University of Calabar, Nigeria###
Program Chair: Ifeyinwa M. Okafor, BMLS, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Rwanda/University of Calabar, Nigeria
### she/her/hers @@@ Patience A. U Akpan, BMLS, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Calabar, Nigeria ### 3007418###Speaker###Associate Professor of Hematology###University of Calabar, Nigeria###
Speaker: Patience A. U Akpan, BMLS, MSc, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Calabar, Nigeria
### she/her/hers @@@ Christopher O. Ogar, BMLS, MSc (he/him/his) – Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA ### 3007417###Speaker###Lecturer 1###Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA###
Speaker: Christopher O. Ogar, BMLS, MSc (he/him/his) – Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
### he/him/his AM26-SU-25-L
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Cell Therapy Millionaire: A Game Show Experience Across the Vein-to-vein Continuum (AM26-SU-05-L)

Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – NMDP ### 2508963###Moderator###Manager, Network Operations###NMDP###
Moderator: Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – NMDP
### she/her/hers @@@ Huy P. Pham, MD, MPH – NMDP ### 1762665###Speaker###Medical Director and Adjunct Professor of Medicine###NMDP###
Speaker: Huy P. Pham, MD, MPH – NMDP
### @@@ Kevin J. Land, MD, CABP(AABB) – Vitalant ### 2418268###Speaker###VP Clinical Services, Executive MD Biotherapies###Vitalant###
Speaker: Kevin J. Land, MD, CABP(AABB) – Vitalant
### @@@ J. Wade Atkins, MS, MLS, SBB, CQA, CABP(H) – NIH/CC/DTM ### 2362113###Speaker###Supervisor, QA and RA###NIH/CC/DTM###
Speaker: J. Wade Atkins, MS, MLS, SBB, CQA, CABP(H) – NIH/CC/DTM
### AM26-SU-05-L
Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Manufacturing: An Evolving out of Body Experience (AM26-SU-12-L)

Vijay Bhoj, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania ### 2038708###Program Chair###Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###University of Pennsylvania###
Program Chair: Vijay Bhoj, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
### @@@ Saba Ghassemi, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania ### 3007444###Speaker###Research Assistant Professor###Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania###
Speaker: Saba Ghassemi, PhD – Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
### @@@ Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute ### 2687837###Speaker###Professor of Medicine###Dana-Farber Cancer Institute###
Speaker: Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
### he/him/his AM26-SU-12-L
Choose Your Own Adventure: Abo-solutely Puzzling (AM26-MO-27-L)

Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 837514###Program Chair###Director, Education and Training###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Program Chair: Lynsi Rahorst, MHPE, MLS(ASCP)SBB – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### @@@ Sunitha Vege, MS (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 832987###Speaker###Senior Technical Director, Genomics Laboratory###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Speaker: Sunitha Vege, MS (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### she/her/hers @@@ Kathy Haddaway, MLS(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – The Johns Hopkins Hospital ### 1762673###Speaker###Technical Specialist II###The Johns Hopkins Hospital###
Speaker: Kathy Haddaway, MLS(ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
### she/her/hers AM26-MO-27-L
Complementary Models for Implementing 2025 Platelet Transfusion Guidance: Targeted Procedural Thresholds and Systemwide Real-time Triage (AM26-SU-13-L)

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health
### she/her/hers @@@ Jen Tung, RN, CMQ/OE (she/her/hers) – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ### 3007450###Speaker###Program Manager, Patient Blood Management###NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital###
Speaker: Jen Tung, RN, CMQ/OE (she/her/hers) – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-13-L
Cosmetic Transfusion Medicine: Clinical Promise, Regulatory Gaps, and Quality Challenges (AM26-MO-20-L)

Robert A. DeSimone, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 833410###Program Chair###Director of Transfusion Medicine###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Program Chair: Robert A. DeSimone, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
### @@@ Theresa N. Kinard, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science ### 833646###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology###Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science###
Speaker: Theresa N. Kinard, MD – Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
### @@@ Jeffrey Lisiecki, MD – N/A ### 3007423###Speaker###Private Practice###N/A###
Speaker: Jeffrey Lisiecki, MD – N/A
### AM26-MO-20-L
D
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in Blood Collection, Storage, and Transfusion: Clinical, Laboratory, and Regulatory Perspectives for the Present and Future (AM26-SU-23-L)

Michael Adam Meledeo, PhD (he/him/his) – US Army Institute of Surgical Research ### 833279###Program Chair###Chief, Blood and Shock Resuscitation Department###US Army Institute of Surgical Research###
Program Chair: Michael Adam Meledeo, PhD (he/him/his) – US Army Institute of Surgical Research
### he/him/his @@@ Chet R. Voelker, MS, MLS(AMT) – US Army Institute of Surgical Research ### 2418457###Speaker###Research Scientist###US Army Institute of Surgical Research###
Speaker: Chet R. Voelker, MS, MLS(AMT) – US Army Institute of Surgical Research
### @@@ Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Children’s Minnesota ### 3007428###Speaker###Transfusion Services medical director ###Children’s Minnesota ###
Speaker: Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA (he/him/his) – Children’s Minnesota
### he/him/his AM26-SU-23-L
Disaster Preparation for a National Special Security Event: A Local Blood Center Perspective (AM26-SA-03-L)

