Education within Your Reach!
AABB audioconferences enable thousands of professionals in transfusion medicine and cellular and related biological therapies to obtain timely information from recognized experts in the field. Learn the latest in the industry, at the lowest price, in the most convenient location - your facility! Take advantage of AABB’s superior schedule of audioconference programs and register as an audioconference host site.

Cellular therapy-focused audioconferences are included in the 2009 schedule. All these programs are denoted by an * following the title.

Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals

Geared toward individuals, the Leadership Management Series highlights topics including employee performance, employee coaching, staff development and managing a diverse workforce. Continuing education credit will be granted to only those individuals registered for the program. Look for these four programs, labeled as “Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals” and located throughout the full calendar listing. Click here to view the series.

2009 Audioconference Schedule

Setting Up an Audioconference is Quick and Easy

Continuing Education Credit

Registration for AABB Audioconferences for Facilities

Registration for Leadership Management Audioconferences for Individuals

2009 Audioconference Moderator Packet
2009 Audioconference Speaker Packet 
2009 Audioconference Director Packet

2008 Audioconference Schedule
Contact the Education Department

2009 Audioconference Schedule
All cellular therapy-focused audioconferences are denoted by an *.

Leadership Management Audioconferences for Individuals are labeled throughout the schedule.

01/07 - Interlaboratory Comparisons in the Field of Cellular Therapy*

01/13 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Setting Employee Performance Expectations

01/14 - ISBT 128 for Cellular Products, Tissues, Derivatives and Beyond*

02/04 - Trends and Concerns: The Young Blood Donor and Adverse Reactions

02/11 - Serologic Case Studies

02/25 - Donor Loyalty vs. Incentive Programs
03/04 - Unannounced Inspections of AABB and CAP: Ask Your Questions
03/11 - Red Cell Exchange vs. Red Cell Transfusion

03/18 - Assays: Back to Basics*

03/25 - TRALI: Platelet/Plasma Strategies for Blood Centers and Hospitals

04/01 - Review of Donor Testing and Confirmatory Tests

04/15 - Coding and Reimbursement

04/29 - Update on Allogeneic Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation*

05/06 - Turning Data into Knowledge

05/13 - Agents Used to Reduce Blood Utilization

05/19 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Ongoing Employee Performance Review, Coaching and Feedback

05/20 - Transfusion Safety and Positive Patient ID at the Bedside

06/03 - Hematology for Blood Bankers

06/10 - Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD): Pathophysiology, Clinical Manifestation and Current Management with Focus on Extracorporeal Photopheresis*

06/17 - Emerging Infectious Diseases: Impact on the Donor Base

06/24 - Assessing the Quality and Effect of Transfused Red Blood Cells

07/22 - Platelet Function Assays

07/29 - Established and Exotic Indications for Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
08/05 - What’s New in Plasma Derived Components
08/12 - State of the Science in Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation (HCT)*

08/19 - Serological Cases: Ask the Experts

09/02 - To “D” or Not to “D:” Controversy Continues

09/09 - Transfusing the Chronic Patient Population

09/15 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Employee Development

09/16 - Evaluation and Validation Using Six Sigma

09/23 - Legal Issues in Blood Banking: Real Case Studies

09/30 - Twenty-First Century Donor Recruitment Tools

10/07 - Lessons Learned from the Battlefield: Use of Whole Blood and Blood Components

10/14 - Cellular Therapy Accreditation Update: Challenging CT Standards and Potential Solutions*

11/04 - Health Screening: New Approaches to Donor Wellness

11/17 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Managing Employees of Different Cultural Backgrounds, Generations and Communication Styles

11/18 - RBC Genotyping—Molecular Testing

12/09 - Geek Squad for Blood Banking: Metrology

12/16 - CLIA Blood Banking Personnel Requirements

2009 Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals

01/13 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Setting Employee Performance Expectations

05/19 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Ongoing Employee Performance Review, Coaching and Feedback

09/15 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Employee Development

11/17 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Managing Employees of Different Cultural Backgrounds, Generations and Communication Styles 

Setting Up an Audioconference is Quick and Easy

Educational programs delivered through this medium enable thousands of blood banking, transfusion medicine and cellular and related biological therapy professionals to learn the latest in the field, at the lowest price, in the most convenient location—your facility! Take advantage of the AABB’s superior schedule of programs and register as an audioconference institutional host site.

