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A Roadmap for Immune Effector Cell Therapy in the Community Oncology Setting

Scott A. Koepsell, M.D., Ph.D. – 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, M.D., Ph.D. – University of Nebraska Medical Center
### @@@ Brian While, MLS (ASCP) BB – Nebraska Medicine ### 2773432###Speaker###Medical Laboratory Scientist###Nebraska Medicine###
Speaker: Brian While, MLS (ASCP) BB – Nebraska Medicine
### @@@ Jensyn Cone Sullivan, MD – University of Michigan ### 2362177###Speaker###Clinical Assistant Professor; Director of the Cellular Therapies Laboratory###University of Michigan###
Speaker: Jensyn Cone Sullivan, MD – University of Michigan
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AABB Accreditation - Soft Skills in Assessments
AABB Accreditation Town Hall
AABB/THOR Are We Ready for Large Scale Combat Operations
AABB/THOR Are We Ready for Nuclear War and Radiologic Exposures?
AABB/THOR Blood Supply/Plasma Expanded Use
AABB/THOR Debate on the Optimal Product for Fibrinogen Replacement
AABB/THOR Hemostasis and Transfusion Management in Cardiac Surgery and ECMO
AABB/THOR Implementation of Cold Stored Platelets for Active Bleeding
AABB/THOR Lessons from Ukraine
AABB/THOR Post Partum Hemorrhage
AABB/THOR Prehospital Transfusion Data
AABB/THOR Prehospital Transfusion EMS Models
AABB/THOR Products on the Horizon
AABB/THOR Welcome/Introduction
Aabb‑funded Data Innovations Transforming Blood Operations: Quantifiable Insights on Emerging Products, Shelf‑life, and Collection Site Types

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
ABO-incompatible HSCT in Practice: Graft Processing Decisions, Titer Thresholds, and Transfusion Management

Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ### 837259###Program Chair###Director, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility###MedStar Georgetown University Hospital###
Program Chair: Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
### @@@ 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######Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center###
Speaker: Stephanie Kinney, MD – Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
### @@@ Sachie Ikegami, MD – Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati ### 1765786###Moderator######Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati###
Moderator: Sachie Ikegami, MD – Hoxworth Blood Center/University of Cincinnati
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AI-powered Accreditation Readiness: An Adoptable Model for Automated Quality Plan Gap Analysis

Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital ### 837259###Program Chair###Director, Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility###MedStar Georgetown University Hospital###
Program Chair: Wanxing Cui, MD, PhD, CABP(H) – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
### @@@ 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
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As the Experts Retire: Building a Smart LIS to Support Serologic Investigations and Precision Transfusion

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
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Ask the FDA
Ask the Standards

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###Vice President, Blood and Tissue Operations###South Texas Blood & Tissue###
Speaker: Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue
### @@@ Yvette C. Tanhehco, PhD, MD, MS, CABP(AABB) – 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) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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Audits That Matter: Redesigning Transfusion Safety Audits to Drive Bedside Practice Change Beyond Accreditation Compliance

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health
### @@@ 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
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Basic Science Research Workshop
Beyond Blood: Building High-impact Partnerships and Operational Diversification Avenue Between Blood Centers and Human Milk Banks

Julie Cruz, MD – Versiti ### 3007445###Program Chair###Senior Medical Director###Versiti###
Program Chair: Julie Cruz, MD – Versiti
### @@@ 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 – The Milk Bank ### 3007447###Speaker###CEO###The Milk Bank###
Speaker: Freedom Kolb, MBA, MEd – The Milk Bank
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Beyond Refractoriness: Rare Antibody Investigations in Platelet and Neutrophil Immunology

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 ### 837541###Speaker###Manager, Platelet and Neutrophil Immunology Laboratory###Versiti###
Speaker: Marisela G. Marchan, MLS(ASCP)SBB,MSTM (she/her/hers) – Versiti
### she/her/hers @@@ 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
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Beyond the Antibody Screen: Advanced Immunohematology Case Studies in Transfusion Laboratories

