The 66th Annual Meeting will be held September 16 & 17, 2020 from 8:30am-4pm in a virtual, online format via Zoom Webinars. Please join us for this exciting event!
- Two presentations from our Kay Beattie award winner, Laurie Gillard, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
- Presentation topics include CRISPR, mistransfusion, universal blood, blood products, HLA, quality, and serologic case studies. The agenda is now available below, or you may print the PDF version here for reference.
- CME and P.A.C.E. credits will be available for attendees of live presentations.
Please view the Annual Meeting brochure for the meeting agenda, registration form, and other information.
| Time | Wed 9/16/20 | Thurs 9/17/20 |
|---|---|---|
| 8:30 - 9:00 | Welcome / Session login | Welcome / Session login |
| 9:00 - 10:00 | Transfusion Practices in Africa: How we can Contribute to Global Health Equity Kay Beattie Award Lecturer: Laurie Gillard, MS, MLS (ASCP)cm SBBcm | Two Birds with One Stone: Developing Our Emerging Laboratory Professionals through Patient Blood Management Kay Beattie Award Lecturer: Laurie Gillard, MS, MLS (ASCP)cm SBBcm |
| 10:00 - 10:30 break | Session login | Session login |
| 10:30 - 11:30 | Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease Presenter: Dr. Asif Alavi, MD | Blood Products for Transfusion versus Further Manufacturing Presenter: Dr. Marla Troughton, MD |
| 11:30 - 12:00 break | Session login | Session login |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | ABO Mistransfusion and Reported Fatalities – A Patient Safety Update Presenter: Dr. Anne Eder, MD, PhD | Inspectors/Assessors/Surveyors: Are You Ready? Presenter: Mary Lieb, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ) |
| 1:00 - 1:30 break | Session login | Session login |
| 1:30 - 2:30 | From Gut to Blood: How to make universal donor blood. Presenter: Dr. Peter Rahfeld, PhD | Platelet Refractoriness – the HLA story Presenter: Dr. Kristina Davis, MD |
| 2:30 - 3:00 break | Session login | Session login |
| 3:00 - 4:00 | Business meeting | Serologic Case Studies Presenters: Anji, Miri B.S., MT(AMT) BB(ASCP), Monica Irelan MLS(ASCP), Dr. Timothy Greenwell, MD |
| 4:00 | Closing remarks |