Suchi Pandey, MD – Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University ### 832996###Program Chair###Chief Medical Officer/Clinical Professor###Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University###
Program Chair: Suchi Pandey, MD – Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University
### @@@ Michelle Ramos, BSBA/M (she/her/hers) – Stanford Blood Center ### 3007441###Speaker###Quality & Regulatory Affairs Specialist###Stanford Blood Center###
Speaker: Michelle Ramos, BSBA/M (she/her/hers) – Stanford Blood Center
### she/her/hers @@@ B. J. Smith – Carter BloodCare ### 2119531###Speaker###COO###Carter BloodCare###
Speaker: B. J. Smith – Carter BloodCare
### @@@ Heath Alls ### 3088807###Speaker#########
Speaker: Heath Alls
### AM26-SA-03-L
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Establishing a Patient Blood Management Virtual Clinic: Enhancing Care, Expanding Access, and Driving Revenue (AM26-SU-21-L)

Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic ### 2419040###Program Chair###Section Head, Transfusion Medicine###Cleveland Clinic###
Program Chair: Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
### @@@ Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic ### 2419040###Speaker###Section Head, Transfusion Medicine###Cleveland Clinic###
Speaker: Zaher K. Otrock, MD, PhD – Cleveland Clinic
### @@@ Angela Torchia, PA-C – Cleveland Clinic ### 3007437###Speaker###Physician Assistant Blood Management###Cleveland Clinic###
Speaker: Angela Torchia, PA-C – Cleveland Clinic
### AM26-SU-21-L
Evaluating and Providing Transfusion Support for Patients on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO): How the Blood Bank, the Bedside, and the Benchtop Can Boost Each Other When Patients' Lives Hang in the Balance (AM26-SA-18-L)

Herleen Rai, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ### 2118201###Program Chair###Assistant Professor of Pathology###Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine###
Program Chair: Herleen Rai, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
### @@@ Tobias Cohen, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 2135760###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Tobias Cohen, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Weill Cornell Medicine
### he/him/his @@@ Anna Liveris, MD (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine ### 3007421###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Surgery###Albert Einstein College of Medicine###
Speaker: Anna Liveris, MD (she/her/hers) – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-18-L
Evidence-informed Donor Deferral Practices for Cellular Starting Material: Findings from a Multi-center Survey (AM26-MO-03-L)

Robert Marriott, n/a – Vitalant ### 2508964###Program Chair###Vice President – Clinical and Research Quality Services###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Robert Marriott, n/a – Vitalant
### AM26-MO-03-L
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Four Decades, One Mission: Redefining Quality for Safe Blood in India & Greater Asia (Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award - 2026 Recipient) (AM26-MO-37-L)

Nabajyoti Choudhury ### 3048345###Award Acceptance#########
Award Acceptance: Nabajyoti Choudhury
### @@@ Cees T. Smit Sibinga, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin, FRC:Path (he/him/his) – University of Groningen and IQM Consulting ### 2117850###Award Acceptance######University of Groningen and IQM Consulting###
Award Acceptance: Cees T. Smit Sibinga, MD, PhD, FRCP Edin, FRC:Path (he/him/his) – University of Groningen and IQM Consulting
### he/him/his @@@ Federico Rodriguez Quezada, SBB, MLS(ASCP) (he/him/his) ### 837547###Moderator#########
Moderator: Federico Rodriguez Quezada, SBB, MLS(ASCP) (he/him/his)
### he/him/his AM26-MO-37-L
From Documentation Burden to Decision Support: Artificial Intelligence Tools for Transfusion Safety Officer and Patient Blood Management Productivity (AM26-MO-26-L)

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health
### she/her/hers AM26-MO-26-L
From Event Review to Predictive Safety: How Transfusion Safety Officers Use Data to Prevent the Next Transfusion Error (AM26-SU-08-L)

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO (she/her/hers) – ECU Health
### she/her/hers @@@ Jason Breen, PA-C, MHS, MA Ed, MLS(ASCP) – Westchester Medical Center ### 3007451###Speaker###Transfusion Safety Officer###Westchester Medical Center###
Speaker: Jason Breen, PA-C, MHS, MA Ed, MLS(ASCP) – Westchester Medical Center
### AM26-SU-08-L
From Science to Clinical Impact: Transforming Immunohematology and Transfusion Safety—A Latin American Perspective (Sally Frank Memorial Award) (AM26-SA-12-L)

Lilian M. Castilho, Master's degree, doctorate in Science, and postdoctoral training in Molecular Immunohematology (she/her/hers) – Hemocentro Unicamp ### 832517###Award Acceptance###Professor and Senior Scientist###Hemocentro Unicamp###
Award Acceptance: Lilian M. Castilho, Master's degree, doctorate in Science, and postdoctoral training in Molecular Immunohematology (she/her/hers) – Hemocentro Unicamp
### she/her/hers @@@ Paul M. Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – American Red Cross ### 833235###Program Chair###Director, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Paul M. Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – American Red Cross
### @@@ Sandra J. Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP), SBB (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology ### 2687848###Moderator###-Adjunct Assistant Professor###University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology###
Moderator: Sandra J. Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP), SBB (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-12-L
From Student to Physician-Scientist: Personal Stories that Inspired the Science (Emily Cooley Memorial Award Lecture) (AM26-SU-17-L)

