Full Schedule

6:30 AM – 7:00 PM

REGISTRATION

Location: Exhibit Hall E

7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Speaker Ready Room

Location: 22

7:30 AM – 5:30 PM

Bookstore and AABB Central

Location: Exhibit Hall E

7:30 AM – 6:00 PM

Coat and Luggage Check

Location: Lobby

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

CBC: Cord Blood Connect – Welcome and Opening Remarks

Location: 32AB

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-02-L - Understanding Generative AI: A Friendly Introduction for Medical Professionals

Location: 25ABC

Program Chair: – University of Washington

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic Florida

Speaker: – NMDP

Information Technology and Informatics

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-01-L - The Peer-Review Publication Process - How to Dip Your Toe in the Author and Reviewer Waters

Location: 31ABC

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Speaker: – Mayo Clinic

Education/Developing Curriculum

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-03-L - Quality Agreements in Cell Therapy: Building Successful Partnerships

Location: 30CDE

Program Chair: – MedStar Georgetown University Hospital

Speaker: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Speaker: – Michigan Medicine at the University of Michigan

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-23-L - CBC: The New Frontiers of MSC´s in Regenerative Medicine

Location: 32AB

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-24-L - Oral Abstract Session

8:15 AM – 9:15 AM

AM25-ST-04-L - Reducing O Negative RBC Overutilization in Pediatric Transfusion Medicine:Overcoming Challenges

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – Washington University Medical School in St. Louis

Speaker: – IU Health

Transfusion Service

8:15 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-25-L - AABB/THOR Collaborative Session: Some New Looks at Old Dogma, New Studies, and New Blood Products

Location: 20A

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-05-L - Choose Your Own Adventure: Spooky Serology, Mysterious Molecular, and Eerie Incompatibility

Location: 30CDE

Speaker: – American Red Cross

Speaker: – New York Blood Center

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Immunohematology and Genetic Testing (red cells, leukocytes and platelets)

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-06-L - Building Trust-Based Teams: A Strategic Imperative for Leaders

Location: 25ABC

Program Chair: – Canadian Management Centre

Leadership

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-09-L - CBC: How does Cord Blood Facilitate Tissue Repair and Regeneration?

Location: 32AB

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-07-L - Mock Grant Review

Location: 31ABC

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-08-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-15-L - Solve It! Scenarios in Cellular Therapy

Location: 31ABC

Program Chair: – IASO, EUC

Speaker: – CSM

Speaker: – Hackensack University Medical Center

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-13-L - Think Like a Detective: Investigating Quality Issues with Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Tools

Location: 33 ABC

Speaker: – Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Program Chair: – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Speaker: – Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Speaker: – Vitalant

Quality

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-14-L - Allogeneic Transplant, Gene Therapy, or the Evolving Drug Landscape in Sickle Cell Disease: Helping Patients Choose Between Options

Location: 30CDE

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center

Speaker: – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Speaker: – Hematology Branch, NHLBI, NIH

Speaker: – Vanderbilt University

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-12-L - Assessor Townhall: Assessment Readiness-Get Ready and Stay Ready

Location: 25ABC

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-10-L - CBC: Innovative Approaches in Cord Blood Transplantation: Clinical Outcomes and New Strategies

Location: 32AB

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

AM25-ST-11-L - Spotlight

Location: 30AB

12:15 PM – 1:30 PM

AABB Foundation Research Symposium & Luncheon

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

New Member and First Time Attendee Lunch

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-19-L - Computer Systems Under Attack: Cybersecurity Best Practices and Lessons Learned

Location: 20A

Program Chair: – Duke Health

Speaker: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Information Technology and Informatics

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-16-L - The Changing Landscape of Conflict: Armed Services Blood Program Supporting the Warfighter Through Partnerships and Blood Product Innovations

Location: 31ABC

Program Chair: – Defense Health Agency

Speaker: – Army Medical Command

Speaker: – Air Force Medical Agency

Blood Center/Blood Hospital-Based Donor Center

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-20-L - CBC: Opportunities & Challenges the Field of Cord Blood and Birthing Tissues

Location: 32AB

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-18-L - Ensuring Safe and Effective Distribution of Advanced Therapies: Unique Perspectives from Pharmacy and Cell Therapy Labs

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – AABB

Speaker: – UCSD Medical Center

Biotherapies, Cellular Therapies, and Immunotherapies

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-17-L - Novel Insights into Iron Toxicities in Hematologic Diseases and Related Pharmacological and Gene Therapy Approaches

Location: 25ABC

Speaker: – Children's hospital of Philadelphia

Program Chair: – New York Blood Center

Speaker: – New York Blood Center

Cell Biology, Immunology and Biochemistry (basic and preclinical research)

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-22-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30CDE

1:45 PM – 2:45 PM

AM25-ST-21-L - Oral Abstract Session

Location: 30AB

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

AM25-ST-26-L - Improving Recognition and Reporting of Transfusion Reactions: Data-Driven Insights and Quality Improvement Strategies

Location: 33 ABC

Program Chair: – Yale School of Medicine

Speaker: – New York Blood Center Enterprises

Speaker: – Yale School of Medicine

Transfusion Service