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Friday, October 13

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Registration
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm	AABB Reception - Party with a Purpose (Benefiting the AABB Foundation)

Saturday, October 14

6:30 am - 7:00 pm	Registration
7:00 am - 8:30 am	AABB Foundation R&D Summit
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Optimizing Apheresis Collections to Enable Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapies Ask the FDA and CMS/CLIA Effects of Blood Donor Social Behaviors on the Quality and Efficacy of Red Blood Cell Transfusions Blood Center Records Management in the 21st Century Oral Abstract Session 2023 AABB RBC Transfusion Guidelines Debate: Which restrictive hemoglobin threshold? Deciphering the Clinical Clues: Updates to Protocols and Procedures for Anti-CD47 Agents in Clinical Laboratories
8:30 am -12:30 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions THOR/AABB: Prehospital Transfusion -- The Latest Evidence and Expert Discussion
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Standardization of Post-Thaw Viability Testing Method for Cryopreserved Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells Better Together: Serology and Genomics to Resolve Red Blood Cell and Platelet Antibody Cases Lean is the Enemy of Preparedness: Analysis of Contribution of Supply Chain Shortages Affecting Blood Supply for Transfusion Medicine Armed Services Blood Program: Readiness in the Present with a Focus on the Future Oral Abstract Session Intrauterine Transfusions: Transfusing the Tiniest, is it the Trickiest? Perfusion, Not Transfusion: Providing Blood Products for Ex Vivo Organ Perfusion Before Transplantation
11:30 am - 12:30 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Exploring the Dynamics of Hospital Blood Ordering Behaviors: Standardized Hospital and Blood Supplier Communication as Key to Inventory Management Oral Abstract Session DEI - The Leader's Role in Building and Sustaining a DEI Culture Through Staff Engagement Coverage and Reimbursement Policy for Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Therapies: What U.S. Hospitals Need to Know Go for GOLD: A Critical Need for a New GOLD Standard for Blood Cell Recovery and Survival Studies
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm	New Member & First Time Attendee Lunch
12:45 pm - 2:00 pm	Industry Workshops
2:15 pm - 3:15 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Potential Role of Intravenous Hemostatic Agents/Adjuncts in Pediatric Trauma: A Review of the Evidence for (or Against) Their Use The Unextinct Dinosaurs, Whole Blood in Civilian Transfusion Practice Using Simulation to Train Nurses and Residents in Therapeutic Apheresis Complications Oral Abstract Session Management of IgA-Deficient Blood Products and Patients: An Ongoing Challenge Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	General Session
5:15 pm - 7:00 pm	Exhibit Hall & Opening Night Reception

Sunday, October 15

6:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration
7:00 am	AABB Run for Research
7:00 am - 8:15 am	Industry Workshops
7:00 am - 8:30 am	AABB Foundation R&D Summit
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Challenges in Pediatric Apheresis: Big Challenges for Small Patients Navigating the FDA Licensure Pathway Sally Frank Award Oral Abstract Session Workforce Development in Cell Processing Labs: A Comprehensive Approach to Skills Enhancement and Employee Retention Expecting the Unexpected: How Global Transfusion Services and Blood Centers Can Effectively Prepare for Unexpected Information System Downtimes
8:30 am - 3:30 pm	SBB/BB Exam Review
9:30 am - 4:30 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (Posters and Science & Innovation Theaters)
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Clinical Centers as Partners in Advanced Cell and Gene Therapy Manufacturing – Roles, Challenges, & Future considerations Managing the Media: Tools to Communicate with the Public Effectively Challenging Antibody Investigations in the Immunohematology Reference Lab Present Day Blood Banking Trials and Tribulations; Staffing Challenges Pathogen Reduced Cryoprecipitate: Early Experiences and Inventory Management Outcomes Hope in Blood: Outpatient Transfusions in the Hospice Patient Population
10:15 am - 12:00 pm	Curated Poster Tour
11:30 am - 1:00 pm	Special Functions/Luncheons
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Meet the Poster Authors
12:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Technical Manual Signing
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Critical Role of Analytics/Analytical Development for Cell and Gene Therapy Product Acceptance and Licensure Emily Cooley Award Creative Solutions for Apheresis Supply Chain Challenges Massive Transfusion Protocols in Pediatric Patients Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session Civilian Walking Blood Banks: Considerations for Crisis Readiness and Settings Where Banked Blood is Unavailable
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Biotherapies Abstract Spotlight The Road Not Taken: Data-Driven Reasons to Decline a Request for Therapeutic Apheresis Novel Data Science Techniques in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine: State-of-the-Art and Future Directions Blood Bank Guy Essentials LIVE! Test Your BB Knowledge Landsteiner/Alter Award The Approach to Bleeding in Patients Receiving Targeted Factor XI Therapy Solve It! Scenarios in Cellular Therapy
5:30 pm - 7:00 pm	Plenary Oral Abstract Session