Claribel Resto-Marrero, MHSc, MLS, SBB (ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc ### 2118119###Program Chair###Director, Immunohematology Ref Labs###OneBlood, Inc###
Program Chair: Claribel Resto-Marrero, MHSc, MLS, SBB (ASCP) – OneBlood, Inc
### @@@ Tara King, SBB(ASCP)CM – OneBlood ### 2419077###Speaker######OneBlood###
Speaker: Tara King, SBB(ASCP)CM – OneBlood
### @@@ Naghena Ghulam, (ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – OneBlood ### 1765695###Speaker######OneBlood###
Speaker: Naghena Ghulam, (ASCP)SBB (she/her/hers) – OneBlood
### she/her/hers @@@ Michelle Conceicao, (ASCP)SBB – OneBlood ### 2118939###Speaker######OneBlood###
Speaker: Michelle Conceicao, (ASCP)SBB – OneBlood
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Beyond the Bench: Transfusion Safety Officer–led Patient Advocacy Across a Nine-hospital Health System

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health
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Blood Bank Staffing in Tertiary Care Centers: Incorporating Workflow Efficiencies to Mitigate Staffing Shortages

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###Blood Bank 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
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Blood Products Immune Mediators

Patricia Zerra, M.D. – Emory University ### 837110###Program Chair###Assistant Professor, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics###Emory University###
Program Chair: Patricia Zerra, M.D. – Emory University
### @@@ Patricia Zerra, M.D. – Emory University ### 837110###Speaker###Assistant Professor, Pathology/Laboratory Medicine and Pediatrics###Emory University###
Speaker: Patricia Zerra, M.D. – Emory University
### @@@ 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
Blood Use in Normothermic Machine Perfusion: Regulatory Gaps, Patient Safety Risks, and the Urgent Need for Standardized Practice

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
Bridging Global Immunohematology Expertise Through Distance Learning: Sustainable Blood Banking and Transfusion Education for Low- and Middle-resource Countries

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 – 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 – Legacy Health - LabCorp
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Bridging the Gap: Information Systems and Blood Bank Practice

Leana S. Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting ### 2687821###Program Chair###Managing Director###Kalidad Healthcare Consulting###
Program Chair: Leana S. 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######Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Co-Chair: Sehyo Yune, MD, MPH, MBA (she/her/hers) – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### she/her/hers @@@ Heather Smetana, MLS(ASCP) SBB – Johns Hopkins Hospital ### 832708###Speaker###Laboratory Supervisor###Johns Hopkins Hospital###
Speaker: Heather 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
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Building Sustainable Blood Donation Systems in Resource-limited Settings: Addressing Challenges, Innovative Strategies for Donor Recruitment and Retention

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. Akpan, BMLS, MSc, PhD – University of Calabar, Nigeria ### 3007418###Speaker###Associate Professor of Hematology###University of Calabar, Nigeria###
Speaker: Patience A. Akpan, BMLS, MSc, PhD – University of Calabar, Nigeria
### @@@ Christopher O. Ogar, BMLS, MSc – 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 – Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Cell Therapy Millionaire: A Game Show Experience Across the Vein-to-vein Continuum

Laura Staller, MHA, MLS(ASCP) (she/her/hers) – NMDP ### 2508963###Moderator###Manager, Customer Ready Products###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 Land, MD – Vitalant ### 2418268###Speaker######Vitalant###
Speaker: Kevin Land, MD – 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
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Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cell Manufacturing: An Evolving out of Body Experience

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
Choose Your Own Adventure: Abo-solutely Puzzling

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 – The Johns Hopkins Hospital ### 1762673###Speaker###Technical Specialist II###The Johns Hopkins Hospital###
Speaker: Kathy Haddaway, MLS(ASCP)SBB – The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Complementary Models for Implementing 2025 Platelet Transfusion Guidance: Targeted Procedural Thresholds and Systemwide Real-time Triage

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health
### @@@ Jen Tung, RN, CMQ/OE – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital ### 3007450###Speaker###Program Manager, Patient Blood Management###NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital###
Speaker: Jen Tung, RN, CMQ/OE – NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
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Cord Blood Connect
Cord Blood Connect
Cord Blood Connect
Cosmetic Transfusion Medicine: Clinical Promise, Regulatory Gaps, and Quality Challenges

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, 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, 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
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Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate (DEHP) in Blood Collection, Storage, and Transfusion: Clinical, Laboratory, and Regulatory Perspectives for the Present and Future