Donald Siegel, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ### 837532###Award Acceptance###Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine###University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine###
Award Acceptance: Donald Siegel, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
### he/him/his @@@ Vijay Bhoj, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania ### 2038708###Award Presenter###Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###University of Pennsylvania###
Award Presenter: Vijay Bhoj, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania
### @@@ Sandra J. Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP), SBB (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology ### 2687848###Moderator###-Adjunct Assistant Professor###University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology###
Moderator: Sandra J. Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP), SBB (she/her/hers) – University of Pennsylvania, Division of Transfusion Medicine and Therapeutic Pathology
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-17-L
From Womb to Recovery: Navigating Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia (AM26-SA-20-L)

Nathan McLamb, MD – Washington University in St. Louis ### 2419512###Program Chair###Assistant Professor###Washington University in St. Louis###
Program Chair: Nathan McLamb, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
### @@@ Irem Eldem, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis ### 3007420###Speaker###Assistant Professor###Washington University in St. Louis###
Speaker: Irem Eldem, MD (she/her/hers) – Washington University in St. Louis
### she/her/hers @@@ Shraddha Babariya, MD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 1762690###Speaker###Executive Medical Director, Laboratory Services###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Shraddha Babariya, MD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-20-L
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Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn in 2026: Still a Life-threatening Disease (AM26-SA-29-L)

Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 1762663###Program Chair###Medical Director Blood Bank###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Program Chair: Kerry OBrien, MD (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Scott Shainker, DO, MS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 2687823###Speaker###Director, New England Center for Placental Disorders###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Speaker: Scott Shainker, DO, MS – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### @@@ Emily Whitesel, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 3007413###Speaker###Attending Neonatologist###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Speaker: Emily Whitesel, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### AM26-SA-29-L
How Low Can You Go? Defining Safe Lower-weight Boundaries for Pediatric Apheresis (AM26-SA-04-L)

John Manis, M.D. – Boston Children’s Hospital ### 2119157###Program Chair###Director Transfusion Medicine###Boston Children’s Hospital###
Program Chair: John Manis, M.D. – Boston Children’s Hospital
### @@@ Reuben P. Jacob, MD – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University ### 2038715###Speaker###Medical Director, Apheresis###Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University###
Speaker: Reuben P. Jacob, MD – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University
### @@@ Kyle Annen, D.O. – Children's Hospital of Colorado ### 1765782###Speaker###Medical Director Transfusion & Patient Blood Management###Children's Hospital of Colorado###
Speaker: Kyle Annen, D.O. – Children's Hospital of Colorado
### AM26-SA-04-L
How Quickly Can We Build up the National Blood Supply? Measuring Shocks to the U.S. Blood Supply Through Real‑time Data and Case Studies on Disruption, Supply‑chain Stress, and System Recovery (AM26-SA-22-L)

Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate ### 2435255###Program Chair###Executive Director###Circulate###
Program Chair: Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate
### she/her/hers @@@ Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate ### 2435255###Speaker###Executive Director###Circulate###
Speaker: Katie Risvold, n/a (she/her/hers) – Circulate
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-22-L
How Understanding the Immune System Prevented the Transmission of AIDS by Blood Transfusion and Enabled the First Cell Therapy for Cancer (Landsteiner-Alter Memorial Award and Lectureship) (AM26-SU-03-L)

Edgar G. Engleman, MD ### 3048287###Award Acceptance#########
Award Acceptance: Edgar G. Engleman, MD
### @@@ Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School ### 837000###Moderator###Executive Director, Connell and O'Reilly Families Cell Manipulation Core Facility###Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School###
Moderator: Jose Cancelas, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
### he/him/his AM26-SU-03-L
How Would You Answer the Question “What Good Will This Transfusion Do Me?” (Tibor Greenwalt Memorial Award) (AM26-MO-30-L)

Simon J. Stanworth, DPhil, MD – University of Oxford ### 2362163###Award Acceptance###Professor of Haematology and Transfusion Medicine###University of Oxford###
Award Acceptance: Simon J. Stanworth, DPhil, MD – University of Oxford
### @@@ Steven L. Spitalnik, MD – Columbia University ### 833174###Moderator###Professor###Columbia University###
Moderator: Steven L. Spitalnik, MD – Columbia University
### AM26-MO-30-L
I
Implementing AABB Standards Pilot Study Model: From Gap Assessment to Sustainable Compliance in Transfusion Services (AM26-SA-02-L)

Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia ### 2773449###Program Chair###Assistant Professor Immunopathology###Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia###
Program Chair: Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia
### she/her/hers @@@ Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia ### 2773449###Speaker###Assistant Professor Immunopathology###Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia###
Speaker: Latifa Gaddah, MD MSC FICAP (she/her/hers) – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia
### she/her/hers @@@ Dorsaf Zellama, Professor, MD – Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital ### 3007442###Speaker###Professor Nephrology###Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital###
Speaker: Dorsaf Zellama, Professor, MD – Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital
### AM26-SA-02-L
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Lord of the Antibodies – Return of the Tubes (AM26-SA-21-L)

