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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Friday, October 13, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM CT
    AABB Board of Directors Meeting
  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM CT
    Speaker Ready Room
  • 2:00 PM – 6:00 PM CT
    REGISTRATION
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    Corporate Partner Program - Round Table Discussion
  • 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM CT
    New Assessor Training LIVE Segment
  • 5:00 PM – 5:55 PM CT
    Transfusion Medicine Subsection Coordinating Committee (TMSCC) Meeting
  • 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM CT
    AABB Foundation Reception - A Party with a Purpose
  • Saturday, October 14, 2023
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    AABB Corporate Member Lounge
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    DEIA Community Lounge
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    Prayer & Meditation Room
  • 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM CT
    REGISTRATION
  • 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM CT
    AABB Foundation R&D Summit
  • 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    Technical Manual Associate Editors Meeting
  • 7:15 AM – 8:15 AM CT
    Biotherapies Welcome Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    2023 AABB RBC Transfusion Guidelines Debate: Which restrictive hemoglobin threshold?
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Blood Center Records Management in the 21st Century
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Deciphering the Clinical Clues: Updates to Protocols and Procedures for Anti-CD47 Agents in Clinical Laboratories
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Effects of blood donor social behaviors on the quality and efficacy of red blood cell transfusions
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    Optimizing Apheresis Collections to Enable Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapies
  • 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    AM23-ST-04-L - THOR/AABB: Prehospital transfusion: the latest evidence and expert discussion
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Better Together: Serology and Genomics to Resolve Red Blood Cell and Platelet Antibody Cases
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Lean is the enemy of Preparedness: Analysis of Contribution of Supply Chain Shortages affecting blood supply for Transfusion Medicine
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Perfusion, Not Transfusion: Providing Blood Products for Organ Perfusion Before Transplantation
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Standardization of Post-Thaw Viability Testing Method for Cryopreserved Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells
  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    AM23-ST-10-L - Oral Abstract- Coagulation & Immunology (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: James Zimring, MD PhD – University of Virginia

    Program Chair: Arijita Jash, PhD (she/her/hers) – University of Virginia

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies: What U.S. Hospitals Need to Know
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    DEI - The Leader's Role in Building and Sustaining a DEI Culture Through Staff Engagement
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Exploring the Dynamics of Hospital Blood Ordering Behaviors: Standardized Hospital and Blood Supplier Communication As Key To Inventory Management
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    Go for GOLD: A Critical Need for a New GOLD Standard for Blood Cell Recovery and Survival Studies
  • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CT
    AM23-ST-13-L - Oral Abstract- Infectious Risk & Donor Policy (Davidson C1/2)

    Program Chair: Lauren Crowder, MPH, CPH – American Red Cross

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT
    Quality/Regulatory Subsection Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CT
    Pediatrics Subsection Meeting
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Global Transfusion Steering Committee and Forum
  • 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Directors Meeting
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    Industry Workshop presented by STEMCELL Technologies
  • 12:45 PM – 2:00 PM CT
    New Member & First Time Attendee Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 1:45 PM CT
    Education and Abstract Committee Meeting
  • 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM CT
    Membership Committee Meeting
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Ask the FDA and CMS/CLIA
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Management of IgA-Deficient Blood Products and Patients: An Ongoing Challenge
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Potential Role of Intravenous Hemostatic Agents/Adjuncts in Pediatric Trauma: A Review of the Evidence for (or Against) Their Use
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    The Unextinct Dinosaurs, Whole Blood in Civilian Transfusion Practice
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    Using simulation to train nurses and residents in therapeutic apheresis complications
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    AM23-ST-23-L - Oral Abstract- COVID-19 Seroepidemiology (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: Evan Bloch, MD – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Program Chair: Nareg Roubinian, MD – University of California San Francisco

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM CT
    AM23-ST-24-L - Oral Abstract - Emerging Blood & Biotherapy Products (Davidson Ballroom A1)

    Program Chair: Yen-Michael Hsu – University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

