AM25-SN-11-L - Prehospital Transfusion Workshop: Building Effective EMS Programs

Sunday, October 26, 2025

2:30 PM - 6:00 PM PT

Room: SDCC 31

CE: 0 CME (AMA Physician Credit) / 3.25 CE (Non-Physician Credit)

Sponsored By

Program Chair(s)

Courtney Hopkins

Vice President, Corporate Medical Director
Vitalant
Sullivans Island, South Carolina

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Speaker(s)

Audra L. Taylor, MS, SBB(ASCP)

Vice President, Blood and Tissue Operations
South Texas Blood & Tissue
San Antonio, Texas

Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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Eric Bank, LP, NRP

Assistant Chief
EMS

Disclosure information not submitted.
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Wendy Smart

Transfusion Manager and volunteers on Colorado Whole Blood Coalition committee and Advisory Board
UCHealth’s South Region

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Matthew Swingholm, MS, MLS(ASCP)SBBcm

Project Development Manager
AABB
Saint Cloud, Florida

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Matthew J. Levy, DO, MSc, FAEMS, FACEP (he/him/his)

Chief Medical Officer
Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services Howard County Police Department
Marriottsville, Maryland

Disclosure(s): GMR: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing); Stryker: Consultant/Advisory Board (Ongoing)

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David Long, MA, NRP

Executive Director
Tidewater Emergency Medical Services Council, Inc.

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Mark Warth, BHS, NRP

Medical Program Coordinator
Colorado Springs Fire Department

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Edward Campana

Advanced Life Support, Trauma Care, Whole Blood
Firefighter-Paramedic: Ventura County Fire Department

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Presenter(s)

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Sponsor Message

Disclosure information not submitted.

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Join EMS leaders, hospital partners, and blood center experts for a dynamic half-day workshop at the AABB Annual Meeting in San Diego. This interactive program will provide practical insights, standards, and real-world case studies to help you design, launch, and sustain prehospital transfusion programs that save lives.

Workshop Highlights:

Prehospital Foundations & Frameworks:

• Program Overview & Data
• AABB Prehospital Standards
• Stakeholder Perspectives – Blood Centers, Hospitals, EMS
• AABB Accreditation & Quality Systems

From Theory to Practice

• EMS Case Studies – Implementation models, outcomes, and lessons learned
• Panel & Audience Q&A – Overcoming barriers, ensuring quality, scaling programs

Learning Objectives:

Describe the new AABB standards for emergency prehospital transfusion and their impact on different stakeholders
Outline the blood center’s role in supplying and managing blood products for prehospital use
Describe how hospitals integrate prehospital transfusion into trauma care and coordinate with EMS to receive patients that were transfused in the prehospital setting
Understand the pathway to AABB accreditation for EMS agencies, including compliance requirements and quality oversight
Describe the role of AABB assessors in evaluating prehospital transfusion programs and ensuring standard adherence