Michael Adam Meledeo, PhD – 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 – US Army Institute of Surgical Research
### @@@ 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 – America's Blood Centers ### 3007428###Speaker###Chief Medical Officer###America's Blood Centers###
Speaker: Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA – America's Blood Centers
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Disaster Preparation for a National Special Security Event: A Local Blood Center Perspective

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
### @@@ Sari Kopinsky, PMP, CSM – Stanford Blood Center ### 3007440###Speaker###Project Manager###Stanford Blood Center###
Speaker: Sari Kopinsky, PMP, CSM – Stanford Blood Center
### @@@ Michelle Ramos, BSBA/M – Stanford Blood Center ### 3007441###Speaker###Quality & Regulatory Affairs Specialist###Stanford Blood Center###
Speaker: Michelle Ramos, BSBA/M – Stanford Blood Center
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Emily Cooley Award
Establishing a Patient Blood Management Virtual Clinic: Enhancing Care, Expanding Access, and Driving Revenue

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
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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

Herleen Rai, M.D. – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine ### 2118201###Program Chair###Assistant Professor of Pathology###Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine###
Program Chair: Herleen Rai, M.D. – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
### @@@ Tobias Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. – Weill Cornell Medicine ### 2135760###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine###Weill Cornell Medicine###
Speaker: Tobias Cohen, M.D., Ph.D. – Weill Cornell Medicine
### @@@ Anna Liveris, M.D. – Albert Einstein College of Medicine ### 3007421###Speaker###Assistant Professor of Surgery###Albert Einstein College of Medicine###
Speaker: Anna Liveris, M.D. – Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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Evidence-informed Donor Deferral Practices for Cellular Starting Material: Findings from a Multi-center Survey

Robert Marriott, n/a – Vitalant ### 2508964###Program Chair###Vice President – Clinical and Research Quality Services###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Robert Marriott, n/a – Vitalant
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From Documentation Burden to Decision Support: Artificial Intelligence Tools for Transfusion Safety Officer and Patient Blood Management Productivity

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health
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From Event Review to Predictive Safety: How Transfusion Safety Officers Use Data to Prevent the Next Transfusion Error

Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health ### 3007449###Program Chair###Transfusion Safety Officer###ECU Health###
Program Chair: Lee Anne Sorto, DNP, FNP-C, TSO – ECU Health
### @@@ 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
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From Womb to Recovery: Navigating Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

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 – Washington University in St. Louis ### 3007420###Speaker###Assistant Professor###Washington University in St. Louis###
Speaker: Irem Eldem, MD – Washington University in St. Louis
### @@@ 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
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Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn in 2026: Still a Life-threatening Disease

Kerry OBrien, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 1762663###Program Chair###Medical Director Blood Bank###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Program Chair: Kerry OBrien, MD – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
### @@@ Scott Shainker, DO – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ### 2687823###Speaker###Director, New England Center for Placental Disorders###Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center###
Speaker: Scott Shainker, DO – 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
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Hemphill-Jordan Award 1
Hemphill-Jordan Award 2
How Low Can You Go? Defining Safe Lower-weight Boundaries for Pediatric Apheresis

Reuben P. Jacob, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. ### 2038715###Speaker###Medical Director, Apheresis###Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.###
Speaker: Reuben P. Jacob, MD (he/him/his) – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
### he/him/his @@@ 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
### @@@ 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
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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

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
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ICCBBA ISBT 128 Hands-on Learning Lab
Implementing AABB Standards Pilot Study Model: From Gap Assessment to Sustainable Compliance in Transfusion Services

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
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Landsteiner-Alter Award
Lord of the Antibodies – Return of the Tubes

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
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Making Every Unit Count: Using Immersive, Ai‑supported Training to Protect Blood Supply Resilience and Frontline Readiness

Richard Redman, BSc Chemistry, BEd Sciences – CGS Immersive ### 3007414###Speaker###Practice Leader###CGS Immersive###
Speaker: Richard Redman, BSc Chemistry, BEd Sciences – CGS Immersive
### @@@ Doug Stephen, BS, Biology – CGS Immersive ### 3007415###Program Chair###President###CGS Immersive###
Program Chair: Doug Stephen, BS, Biology – CGS Immersive
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Microplastics, “young Plasma,” and Longevity Clinics: A Transfusion Medicine Reality Check