    Program Chair: Grace Linder, MD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    GENERAL SESSION featuring Simon T. Bailey
  • 5:15 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open and Opening Reception
  • Sunday, October 15, 2023
  • 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM CT
    AABB Corporate Member Lounge
  • 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM CT
    DEIA Community Lounge
  • 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM CT
    Prayer & Meditation Room
  • 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM CT
    REGISTRATION
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM CT
    AABB Foundation Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    AM23-SN-05-L - Oral Abstract - Patient Blood Management (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Alexandra Jimenez – New York Blood Center

    Program Chair: Matt Elkins, MD, PhD – Upstate Medical University

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM CT
    Quality Certificate Workshop

    CE: Zero

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    AM23-SN-18-L - Oral Abstract- Informatics & Innovation (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: Ronald Jackups, MD, PhD – Washington University School of Medicine

    Program Chair: Hamilton C. Tsang, MD – University Of Washington

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    AM23-SN-19-L - Oral Abstract - Arboviruses & Parasites (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Paula Saa, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross

    Program Chair: Susan A. Galel, MD (she/her/hers) – Roche Diagnostics; Stanford University

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    AM23-SN-22-L - CEO Panel Abstract Spotlight (Room 207)

    Speaker: David R. Green, MSA (he/him/his) – Vitalant

    Speaker: Harpreet Sandhu, MT(AAB), MBA, MS – Stanford Blood Center

    Program Chair: Barbara Bryant, MD – Versiti

    Speaker: Merlyn Sayers, MBBCh, PhD – Carter BloodCare

    Leadership

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM CT
    AM23-SN-30-L - Plenary Oral Abstract (Grand Ballroom A2)

    Program Chair: Melissa Cushing, MD (she/her/hers) – Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

    Program Chair: Brian Gannon – Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • Monday, October 16, 2023
  • 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM CT
    AM23-MN-06-L - Oral Abstract - Blood Donor (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: Courtney Hopkins, DO (she/her/hers) – Vitalant

    Program Chair: Lisandro Fortuny, MD (he/him/his) – Vitalant

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 9:30 AM – 2:30 PM CT
    Posters Open

    CE: Zero

  • 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM CT
    Exhibit Hall Open

    CE: Zero

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    Simplifying Quality Audits, Tracey Hlucky, CQA

    CE: Zero

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    AM23-MN-12-L - Oral Abstract - Platelets (Grand Ballroom A2)

    Program Chair: Moritz Stolla, MD – Bloodworks NW Research Institute

    Program Chair: Elizabeth F. Stone, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CT
    AM23-MN-13-L - Oral Abstract- RBC Component Quality (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Chance J. Luckey, MD,PhD (he/him/his) – University of Virginia

    Program Chair: Connie Arthur, PhD – Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    AM23-MN-19-L - Oral Abstract- Mouse Models (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: David Gibb – Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

    Program Chair: Krystalyn E. Hudson, PhD (she/her/hers) – Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM CT
    AM23-MN-20-L - Oral Abstract- Practical Immonuhematology (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Robert Maitta, M.D., Ph.D. – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Department of Pathology

    Program Chair: Jeremy Jacobs, MD, MHS (he/him/his) – Department of Laboratory Medicine, Yale School of Medicine

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM CT
    AM23-MN-23-L - REDS Abstract Spotlight (Room 209)

    Program Chair: Michael P. Busch, MD PhD (he/him/his) – Vitalant Research Institute

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM CT
    AM23-MN-36-L - Oral Abstract - Blood Components & Apheresis (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Tobias Cohen, MD, PhD – New York Blood Center

    Program Chair: Mark Fung, MD, PhD – University of Vermont Medical Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • Tuesday, October 17, 2023
  • 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM CT
    AM23-TU-03-L - Biotherapies Abstract Spotlight (Room 207)

    Program Chair: Don Siegel, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Pennsylvania

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM CT
    Zambia UV-PRT Project

    CE: Zero

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    AM23-TU-12-L - Oral Abstract- Novel Alleles (Davidson Ballroom C1/2)

    Program Chair: Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross

    Program Chair: Gaurav K. Gupta, MD PhD – Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM CT
    AM23-TU-13-L - Oral Abstract - Transfusion Service (Davidson Ballroom C3)

    Program Chair: Mark Fung, MD, PhD – University of Vermont Medical Center

    Program Chair: Erin Horstman, MD – Yale Medicine

    CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.0 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

  • 11:30 AM CT
    Annual Meeting Adjourns

    CE: Zero