AM26-SU-35-L - Test Your Blood Bank Knowledge: The Ultimate Blood Bank Game 2026

Sunday, October 18, 2026

4:30 PM - 5:45 PM EST

Room: GWCC B5 Thomas Murphy 4

Speaker(s)

Nibal Harb, MS, SBB(ASCP)CM (she/her/hers)

Manager of Medical Technology Education
OneBlood, Inc.
Tampa, Florida

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose.
Sydney Klaussing, MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB

Immunohematology Reference Lab Specialist
American Red Cross
Detroit, Michigan

No Financial Relationship to Disclose.

Program Chair(s)

JS

Jayanna I. Slayten, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB

Assistant Professor
UTMB
Indianapolis, Indiana

No Financial Relationship to Disclose.

Disclosure(s):

Nibal Harb, MS, SBB(ASCP)CM: No financial relationships to disclose.

Proposed Session Description: This is the time to show off your blood bank knowledge with your participation in a challenging blood bank game show! In the spirit of friendly competition, multiple-choice questions will be presented to the audience in categories aligned with the SBB and BB Exam Content Outlines. Participants will be placed in teams, with a Blood Banking Expert as the Table Captain. This allows you to not only participate but also network with others. Responses will be tallied by audience response technology, allowing participants to be part of the ACTION! The questions range from the esoteric to basic blood bank knowledge, inviting attendees at all levels of AABB to get involved in this fun and challenging session. Technology tracks the team's scores, culminating in a champion of this epic, energizing interactive session. Get on a blood bank team and show us your blood bank knowledge!

Learning Objectives:

Identify the blood bank methods, details and practices aid in patient care daily.
Recognize and analyze various patient case scenarios in transfusion medicine to determine the best “next steps” for the resolution of the situation for serologic problem-solving or the provision of blood.
Explore content and didactics covered on the BB and SBB Certification exams.
Apply basic and advanced transfusion medicine knowledge to formulate the best actions for laboratory testing and the patient’s clinical care.
Interact with other AABB Annual meeting participants under the guidance of the blood bank expert to engage with the material.