Andrea Pahomi, MSTM, MLSCM(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti Blood Center of Illinois ### 2687853###Speaker###Manager, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory###Versiti Blood Center of Illinois###
Speaker: Andrea Pahomi, MSTM, MLSCM(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti Blood Center of Illinois
### @@@ Carla Dinardo, MD, PhD – Universidade de Sao Paulo and Fundacao Pro-Sangue ### 3007429###Speaker###Head of the Immunohematology Division###Universidade de Sao Paulo and Fundacao Pro-Sangue###
Speaker: Carla Dinardo, MD, PhD – Universidade de Sao Paulo and Fundacao Pro-Sangue
### @@@ Sue Johnson, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti ### 1762728###Program Chair###Director, Clinical Education###Versiti###
Program Chair: Sue Johnson, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – Versiti
### AM26-SA-21-L
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Making Every Unit Count: Using Immersive, Ai‑supported Training to Protect Blood Supply Resilience and Frontline Readiness (AM26-MO-10-L)

Richard Redman, BSc Chemistry, BEd Curriculum Design – CGS Immersive ### 3007414###Speaker###Practice Leader###CGS Immersive###
Speaker: Richard Redman, BSc Chemistry, BEd Curriculum Design – CGS Immersive
### @@@ Doug Stephen, BSC, Biology – CGS Immersive ### 3007415###Program Chair###President###CGS Immersive###
Program Chair: Doug Stephen, BSC, Biology – CGS Immersive
### AM26-MO-10-L
Microplastics, “Young Plasma,” and Longevity Clinics: A Transfusion Medicine Reality Check (AM26-SA-32-L)

Lance A. Williams, III, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Arizona ### 2119610###Program Chair###Medical Director Therapeutic Apheresis###Mayo Clinic Arizona###
Program Chair: Lance A. Williams, III, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Arizona
### he/him/his @@@ Minh-Ha Tran, DO – University of California Irvine ### 2362121###Speaker###Professor###University of California Irvine###
Speaker: Minh-Ha Tran, DO – University of California Irvine
### @@@ Sierra Simmons, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine ### 2773399###Speaker###Associate Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine###University of California, Irvine###
Speaker: Sierra Simmons, MD MPH (she/her/hers) – University of California, Irvine
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-32-L
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Navigating the Intersection: Collaborative Management of Complex Cases in Transfusion Medicine and Biotherapies (AM26-SA-15-L)

Chloe Homich, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 2419145###Program Chair###Director, immunohematology - BBD & RIBC###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Program Chair: Chloe Homich, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### she/her/hers @@@ Thomas Z. Thompson, MD, FCAP, CABP (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic ### 2418718###Speaker###Medical Director of Human Cellular Therapy Laboratory###Mayo Clinic###
Speaker: Thomas Z. Thompson, MD, FCAP, CABP (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic
### he/him/his @@@ Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch ### 1782973###Speaker###Director Flow Cytometry-Research & Regenerative Medicine###IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch###
Speaker: Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-15-L
Novel Therapeutics for TTP (AM26-MO-38-L)

X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Kansas Medical Center ### 3007426###Program Chair###Professor and chair###The University of Kansas Medical Center###
Program Chair: X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – The University of Kansas Medical Center
### he/him/his @@@ Jay S. Raval, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center ### 2687866###Speaker###Professor, Department. of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###University of Vermont Medical Center###
Speaker: Jay S. Raval, MD – University of Vermont Medical Center
### @@@ Liang Zheng, PHD – University of Kansas Medical Center ### 3038259###Speaker###Assistant Professor ###University of Kansas Medical Center###
Speaker: Liang Zheng, PHD – University of Kansas Medical Center
### AM26-MO-38-L
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Optimizing O-negative RBC Utilization: Methods & Impacts from a Hospital Blood Bank and National Blood Supplier (AM26-MO-02-L)

Emily Coberly, MD – American Red Cross ### 2038664###Program Chair###Divisional Chief Medical Officer###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Emily Coberly, MD – American Red Cross
### @@@ Mrigender S. Virk, MD – Stanford University ### 833147###Speaker###Medical Director###Stanford University###
Speaker: Mrigender S. Virk, MD – Stanford University
### @@@ Lisa Wong, MD, MPH – American Red Cross ### 3034807###Speaker###Medical Director###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Lisa Wong, MD, MPH – American Red Cross
### AM26-MO-02-L
Oral Abstract 1 (AM26-SA-08-L)

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Oral Abstract 10 (AM26-SU-20-L)

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Oral Abstract 11 (AM26-MO-05-L)

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Oral Abstract 12 (AM26-MO-07-L)

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Oral Abstract 13 (AM26-MO-15-L)

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Oral Abstract 14 (AM26-MO-14-L)

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Oral Abstract 15 (AM26-MO-22-L)

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Oral Abstract 16 (AM26-MO-23-L)

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Oral Abstract 17 (AM26-MO-31-L)

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Oral Abstract 2 (AM26-SA-07-L)

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Oral Abstract 3 (AM26-SA-10-L)

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Oral Abstract 4 (AM26-SA-11-L)

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Oral Abstract 5 (AM26-SA-34-L)

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Oral Abstract 6 (AM26-SA-33-L)

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Oral Abstract 7 (AM26-SU-10-L)

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Oral Abstract 8 (AM26-SU-11-L)

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Oral Abstract 9 (AM26-SU-19-L)

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Oral Abstract Spotlight 1 (AM26-SA-26-L)

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Oral Abstract Spotlight 2 (AM26-SU-04-L)

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Oral Abstract Spotlight 3 (AM26-SU-29-L)

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Plenary Oral Abstract Session (AM26-MO-11-L)

AM26-MO-11-L
Potential Impact of the 2026 ASH Guidelines for Iron Deficiency on Blood Donation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (AM26-SU-07-L)