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 Therapeutic Apheresis###Mayo Clinic Florida###
Speaker: Elizabeth Godbey, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida
### @@@ Minh-Ha Tran, DO – University of California Irvine ### 2362121###Program Chair###Professor###University of California Irvine###
Program Chair: Minh-Ha Tran, DO – University of California Irvine
###
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Navigating the Intersection: Collaborative Management of Complex Cases in Transfusion Medicine and Biotherapies

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 Thompson, MD, FCAP, CABP – Mayo Clinic ### 2418718###Speaker###Medical Director of Human Cellular Therapy Laboratory###Mayo Clinic###
Speaker: Thomas Thompson, MD, FCAP, CABP – Mayo Clinic
### @@@ Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch ### 1782973###Speaker###Director Flow Cytometry-Research & Regenerative Medicin###IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch###
Speaker: Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch
### she/her/hers
Novel Therapeutics for TTP

X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center ### 3007426###Program Chair###Professor and chair###University of Kansas Medical Center###
Program Chair: X. Long Zheng, MD, PhD – University of Kansas Medical Center
### @@@ 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. MD ### 3038259###Speaker#########
Speaker: Liang Zheng, PHD. MD
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Optimizing O-negative RBC Utilization: Methods & Impacts from a Hospital Blood Bank and National Blood Supplier

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
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Plenary Oral Abstract Session
Potential Impact of the 2026 ASH Guidelines for Iron Deficiency on Blood Donation: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Edward Wong, MD – Quest Diagnostics ### 832756###Program Chair###Medical Director###Quest Diagnostics###
Program Chair: Edward Wong, MD – Quest Diagnostics
### @@@ Alan Mast, MD – Versiti ### 2773577###Speaker###Senior Investigator and Program Co-Leader, Thrombosis and Hemostasis###Versiti###
Speaker: Alan Mast, MD – Versiti
### @@@ Ralph R. Vassallo, MD – Vitalant ### 833446###Speaker###Executive Vice President and Chief Medical & Scientific Officer###Vitalant###
Speaker: Ralph R. Vassallo, MD – Vitalant
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Precision Transfusion Strategies to Enable Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease

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
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Prophylactic Red Cell Matching for Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia

Mischa Covington, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital ### 2119016###Speaker###Associate Medical Director, Blood Bank###Brigham and Women's Hospital###
Speaker: Mischa Covington, MD, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital
### @@@ 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
###
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Qualifying a New System for Sterility and Microbial Detection of Biotherapies: Lessons Learned from the Trenches

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 (she/her/hers) – QualTex Laboratories ### 2687862###Speaker###Senior manager###QualTex Laboratories###
Speaker: Katie M. Quinn, MS (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
###
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Research & Progress Session (RAPS) Topic TBD
Research & Progress Session (RAPS) What is the Best Prehospital Blood Product Strategy for Severely Injured Patients?
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Sally Frank Award
SBB Exam Review
Sickle Cell Patient Stories
Solve It Scenarios in Cellular Therapy

Vasiliki E. Kalodimou, Professor/Dr MSc, PhD, CABP (H) (she/her/hers) – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch ### 1782973###Program Chair###Director Flow Cytometry-Research & Regenerative Medicin###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
Sterility Testing for Section 361 Hct/ps: Clarifying Cgtp Expectations and the Role of CLIA Laboratories to Ensure Patient Safety and Compliance

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) – 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) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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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

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, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center ### 832662###Speaker###Professor###University of Rochester Medical Center###
Speaker: Majed Rafaai, MD, MD – University of Rochester Medical Center
### @@@ Martin Ongkeko, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center ### 3007424###Speaker###Medical Director Transfusion Service###Medstar Washington Hospital Center###
Speaker: Martin Ongkeko, MD – Medstar Washington Hospital Center
###
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Taming the Tide: Turning Change Chaos into Coordination

Michele P. Tysarczyk, BS, RN, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Vitalant ### 2118782###Program Chair###VP, Manufacturing Services###Vitalant###
Program Chair: Michele P. Tysarczyk, BS, RN, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Vitalant
### @@@ Gwen Jones, BA Broadcast Journalist, Lean Six Sigma Black Belt – Vitalant ### 2481013###Speaker###VP, Process Development and Improvement###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
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Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge: The Ultimate Blood Bank Game 2026