To participate, your facility will need:

1) A Site Coordinator;

2) an amplified telephone;

3) a projector; and

4) a screen.

AABB will provide your institution with access to everything else you need via email, including a Web link to all instructions and handouts. Read on to learn more about how to bring an audioconference program to your location.

Host Site Materials

Audioconference Site Coordinators will be asked to download audioconference materials from a Web site via a link that will be emailed to you. You will be able to access and download all slides, handouts and other materials in one convenient location and print them right from your own computer.

Requirements for Using the Downloaded Files

·          A desktop or laptop computer with the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.

·          A printer attached to the computer to print a master set of handouts.

·          An LCD projector and projection screen, or a television monitor for displaying presentation slides.

·          A video card or other video output device attached to the computer (if using a television monitor).

Host Site Coordinator Responsibilities

·          Obtain a room for the program.

·          Arrange for the necessary equipment.

·          Telephone the telecommunications company 10-20 minutes before the start of the program.

·          Submit participant lists online within 48 hours of the completion of an audioconference to give attendees online access to personalized credits and attendance certificates at the AABB Live Learning Center. Mailings will no longer occur.

Toll-Free Access

After registering, each host Site Coordinator will be emailed a toll-free telephone number and a separate password, which gives you access to the specific audioconference.

Facility Host Site Guidelines

·          Site Coordinators should not give their audioconference access numbers or password to any other facility or individual. Only one line is allowed per registration. Any additional lines will be billed post-conference.

·          There should be no outside audiotaping of the audioconference by individuals or facilities without the expressed written permission of AABB.

·          Conference materials are protected by copyright. The PDF files are the property of AABB. The Adobe Acrobat Reader installation file is the property of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Please consult AABB and/or Adobe regarding permission to reproduce and distribute these materials.

Registration Information for AABB Audioconferences for Facilities

Host Site Registration Fees (All fees are per conference)

       
*If you are an Institutional Nonmember or do not know your facility's identification number, please e-mail education@aabb.org for an identification number prior to registration.

To take advantage of the package savings, you must register for all program selections at one time. Payment is due in advance.

Register Now!
Download a 2009 Facility Registration Form (PDF)
 

3 Easy Ways to Register:

By Web Visit the AABB Live Learning Center

By Fax (download and fax form)
Fax +1.301.907.6895 (credit card only)

By Mail (download and mail form)
AABB Education Department
8101 Glenbrook Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749 USA

Cancellations All cancellations must be made in writing and sent to education@aabb.org. Cancellations received by AABB at least two weeks prior to a program will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations within two weeks of an audioconference.

AABB Education Department
8101 Glenbrook Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-2749

Questions?
Contact the AABB Education Department
Phone +1.301.215.6482
Email education@aabb.org

Registration for Leadership Management Audioconferences for Individuals

To take advantage of the package savings, you must register for all program selections at one time. Payment is due in advance.

Register Now!
Download a 2009 Individual Registration Form (PDF)
 

3 Easy Ways to Register:

By Web Visit the AABB Live Learning Center

By Fax (download and fax form)
Fax +1.301.907.6895 (credit card only)

By Mail (download and mail form)
AABB Education Department
8101 Glenbrook Rd.
Bethesda, MD 20814-2749 USA

Cancellations All cancellations must be made in writing and sent to education@aabb.org. Cancellations received by AABB at least two weeks prior to a program will receive a full refund less a $50 administrative fee. There will be no refunds for cancellations within two weeks of an audioconference.

AABB Education Department
8101 Glenbrook Road, Bethesda, MD 20814-2749

Questions?
Contact the AABB Education Department
Phone +1.301.215.6482
Email education@aabb.org