Full Schedule

6:30 AM - 7:00 PM EST

Registration

Room: GWCC B206

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

Speaker Ready Room

Room: GWCC B310

7:00 AM - 6:00 PM EST

T-shirt and Packet Pickup: Run for Research and Sleep-in for Research

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 5:30 PM EST

Bookstore & AABB Central

Room: GWCC B2 Foyer

7:30 AM - 7:30 PM EST

Coat and Luggage Check

Room: GWCC B204

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Prophylactic Red Cell Matching for Transfusion-dependent Thalassemia

Room: GWCC B308-309

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Program Chair: – Mayo Clinic

Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Implementing AABB Standards Pilot Study Model: From Gap Assessment to Sustainable Compliance in Transfusion Services

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia

Speaker: – Faculty of Medicine Sousse Tunisia

Speaker: – Head department Nephrology and Transplantation Sahloul Sousse Tunisia Hospital

Education/Developing Curriculum

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Disaster Preparation for a National Special Security Event: A Local Blood Center Perspective

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Stanford Blood Center/Stanford University

Speaker: – Stanford Blood Center

Speaker: – Carter BloodCare

Speaker:

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

How Low Can You Go? Defining Safe Lower-weight Boundaries for Pediatric Apheresis

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Boston Children’s Hospital

Speaker: – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta+Emory University

Speaker: – Children's Hospital of Colorado

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

When TACO Isn’t on the Menu: Preventing Tacos and Finding the Reactions We’re Missing

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Boston Medical Center, Boston University

Speaker: – Yale School of Medicine

Transfusion

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Clinical Outcomes of Cord Blood Transplantation in Non-Malignant Diseases

Room: GWCC B406

Co-Chair: – Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital

Cord Blood

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 2

Room: GWCC B407

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

Oral Abstract 1

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

8:15 AM - 9:15 AM EST

AABB/THOR Welcome/Introduction - Foundations of Prehospital Transfusion Programs: Clinical, Operational, and Regulatory Overview

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker: – South Texas Blood & Tissue

Speaker:

Speaker: – Schaefer Consulting, LLC

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Oral Abstract 3

Room: GWCC B302-303

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Oral Abstract 4

Room: GWCC B304-305

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

From Science to Clinical Impact: Transforming Immunohematology and Transfusion Safety—A Latin American Perspective (Sally Frank Memorial Award)

Room: GWCC B308-309

Award Acceptance: – Hemocentro Unicamp

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Turning Apheresis Trash into Research Treasure: Building Cost‑effective Human Cell Resources for the Research and Biotech Communities

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Boston Medical Center, Boston University

Speaker: – Brigham and Women's Hospital - Boston, MA

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Center, Medical College of Wisconsin

Tissue Banking and Management

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Audits That Matter: Redesigning Transfusion Safety Audits to Drive Bedside Practice Change Beyond Accreditation Compliance

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – ECU Health

Speaker: – Westchester Medical Center

Quality

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Navigating the Intersection: Collaborative Management of Complex Cases in Transfusion Medicine and Biotherapies

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic

Speaker: – IASO, EUC Frankfurt Branch

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

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

Room: GWCC B405

Speaker: – Valley Children’s Hospital and Healthcare

Speaker: – Quality Focus, Leadership

Program Chair: – Quality Focus

Management

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Beyond Blood: Building High-impact Partnerships and Operational Diversification Avenue Between Blood Centers and Human Milk Banks

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – Versiti

Speaker: – Carter BloodCare and Johns Hopkins

Speaker: – The Milk Bank

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

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

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

Program Chair: – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Speaker: – Weill Cornell Medicine

Speaker: – Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Transfusion

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

AABB/THOR - Prehospital Transfusion Data Data Collection and Prehospital Transfusion of Special Patient Populations

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department

Speaker: – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department

Speaker:

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University Medical Center

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Clinical Outcomes of Cord Blood Transplantation in Malignant Diseases

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Fred Hutch

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

From Womb to Recovery: Navigating Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – Washington University in St. Louis

Speaker: – Washington University in St. Louis

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Transfusion

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Lord of the Antibodies – Return of the Tubes

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Speaker: – Versiti Blood Center of Illinois

Speaker: – Universidade de Sao Paulo and Fundacao Pro-Sangue

Program Chair: – Versiti

Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

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

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – Circulate

Speaker: – Circulate

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

The Transfusion Safety Officer and Nursing: The Importance of a Team Based Model for Advancing Transfusion Safety

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – UVA Health University Medical Center

Speaker: – UVA Health University Medical Center

Transfusion

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Sterility Testing for Section 361 HCT/Ps: Clarifying CGTP Expectations and the Role of CLIA Laboratories to Ensure Patient Safety and Compliance

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Speaker: – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Speaker: – National Institutes of Health

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Therapeutic Apheresis in Lower-middle-income Countries: Progress, Gaps, and Opportunities

Room: GWCC B407

Program Chair: – Children's Hospital of Colorado

Speaker: – Washington University School of Medicine/Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Speaker: – Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Education and Research (PGIMER) Chandigarh India

Speaker: – Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center

Speaker: – Indus Hospital & Health Network, Pakistan

Therapeutic Apheresis

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Oral Abstract Spotlight 1

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

AABB/THOR Blood Supply/Plasma Expanded Use -Challenges and Advances in Prehospital Transfusion: Blood Supply and Expanded Role of Plasma

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair:

Speaker:

Speaker: – American Red Cross

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM EST

Cord Blood-Derived Therapies for Brain Disorders Across a Lifespan

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Duke University

Speaker: – Monash University

Speaker: – Cellenkos

Cord Blood

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM EST

New Member and First Time Attendee Lunch

Room: GWCC B302-B303

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

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

Room: GWCC B308-309

Program Chair: – University of Nebraska Medical Center

Speaker: – Nebraska Medicine

Speaker: – The University of Michigan

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn in 2026: Still a Life-threatening Disease

Room: GWCC B312-313A

Program Chair: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Speaker: – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Transfusion

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Ask the Standards

Room: GWCC B313-314

Program Chair: – AABB

Speaker: – South Texas Blood & Tissue

Speaker: – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Aabb‑funded Data Innovations Transforming Blood Operations: Quantifiable Insights on Emerging Products, Shelf‑life, and Collection Site Types

Room: GWCC B401-402

Program Chair: – Circulate

Speaker: – Circulate

Public Health, Policy and Ethics

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Microplastics, “Young Plasma,” and Longevity Clinics: A Transfusion Medicine Reality Check

Room: GWCC B405

Program Chair: – Mayo Clinic Arizona

Speaker: – University of California Irvine

Speaker: – University of California, Irvine

Therapeutic Apheresis

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Oral Abstract 6

Room: GWCC B407

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Oral Abstract 5

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 1

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

AABB/THOR Prehospital Transfusion EMS Models - Prehospital Program Models: EMS and Hospital Perspectives with Lessons Learned

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 2-3

Program Chair: – Vitalant

Speaker: – Vitalant

Speaker:

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EST

Cord Blood Connect - Crossover Opportunities in Cord Blood & Cellular Therapies

Room: GWCC B406

Program Chair: – Parent's Guide to Cord Blood Foundation

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Biotherapies Pavilion

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Exhibit Hall Open

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Headshot Lounge

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

4:30 PM - 7:00 PM EST

Opening Reception

Room: GWCC Exhibit Halls B2-B3

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM EST

AABB Volunteer Celebration: Recognizing Volunteers & Exploring Opportunities

Room: Omni-International Ballroom ABC