Edward Wong, MD/MA – Quest Diagnostics ### 832756###Program Chair###Medical Director###Quest Diagnostics###
Program Chair: Edward Wong, MD/MA – Quest Diagnostics
### @@@ Alan Mast, MD PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute ### 2773577###Speaker###Senior Investigator and Program Co-Leader, Thrombosis and Hemostasis###Versiti Blood Research Institute###
Speaker: Alan Mast, MD PhD – Versiti Blood Research Institute
### @@@ Ralph R. Vassallo, MD, FACP – Vitalant ### 833446###Speaker###Executive Vice President and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer###Vitalant###
Speaker: Ralph R. Vassallo, MD, FACP – Vitalant
### AM26-SU-07-L
Precision Transfusion Strategies to Enable Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease (AM26-MO-24-L)

John Manis, M.D. – Boston Children’s Hospital ### 2119157###Program Chair###Director Transfusion Medicine###Boston Children’s Hospital###
Program Chair: John Manis, M.D. – Boston Children’s Hospital
### AM26-MO-24-L
Promoting Equity in Transfusion Medicine: Practical Examples (AM26-SU-39-L)

Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School ### 837473###Program Chair###Professor of Pathology###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School###
Program Chair: Richard L. Haspel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
### he/him/his @@@ Dawn Ward – Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA ### 833809###Moderator######Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA###
Moderator: Dawn Ward – Division of Transfusion Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
### @@@ Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 832697###Speaker###Executive Medical Officer###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers @@@ Brian J. Carney, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School ### 3048124###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Medicine###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School###
Speaker: Brian J. Carney, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School
### @@@ Maureen Achebe – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School ### 3048299###Speaker###Clinical Director of Hematology/Associate Professor of Medicine###Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School###
Speaker: Maureen Achebe – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
### AM26-SU-39-L
Prophylactic Red Cell Matching for Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia (AM26-SA-01-L)

Mischa Covington, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital ### 2119016###Speaker###Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank###Brigham and Women's Hospital###
Speaker: Mischa Covington, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital
### she/her/hers @@@ Sujit Sheth, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 3007435###Speaker###Harold Weil Professor of Pediatrics in Hematology###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Sujit Sheth, MD – Weill Cornell Medicine
### @@@ Wen Lu, MD – Mayo Clinic ### 2418134###Program Chair###Medical Director, Center for Regenerative Biotherapeutics###Mayo Clinic###
Program Chair: Wen Lu, MD – Mayo Clinic
### AM26-SA-01-L
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Qualifying a New System for Sterility and Microbial Detection of Biotherapies: Lessons Learned from the Trenches (AM26-MO-19-L)

Scott Jones, PhD (he/him/his) – BioBridge Global ### 833427###Program Chair###Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer###BioBridge Global###
Program Chair: Scott Jones, PhD (he/him/his) – BioBridge Global
### he/him/his @@@ Katie M. Quinn, MS, M(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers) – QualTex Laboratories ### 2687862###Speaker###Senior manager###QualTex Laboratories###
Speaker: Katie M. Quinn, MS, M(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers) – QualTex Laboratories
### she/her/hers @@@ Brent Morse, MS – Dark Horse Consulting Group ### 2362158###Speaker###Principal###Dark Horse Consulting Group###
Speaker: Brent Morse, MS – Dark Horse Consulting Group
### AM26-MO-19-L
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Research & Progress Session (RAPS) - What is the Best Prehospital Blood Product Strategy for Severely Injured Patients? (AM26-SU-38-L)

Bellal Joseph ### 3087552###Program Chair#########
Program Chair: Bellal Joseph
### @@@ Bellal Joseph ### 3087552###Speaker#########
Speaker: Bellal Joseph
### @@@ Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant ### 2038693###Speaker###Vice President, Corporate Medical Director###Vitalant###
Speaker: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
### @@@ Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department ### 2820956###Speaker###Chief Medical Officer###Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department###
Speaker: Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department
### he/him/his AM26-SU-38-L
Research & Progress Session (RAPS) Topic TBD (AM26-SU-37-L)

AM26-SU-37-L
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SBB Exam Review (AM26-SU-02-L)

AM26-SU-02-L
Solve It Scenarios in Cellular Therapy (AM26-SU-28-L)

Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch ### 1782973###Program Chair###Director Flow Cytometry-Research & Regenerative Medicine###IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch###
Program Chair: Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch
### she/her/hers @@@ Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center ### 837472###Speaker###Director, Cell Therapies Manufacturing Facility###Hackensack University Medical Center###
Speaker: Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center
### she/her/hers AM26-SU-28-L
Sterility Testing for Section 361 HCT/Ps: Clarifying CGTP Expectations and the Role of CLIA Laboratories to Ensure Patient Safety and Compliance (AM26-SA-24-L)

