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.

As part of AABB’s green initiative, the audioconference calendar will not be printed and mailed this year. However, it is available in a printer-friendly PDF version. To download your copy, click here.

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 six programs, labeled as “Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals” and located throughout the full calendar listing. Click here to view the series.

As part of AABB’s green initiative, the Leadership Management  Series calendar will not be printed and mailed this year. However, it is available in a printer-friendly PDF version. To download your copy, click here.

2010 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

Input Sought for 2011 Audioconference Series

2010 Audioconference Speaker Packet
2010 Audioconference Director Packet
2010 Audioconference Moderator Packet

2009 Audioconference Schedule
Contact the Education Department

2010 Audioconference Schedule
All cellular therapy-focused audioconferences are denoted by an *.
Leadership Management Audioconferences for Individuals are labeled throughout the schedule. All audioconferences approved by ABCP for credit are denoted by an **.
 
01/06 - Diseases Treatable by Unrelated Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation*
01/13 - Storage Lesions: Effect on Selected Patients**
01/20 - Demonstrating Hemovigilance: A View of the NHSN Hemovigilance Module Opening in January to All Hospitals
01/26 - Changes in the Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components
01/27 - Targeting Young Adult Donors: Lessons From Outside the Industry, Best Practices From Within the Industry (formerly Finding New Donors)
02/03 - Blood Banking in Developing Nations**
02/09 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Employee Engagement and Retention: Making the Connection
02/10 - Changes to CT Standards*
02/24 - Problem Solving: It’s Not All About the Reactions**
03/03 - Benefits of the Donor Hemovigilance System for Blood Centers
03/10 - Organ Donors as Tissue Donors
03/24 - Distance Education: Is it an Answer to the Personnel Shortage?
03/31 - Molecular Approaches to Rh Problems**
04/07 - Introducing Project Management to Your Organization: Identifying Financial Sponsorship Commitment, Managing Change and Developing Expertise**
04/13 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Communication Skills: Making it All Work From a Distance
04/14 - Complications of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation*
04/21 - Coding and Reimbursement
04/28 - Update on Platelet Transfusions**
05/05 - Addressing Common Citations: AABB and CAP**
05/12 - Practices in Cellular Therapy: Video and Discussion*
05/19 - Effective Auditing of Blood Ordering and Utilization**
06/02 - Use of Electronic Tools in Monitoring Blood Utilization and Evaluating Transfusion Practices**
06/08 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Interviewing, Selecting and Retaining Staff
06/16 - Use of Chemicals in Antibody Identification
06/23 - Revisiting Bone Marrow Collection*
07/21 - Cord Blood Collection Models*
07/28 - Customer Service and Donor Satisfaction
08/03 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Performance Management
08/04 - Collection of HPC Apheresis Products: Improving the Quality and Outcomes*
08/11 - Transfusion Management of Patients on Extracorporeal Circuits**
08/25 - Hot Topics in Transfusion Medicine** (Formerly Scheduled for 07/14)
09/01 - Platelet Antibody Case Studies**
09/22 - Continuing Education on a Limited Budget
10/06 - Recruiting for Specialty Products
10/13 - Personnel Matters: What Supervisors Should Know**
10/20 - Cord Blood Unit Selection: Getting the Perfect Graft*
10/26 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Time Management: Tips for Excelling as a Manager/Supervisor
10/27 - Blood Management Overview: A Hospital Perspective
11/03 - Transfusion Management of Obstetric Hemorrhage
11/17 - Antibodies: Coming in from the Cold**
12/07 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Succession Planning
12/08 - Lean and Donor/Lean Manufacturing

2010 Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals
 
02/09 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Employee Engagement and Retention: Making the Connection
04/13 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Communication Skills: Making it All Work From a Distance
06/08 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Interviewing, Selecting and Retaining Staff
08/03 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Performance Management
10/26 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Time Management: Tips for Excelling as a Manager/Supervisor
12/07 - Leadership Management Audioconference Series for Individuals: Succession Planning

Setting Up an Audioconference is Quick and Easy

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

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 the full price of an additional audioconference after the live program. There should be no outside recording 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

*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 2010 Facility Registration Form (PDF)
 

3 Easy Ways to Register:

By Web Visit the AABB Live Learning Center

By Fax (download and fax form)
Fax +1.301.951.3729 (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 $75 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

	Single Conference	Full Series (6 Audioconferences)
Individual Member	$39	$150
Individual Nonmember	$59	$270

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 2010 Individual Registration Form (PDF)

 

3 Easy Ways to Register:

By Web Visit the AABB Live Learning Center

By Fax (download and fax form)
Fax +1.301.951.3729 (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 $75 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