Monday, October 16

6:30 am - 6:00 pm	Registration
7:00 am - 8:15 am	Industry Workshops
7:00 am - 8:30 am	AABB Foundation R&D Summit
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions The Next Frontier: Further Cellular Therapy Manufacturing with ISBT 128 Chain of Identity Identifier Inspection Findings and Updates from FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs - Where Does Your Institution Rank Regarding the Most Cited Deficiencies? Hyperhemolysis Syndrome: Recognition and Current Management Strategies of a Potentially Fatal Transfusion Complication Tibor Greenwalt Award Blood Group Genotyping and Interpretation of Variant RBC Antigens Using Bioinformatic Tools Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session New Plasma & Platelet Transfusion Guidance for Critically Ill Children by Transfusion Anemia Expert Initiative Control Avoidance of Bleeding (TAXI-CAB)
9:30 am - 4:30 pm	Exhibit Hall Open (Posters and Science & Innovation Theaters)
10:00 am - 11:00 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Release Criteria for Cellular Therapy Products (CTPs) Prior to Distribution: Practical Advice That You Need to Know Platelet Refractoriness Management - How to Treat Refractory Patients When Nothing Else Works Weak RhD Phenotypes and RHD Genotyping: Who, What, When, Where, and How? The Science…or Not Behind Deferrals of Blood Donors with a History of Cancer Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session
11:30 am - 1:00 pm	AABB Foundation Research Symposium
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Curated Poster Tour
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Untangling the Advanced Therapies Landscape: Positioning the Community Blood Center for Success Directed Donations and COVID-19 Unvaccinated Donors: Ethical Framework and Practical Considerations Developing Effective Leadership Skills for Laboratory Professionals Hemphill-Jordan Award Impacting Hemovigilance and Patient Safety with a National Alloantibody Exchange Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session New Insights into the Development and Consequences of RBC Alloimmunization
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Cellular Starting Material (CSM) Forum 30 Years of REDS Abstract Spotlight Cultivating Emotional Intelligence: A Guide for Emerging Leaders - Presentation and Round Table Discussion Driver's Ed: Using Audits to Drive Process Improvement ASHI/AABB Joint Session: The Problem with Platelets: How perspectives of Various Practitioners Involved in Platelet Support of Refractory Patients has Led to Continuing Controversies How to Build a Pre-Hospital Transfusion Program Between Emergency Medical Services and a Hospital-Based Transfusion Service Versus a Blood Center. Wizardry School of Antigens and Antibodies
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm	Concurrent continuing education sessions Eyedrops of Human Origin (EDHO)- Guidelines for Production, Clinical Use and Regulation Impact of Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions on the Transfusion Service Novel Frontiers in Biotherapies: Exosomes (inclusive of Extracellular Vesicles) and Cytokines. Moving Beyond the Label - How the MPHO Unique Identifier Improves Traceability and Enhances Biovigilance Ask Standards Oral Abstract Session Transfusion Transmissible Infections Monitoring System (TTIMS): Tools to Assess the Safety of the Blood Supply Over Time The BLOODSAFE program: Building the Future of Access to Safe Blood in Sub-Saharan Africa
6:45 pm - 7:45 pm	Research and Progress Session (RAPS); Mock Grant Review
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm	President's Reception

Tuesday, October 17

6:30 am - 10:00 am	Registration
8:30 am - 10:00 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: Updates in Diagnoses, Clinical Care and Translational Science Designing and Optimizing Massive Hemorrhage Protocols CEO Panel Abstract Spotlight Defining the Benefits of Blood Collector-Sponsored Efforts to Improve Donor and Community Health Implicit Bias in the Workforce and Healthcare Use of Apheresis Modalities for the Management of Solid Organ Transplant Rejection A Quality Toolkit to Aid in Conformance to AABB Standard 5.0 Individual Donor Assessment – HOT TOPIC
10:30 am - 11:30 am	Concurrent continuing education sessions How Does the FDA Use Real World Data and Real-World Evidence? Biotherapies for Targeting Unwanted Alloantibodies in Transfusion Medicine Leadership and Personal Development: Tools to Unlearn Unconscious Bias (workshop) Oral Abstract Session Oral Abstract Session The Dawn of a New Age: Individual Donor Assessment and Implementation of DHQ 4.0
11:30 am	2023 Annual Meeting Adjournment

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