Bill Ward, MT(ASCP)DLM, LSSGB, CABP – Vitalant ### 2406753###Program Chair###Sr. Quality Director, Biotherapies###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Bill Ward, MT(ASCP)DLM, LSSGB, CABP – Vitalant
### @@@ Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center ### 837472###Speaker###Director, Cell Therapies Manufacturing Facility###Hackensack University Medical Center###
Speaker: Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Yvette C. Tanhehco, PhD, MD, MS, CABP(AABB) (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center ### 1762769###Speaker###Medical Director of Cellular Therapy Lab###Columbia University Irving Medical Center###
Speaker: Yvette C. Tanhehco, PhD, MD, MS, CABP(AABB) (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Dr. Anna Lau, PhD, D(ABMM) (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health ### 2362114###Speaker###Chief, Sterility Testing Service###National Institutes of Health###
Speaker: Dr. Anna Lau, PhD, D(ABMM) (she/her/hers) – National Institutes of Health
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-24-L
Strict ABO Plasma/platelet Matching versus Selective Group AB and B Component Avoidance to Avoid Anaphylactic Transfusion Reactions Due to Alpha Gal Syndrome: The Experience of 3 Hospitals (AM26-MO-04-L)

Colleen Gilstad, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital ### 2117896###Program Chair###Medical Director Transfusion Service###Medstar Georgetown University Hospital###
Program Chair: Colleen Gilstad, MD – Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
### @@@ Majed Rafaai, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center ### 832662###Speaker###Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###University of Rochester Medical Center###
Speaker: Majed Rafaai, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center
### @@@ Martin Ongkeko, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center ### 3007424###Speaker###Medical Director, Blood Bank###Medstar Washington Hospital Center###
Speaker: Martin Ongkeko, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center
### AM26-MO-04-L
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Taming the Tide: Turning Change Chaos into Coordination (AM26-MO-12-L)

Michele Tysarczyk, BA, RN, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (she/her/hers) – Vitalant ### 2118782###Program Chair###VP, Manufacturing Services###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Michele Tysarczyk, BA, RN, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (she/her/hers) – Vitalant
### she/her/hers @@@ Gwen Jones, BA Broadcast Journalist, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Vitalant ### 2481013###Speaker###VP, Process Development and Improvement Services###Vitalant###
Speaker: Gwen Jones, BA Broadcast Journalist, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Vitalant
### @@@ Nicole Stadele, BS Biology/Biomedical Science – Vitalant ### 3007416###Speaker###Senior Director, Quality Programs & Training Development###Vitalant###
Speaker: Nicole Stadele, BS Biology/Biomedical Science – Vitalant
### @@@ Lynda Stanton, MBA, MIS, PMP – Vitalant ### 3073014###Speaker###Senior Director of Project Management###Vitalant###
Speaker: Lynda Stanton, MBA, MIS, PMP – Vitalant
### AM26-MO-12-L
Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge: The Ultimate Blood Bank Game 2026 (AM26-SU-35-L)

Nibal Harb, MS, SBB(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers) – OneBlood, Inc. ### 2759750###Speaker###Manager of Medical Technology Education###OneBlood, Inc.###
Speaker: Nibal Harb, MS, SBB(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers) – OneBlood, Inc.
### she/her/hers @@@ Sydney Klaussing, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB – American Red Cross ### 2419183###Speaker###Immunohematology Reference Lab Specialist###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Sydney Klaussing, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB – American Red Cross
### @@@ Jayanna I. Slayten, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – UTMB ### 3007434###Program Chair###Assistant Professor###UTMB###
Program Chair: Jayanna I. Slayten, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – UTMB
### AM26-SU-35-L
The Changing Landscape of Conflict: Armed Services Blood Program Supporting the Warfighterthrough Partnerships and Blood Product Innovations (AM26-MO-13-L)

Jason Corley, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Defense Health Agency ### 2419081###Program Chair###Division Chief, Armed Services Blood Program###Defense Health Agency###
Program Chair: Jason Corley, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Defense Health Agency
### @@@ Christopher Evans, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Army ### 1762721###Speaker###Director, Army Blood Program###Army###
Speaker: Christopher Evans, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Army
### @@@ Nicole Ferguson, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Air Force Medical Command ### 2128186###Speaker###Director, Air Force Blood Program Division###Air Force Medical Command###
Speaker: Nicole Ferguson, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Air Force Medical Command
### @@@ Jeffrey Hebert, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB,SCYM – U.S. Navy ### 2038697###Speaker###Head, Navy Blood Program###U.S. Navy###
Speaker: Jeffrey Hebert, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB,SCYM – U.S. Navy
### AM26-MO-13-L
The Four Seasons of Leadership: A Personal Journey (Hemphill-Jordan Leadership Award - 2025 Recipient) (AM26-MO-25-L)

J. Wade Atkins, MS, MLS, SBB, CQA, CABP(H) – NIH/CC/DTM ### 2362113###Award Acceptance###Supervisor, QA and RA###NIH/CC/DTM###
Award Acceptance: J. Wade Atkins, MS, MLS, SBB, CQA, CABP(H) – NIH/CC/DTM
### @@@ Celina Montemayor-Garcia, n/a – Canadian Blood Services ### 2118059###Award Presenter######Canadian Blood Services###
Award Presenter: Celina Montemayor-Garcia, n/a – Canadian Blood Services
### @@@ Federico Rodriguez Quezada, SBB, MLS(ASCP) (he/him/his) ### 837547###Moderator#########
Moderator: Federico Rodriguez Quezada, SBB, MLS(ASCP) (he/him/his)
### he/him/his AM26-MO-25-L
The Future of Blood Donation: Why Diversifying the Donor Base Matters and How Every Organization Can Start (AM26-SU-14-L)

