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Sunday, Oct 26th
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM PT
AM25-SN-05-L - Planning for Disease X: To Ensure a Safe and Sufficient Blood Supply During the Next Emerging Pathogen Event
Room: SDCC 33
Program Chair: Steven Drews, PhD FCCM D(ABMM) (he/him/his) – Canadian Blood Services
Speaker: Jed Gorlin – New York Blood Center Enterprises
Speaker: Evan M. Bloch, MBChB, MS – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Sunday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM PT
P-BC-1 - A National Blood Supplier Starting a Paid Donor Model: Our Experience
Room: SDCC Exhibit Hall F-H, AABB Learning Theater
Presenting Author: Jason E. Crane, D.O. – Vitalant/PlasmaSource
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Sunday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM PT
P-BC-2 - Assessing the Impact of Routine Hemoglobin A1c Testing in Blood Donation Centers for Diabetes Surveillance
Room: SDCC Exhibit Hall F-H, AABB Learning Theater
Presenting Author: Yaseen Jamal, MD, PhD – Department of Pathology, Stanford University School of Medicine
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Sunday, Oct 26th
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM PT
P-BC-3 - Meeting the Rare Blood Needs of a Patient with Sickle Cell Disease Through Gene Therapy
Room: SDCC Exhibit Hall F-H, AABB Learning Theater
Presenting Author: Margaret A. Keller, PhD (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Sunday, Oct 26th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
AM25-SN-12-L - Creating Effective Donor Recruitment Videos Through the Use of Co-Design with Community Partners
Room: SDCC 29
Speaker: Arwa Z. Al-Riyami, BS.c, MD, FRCPC – Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City & College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University
Program Chair: Eammon Ferguson, BSc, PhD, FRSPH, AFBPS (he/him/his) – University of Nottingham
Speaker: Abiola Okubanjo, BSc, ACA (she/her/hers) – Action On Blood
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Sunday, Oct 26th
2:30 PM - 6:00 PM PT
AM25-SN-11-L - Prehospital Transfusion Workshop: Building Effective EMS Programs
Room: SDCC 31
Program Chair: Courtney Hopkins – Vitalant
Speaker: Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP) – South Texas Blood & Tissue
Speaker: Eric Bank, LP, NRP – EMS
Speaker: Wendy Smart – UCHealth’s South Region
Speaker: Matthew Swingholm, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBBcm – AABB
Speaker: Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his) – Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department
Speaker: David Long, MA, NRP – Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.
Speaker: Mark Warth, BHS, NRP – Colorado Springs Fire Department
Speaker: Edward Campana – Firefighter-Paramedic: Ventura County Fire Department
Presenter: Sponsor Message
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
Sponsored By
CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 3.25 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Sunday, Oct 26th
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM PT
AM25-SN-32-L - Inclusive Blood Donation Strategies for 2SLGBTQIA+ Communities: Rebuilding Trust and “Adding Your Sparkle to the Blood Supply”
Room: SDCC 30CDE
Program Chair: Sara Bakhtary, MD – University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)
Program Chair: Kimberly A. Thomas, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute
Speaker: Graham Sher, O.C (he/him/his) – Canadian Blood Services
Speaker: Jerry M. Dale, Jr. (they/them/theirs) – American Red Cross
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Sunday, Oct 26th
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PT
#OA1-AM25-SN-02 - Effect of Immune Priming with Pre-Omicron SARS-Cov-2 Antigenic Stimuli on Antibody Responses Among Blood Donors with Omicron Infections and Reinfections
Room: SDCC 30AB
Presenting Author: Clara Di Germanio, PhD (she/her/hers) – Vitalant Research Institute / UCSF
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Monday, Oct 27th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
#OA3-AM25-MN-04 - Surge and Sustain: Crisis-Driven Donation Patterns in Whole Blood vs. Apheresis Platelets
Room: SDCC 30AB
Presenting Author: Umesh Singh, MBBS, PhD, MPH, MBA – American Red Cross
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Monday, Oct 27th
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM PT
AM25-MN-05-L - Closing the Divide: Pathways to Engaging Underrepresented Communities in Blood Donation
Room: SDCC 20A
Program Chair: Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
Speaker: Rim Abdallah, MD – Vitalant
Speaker: Jenni Gasbarro (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
Speaker: Yvette M. Miller, MD, ABIHM (she/her/hers) – American Red Cross
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Monday, Oct 27th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
#OA2-AM25-MN-19 - Blood Resource Allocation in Oklahoma: A Geospatial Analysis on Available Blood Supply and Potential Networks of Distribution
Room: SDCC 30AB
Presenting Author: Samantha Little (she/her/hers) – Harvard Medical School
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: N/A
Monday, Oct 27th
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM PT
AM25-MN-08-L - Donating for the Future: Bridging Generations and Communities for a Stronger Blood Supply
Room: SDCC 20BC
Program Chair: Ralph R. Vassallo, MD FACP – Vitalant
Program Chair: Phil Accooe, MBA, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBB, CLS, CABP, PMP (he/him/his) – U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Speaker: Ruchika Goel, MD, MPH, CABP (she/her/hers) – Vitalant and Johns Hopkins University
Speaker: Mindy Goldman, MD – Canadian Blood Services
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1 CE (Non-Physician Credit)
Tuesday, Oct 28th
9:30 AM - 11:00 AM PT
AM25-TU-13-L - 2025 Ask the FDA and CMS/CLIA
Room: SDCC 20BC
Program Chair: Karen E. Palmer, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) – AABB
Speaker: Anne F. Eder, MD PhD – Office of Blood Research and Review (OBRR), CBER, FDA
Speaker: Orieji Illoh, MD, CBER, OBRR
Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center
CE: 1.5 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 1.5 CE (Non-Physician Credit)