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Fall Meeting of the Tennessee Association of
Blood Banks (TABB)
Information
TABB Fall Meeting 2007
ARC - Tennessee Valley Blood Services Region

The 2007 fall meeting of the Tennessee Association of Blood Banks (TABB) will be held in the auditorium at the American Red Cross Blood Center, 2201 Charlotte Ave., Nashville, Tennessee. It will be held on Friday, October 26th. Put this date on your calendar right now. Complete and send in the Registration Form right now.

Please continue to watch this web site for updated information on the program.

 

Program

8:00 - 9:00 am CDT Registration/Board Meeting
9:00 - 9:10 Introduction
Peter Jelsma, MD, Medical Director, St. Thomas Blood Bank and TABB President
9:10 - 10:00 Genetics Primer for Blood Bankers
Christopher Mixon, MD, Medical Director, Baptist Hospital Blood Bank
10:00 - 10:15 Break
10:15 - 11:00 Transfusion Related Case Studies including TRALI and Chagas Disease
Claire Meena-Leist, MD, Medical Director, American Red Cross 
11:00 - 12:00 Scalesale Solutions That Surround Antibody Identification
Dickie Nichols, MT(ASCP)SBB, Blood Bank System Specialist -Immucor 
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch 
1:00 - 1:45

Pooled, WB-derived Platelets: Update 
Nancy Cornwell, M.Ed., MT(ASCP)SBB, Account Manager - Pall Medical

1:45 - 2:00 Break 
2:00 - 2:45 How to Write a Validation Plan
Patti Schifano, MT(ASCP), Gel System Specialist - Ortho Diagnostics 
2:45 - 4:00 Introduction to Problem Solving
Jackie Stanley, LPN, Six Sigma Black Belt, American Red Cross
4:00 - 4:05 Wrap-up 

Registration Fees

Member - $30.00
Non-Member - $40.00
Student - $15.00

For additional information conact Lynn Ingram at lringram@utmem.edu. Please submit registration form and fees before October 22, 2007.
Click Here to go to Advance Registration Form.
Information on hotels is found on the
Registration Form

Last updated October 8, 2007
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