Susan W. Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Vitalant ### 1762687###Program Chair###Executive Director###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Susan W. Noone, MPH, CQA(ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Vitalant
### she/her/hers @@@ May Dobbins, NA – Vitalant ### 2038668###Speaker###Senior Corporate Director of Belonging and HR Transformation###Vitalant###
Speaker: May Dobbins, NA – Vitalant
### @@@ Erica Newhard – Vitalant ### 3007452###Speaker###Sr. Director of Marketing###Vitalant###
Speaker: Erica Newhard – Vitalant
### AM26-SU-14-L
The ICCBBA Learning Lab: The ISBT 128 Standard in Action (AM26-MO-08-L)

Erwin Cabana – ICCBBA ### 2758702###Speaker###Technical Manager###ICCBBA###
Speaker: Erwin Cabana – ICCBBA
### @@@ Kayla Perez, MAT (she/her/hers) – ICCBBA ### 2758700###Speaker###Education Specialist###ICCBBA###
Speaker: Kayla Perez, MAT (she/her/hers) – ICCBBA
### she/her/hers @@@ Robin White – ICCBBA ### 3090824###Speaker###Technical Director###ICCBBA###
Speaker: Robin White – ICCBBA
### AM26-MO-08-L
The Next Frontier: Advances in Car-t & Gene Therapy (AM26-MO-36-L)

Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center ### 837472###Program Chair###Director, Cell Therapies Manufacturing Facility###Hackensack University Medical Center###
Program Chair: Ronit Slotky, PhD, MSc, CABP (she/her/hers) – Hackensack University Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ David H. McKenna, MD – University of Minnesota Medical School ### 833165###Speaker###Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology###University of Minnesota Medical School###
Speaker: David H. McKenna, MD – University of Minnesota Medical School
### @@@ Donald Siegel, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine ### 837532###Speaker###Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine###University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine###
Speaker: Donald Siegel, PhD, MD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
### he/him/his AM26-MO-36-L
The Transfusion Safety Officer and Nursing: The Importance of a Team Based Model for Advancing Transfusion Safety (AM26-SA-23-L)

Jenna Khan, MD (she/her/hers) – UVA Health Medical Center ### 2118288###Program Chair###Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Service###UVA Health Medical Center###
Program Chair: Jenna Khan, MD (she/her/hers) – UVA Health Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Marlene Mayberry, MSN-Ed, RN – UVA Health University Medical Center ### 3034806###Speaker###Transfusion Safety Officer###UVA Health University Medical Center###
Speaker: Marlene Mayberry, MSN-Ed, RN – UVA Health University Medical Center
### AM26-SA-23-L
Therapeutic Apheresis at the Edge of Evidence: Winning the Indication, the Policy, and the Peer-to-peer (AM26-SU-31-L)

Huy P. Pham, MD, MPH – NMDP ### 1762665###Program Chair###Medical Director and Adjunct Professor of Medicine###NMDP###
Program Chair: Huy P. Pham, MD, MPH – NMDP
### @@@ Lance A. Williams, III, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Arizona ### 2119610###Speaker###Medical Director Therapeutic Apheresis###Mayo Clinic Arizona###
Speaker: Lance A. Williams, III, MD (he/him/his) – Mayo Clinic Arizona
### he/him/his @@@ Elizabeth Godbey, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida ### 2418717###Speaker###Medical Director of Apheresis, Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine###Mayo Clinic Florida###
Speaker: Elizabeth Godbey, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida
### @@@ Carrie Karlene, MSN, RN, NE-BC – Mayo Clinic Arizona ### 3046833###Speaker###Apheresis Manager###Mayo Clinic Arizona###
Speaker: Carrie Karlene, MSN, RN, NE-BC – Mayo Clinic Arizona
### AM26-SU-31-L
Therapeutic Apheresis in Lower-middle-income Countries: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities (AM26-SA-25-L)

Kyle Annen, D.O. – Children's Hospital of Colorado ### 1765782###Program Chair###Medical Director Transfusion & Patient Blood Management###Children's Hospital of Colorado###
Program Chair: Kyle Annen, D.O. – Children's Hospital of Colorado
### @@@ Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital ### 833164###Speaker###Professor###Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital###
Speaker: Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital
### she/her/hers @@@ Divjot Singh Lamba, MD Transfusion Medicine (he/him/his) – Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India ### 2773435###Speaker###Additional Professor###Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India###
Speaker: Divjot Singh Lamba, MD Transfusion Medicine (he/him/his) – Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India
### he/him/his @@@ Nour H. AlMozain, MD, CABP, QIA (she/her/hers) – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center ### 2038666###Speaker###Consultant###Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center###
Speaker: Nour H. AlMozain, MD, CABP, QIA (she/her/hers) – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Shabneez Hussain, MBBS, FCPS (Hematology) (she/her/hers) – Indus Hospital & Health Network, Pakistan ### 2418948###Speaker###Head of Blood Transfusion Services ###Indus Hospital & Health Network, Pakistan ###
Speaker: Shabneez Hussain, MBBS, FCPS (Hematology) (she/her/hers) – Indus Hospital & Health Network, Pakistan
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-25-L
Turning Apheresis Trash into Research Treasure: Building Cost‑effective Human Cell Resources for the Research and Biotech Communities (AM26-SA-13-L)

