Director, Regulatory Affairs
AABB
Bethesda, Maryland
Karen Palmer, MT(ASCP), CQA(ASQ) is the director of Regulatory Affairs with the AABB where she is responsible for providing regulatory analysis for key regulatory issues affecting transfusion medicine and related biotherapies for the Board of Directors and senior management, preparing AABB positions on proposed rules, guidance documents and items for regulatory advisory committee discussions and maintaining surveillance of regulatory publications and actions and advise on proactive courses of action. Ms. Palmer provides regulatory support and advice to Standards Program Units, Accreditation department, and Consulting Services, including real time response to assessors. Ms. Palmer has over 40 years of experience in blood and biotherapies including transfusion medicine, blood collection, research and quality.
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