Nibal Harb, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – One Blood ### 2759750###Speaker###Education Program Manager###One Blood###
Speaker: Nibal Harb, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB – One Blood
### @@@ 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
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The Changing Landscape of Conflict: Armed Services Blood Program Supporting the Warfighterthrough Partnerships and Blood Product Innovations

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 ### 2128186###Speaker###Director, Air Force Blood Program###Air Force###
Speaker: Nicole Ferguson, MLS(ASCP)SBB – Air Force
###
The Future of Blood Donation: Why Diversifying the Donor Base Matters and How Every Organization Can Start

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, n/a – Colleague ### 3007452###Speaker###Sr. Director of Marketing###Colleague###
Speaker: Erica Newhard, n/a – Colleague
###
The Next Frontier: Advances in Car-t & Gene Therapy

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 McKenna, MD, MD – University of Minnesota Medical School ### 833165###Speaker###Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology###University of Minnesota Medical School###
Speaker: David McKenna, MD, MD – University of Minnesota Medical School
### @@@ Donald Siegel, Ph.D., M.D (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, Ph.D., M.D (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
### he/him/his
The Transfusion Safety Officer and Nursing: The Importance of a Team Based Model for Advancing Transfusion Safety

Jenna Khan, MD (she/her/hers) – UVA Health University Medical Center ### 2118288###Program Chair###Medical Director, Blood Bank and Transfusion Medicine Service###UVA Health University Medical Center###
Program Chair: Jenna Khan, MD (she/her/hers) – UVA Health University 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
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Therapeutic Apheresis at the Edge of Evidence: Winning the Indication, the Policy, and the Peer-to-peer

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 Therapeutic Apheresis###Mayo Clinic Florida###
Speaker: Elizabeth Godbey, MD – Mayo Clinic Florida
### @@@ 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
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Lower-middle-income Countries: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities

Suzanne Thibodeaux, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital ### 833164###Speaker###Medical Director, Cellular Therapy Laboratory###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 @@@ 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
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Tibor Greenwalt Award
Turning Apheresis Trash into Research Treasure: Building Cost‑effective Human Cell Resources for the Research and Biotech Communities

Edina 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 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
Turning the Page on Paper: How Processes Can Become Electronic to Improve Your Workflow

Selina J. Taylor, MBA, MS ITM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross ### 2118692###Program Chair###Consultant, Quality Assurance###American Red Cross###
Program Chair: Selina J. Taylor, MBA, MS ITM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
### she/her/hers
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Understanding Models of Transfusion Medicine

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, PhD – Vitalant Research Institute ### 832644###Speaker###Associate Investigator, Vitalant Research Institute; Adjunct Associate Professor, USCF###Vitalant Research Institute###
Speaker: Rachael Jackman, PhD, PhD – Vitalant Research Institute
### @@@ Moritz Stolla, MD, 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, MD – Bloodworks Northwest and University of Washington
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Validation for Beginners

Leana S. Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting ### 2687821###Speaker###Managing Director###Kalidad Healthcare Consulting###
Speaker: Leana S. Serrano-Rahman, MPH, MLS (ASCP), CQA (ASQ) (she/her/hers) – Kalidad Healthcare Consulting
### she/her/hers @@@ Regina M. Castor, BS MT(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen ### 2419021###Program Chair###Clinical Applications Manager-Transfusion###Werfen###
Program Chair: Regina M. Castor, BS MT(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen
### she/her/hers @@@ Regina M. Castor, BS MT(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen ### 2419021###Speaker###Clinical Applications Manager-Transfusion###Werfen###
Speaker: Regina M. Castor, BS MT(ASCP)SBBcm (she/her/hers) – Werfen
### she/her/hers
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When TACO Isn’t on the Menu: Preventing Tacos and Finding the Reactions We’re Missing

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 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 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
Who’s Next? Practical Strategies for Succession Planning in Blood Centers and Transfusion Services

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 Quinley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) – Quality Focus, Leadership ### 3007438###Speaker###Healthcare Professional###Quality Focus, Leadership###
Speaker: Eva 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
###
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Your Patient Needs Rare Blood, Who Are You Going to Call?

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 A. Mansfield, MLS(ASCP)SBBCM – American Red Cross ### 833235###Speaker###Director, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory###American Red Cross###
Speaker: Paul A. 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
###