Edina A. Wappler-Guzzetta, MD, PhD – Boston Medical Center, Boston University ### 3007430###Program Chair###Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###Boston Medical Center, Boston University###
Program Chair: Edina A. Wappler-Guzzetta, MD, PhD – Boston Medical Center, Boston University
### @@@ Jun Liu, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA ### 1765718###Speaker###Co-Director, Apheresis Research Core; Medical Director, Cellular Therapies###Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA###
Speaker: Jun Liu, MD PhD (she/her/hers) – Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA
### she/her/hers @@@ Angela Treml, MD (she/her/hers) – Versiti Blood Center, Medical College of Wisconsin ### 1765766###Speaker###Medical Director###Versiti Blood Center, Medical College of Wisconsin###
Speaker: Angela Treml, MD (she/her/hers) – Versiti Blood Center, Medical College of Wisconsin
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-13-L
Turning the Page on Paper: How Processes Can Become Electronic to Improve Your Workflow (AM26-MO-32-L)

Selina J. Taylor, MBA, MS ITM, CABP, CHS, CAPM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 2118692###Program Chair###Consultant, Quality Assurance###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Selina J. Taylor, MBA, MS ITM, CABP, CHS, CAPM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers @@@ Dennis Chen, MPA MLS (he/him/his) – New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine ### 2418138###Speaker###Transfusion Medicine- Project Leader Information Technology###New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Dennis Chen, MPA MLS (he/him/his) – New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine
### he/him/his @@@ Bion West, MBA (he/him/his) – American Red Cross ### 3046840###Speaker###Senior Director, Biomedical Business Systems Integration###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Bion West, MBA (he/him/his) – American Red Cross
### he/him/his AM26-MO-32-L
U
Understanding Models of Transfusion Medicine (AM26-MO-16-L)

Connie Arthur, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital ### 3007448###Program Chair###Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology###Brigham and Women's Hospital###
Program Chair: Connie Arthur, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
### @@@ Rachael Jackman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute ### 832644###Speaker###Associate Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor, USCF###Vitalant Research Institute###
Speaker: Rachael Jackman, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute
### she/her/hers @@@ Moritz Stolla, MD – Bloodworks Northwest and University of Washington ### 833172###Speaker###Director for Platelet Transfusion Research, Associate Professor###Bloodworks Northwest and University of Washington###
Speaker: Moritz Stolla, MD – Bloodworks Northwest and University of Washington
### AM26-MO-16-L
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Validation for Beginners (AM26-MO-34-L)

Leana Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting ### 2687821###Speaker###Managing Director###Kalidad Healthcare Consulting###
Speaker: Leana Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting
### she/her/hers @@@ Regina M. Castor, BS MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen ### 2419021###Program Chair###Global Support Engineer, Reagents###Werfen###
Program Chair: Regina M. Castor, BS MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen
### she/her/hers @@@ Regina M. Castor, BS MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen ### 2419021###Speaker###Global Support Engineer, Reagents###Werfen###
Speaker: Regina M. Castor, BS MLS(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen
### she/her/hers AM26-MO-34-L
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When TACO Isn’t on the Menu: Preventing Tacos and Finding the Reactions We’re Missing (AM26-SA-05-L)

Eric A. Gehrie, MD – New York Blood Center Enterprises ### 2687858###Program Chair###Vice President and Deputy Chief Medical Officer###New York Blood Center Enterprises###
Program Chair: Eric A. Gehrie, MD – New York Blood Center Enterprises
### @@@ Edina A. Wappler-Guzzetta, MD, PhD – Boston Medical Center, Boston University ### 3007430###Speaker###Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###Boston Medical Center, Boston University###
Speaker: Edina A. Wappler-Guzzetta, MD, PhD – Boston Medical Center, Boston University
### @@@ Nalan Yurtsever, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Medicine ### 2118088###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine###Yale School of Medicine###
Speaker: Nalan Yurtsever, MD (she/her/hers) – Yale School of Medicine
### she/her/hers AM26-SA-05-L
Who’s Next? Practical Strategies for Succession Planning in Blood Centers and Transfusion Services (AM26-SA-16-L)

Sheri Goertzen, MLS(ASCP)BB, CLS(CA), CQA(ASQ) – Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare ### 837450###Speaker###Supervisor, Transfusion Service###Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare###
Speaker: Sheri Goertzen, MLS(ASCP)BB, CLS(CA), CQA(ASQ) – Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare
### @@@ Eva D. Quinley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) – Quality Focus, Leadership ### 3007438###Speaker###Healthcare Professional###Quality Focus, Leadership###
Speaker: Eva D. Quinley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) – Quality Focus, Leadership
### @@@ Jean Stanley, MBA, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CMQ/OE(ASQ)CQA – Quality Focus ### 3007439###Program Chair###Healthcare Consultant###Quality Focus###
Program Chair: Jean Stanley, MBA, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CMQ/OE(ASQ)CQA – Quality Focus
### AM26-SA-16-L
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Your Patient Needs Rare Blood, Who Are You Going to Call? (AM26-MO-18-L)

Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 832938###Program Chair###Executive, National Laboratories; Sr Director, Am Rare Donor Program###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers @@@ Paul M. Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – American Red Cross ### 833235###Speaker###Director, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Paul M. Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – American Red Cross
### @@@ Cami Singer, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Vitalant ### 3007422###Speaker###Sr Director of Reference and Transfusion Services###Vitalant###
Speaker: Cami Singer, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Vitalant
### @@@ Mary Berg – University of Colorado ### 832665###Speaker######University of Colorado###
Speaker: Mary Berg – University of Colorado
### AM26-MO-18-L