AABB2025: New Professional Development Sessions Aim to Help Attendees Grow Their Careers

The 2025 AABB Annual Meeting will include several sessions designed to support attendees’ professional growth in transfusion medicine and biotherapies, with offerings tailored for early-career professionals, emerging leaders and experienced practitioners seeking new ways to contribute to the field.

At this year’s Annual Meeting AABB is offering several key leadership- and career-focused sessions, including:

The Peer-Review Publication Process: How to Dip Your Toe in the Author and Reviewer Waters

This session will provide practical guidance for those looking to begin publishing or reviewing scientific manuscripts. Speakers will outline the publishing timeline, differentiate manuscript types and offer frameworks for critical review and effective authorship. The session will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m. PT in Room 31ABC.

Building Trust-Based Teams: A Strategic Imperative for Leaders

This session will explore five core principles that contribute to strong team culture, emphasizing trust, psychological safety and shared values. It will also offer actionable strategies for professionals at all levels to influence their work environments. The session will take place Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. PT in Room 25ABC.

15-Minute Mentoring: Focus Group Discussions with Mid- to High-Level Career Leaders in AABB

This interactive session will connect residents, fellows and early-career professionals with experienced mentors in small group discussions. The format will facilitate open dialogue about career paths, professional engagement and navigating challenges early in one’s career. The session will take place on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. PT in Room 29ABCD.

From Fellow to Faculty: Practical Insights for Trainees and Early Career Physicians

This session will bring together a panel of early-career faculty from academic, private and blood center settings to share their experiences transitioning from training to independent practice. The panel will highlight essential skills for success, strategies for effective mentorship and ways to build a long-term development plan. The session will take place on Monday, Oct. 27, from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. PT in Room 25ABC.

Transfusion Medicine Education for Physicians: Ready-to-Use, Customizable, and Innovative Teaching Tools

This session will highlight new approaches to transfusion medicine education based on adult learning theory, including active learning strategies, self-study and flipped classroom models. Speakers will share free, adaptable teaching tools designed to improve education for residents, fellows and medical students. The session will take place on Monday, Oct. 27, from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m. PT in Room 25ABC.