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Spring Meeting of the
Tennessee Association of Blood Banks

May 7, 8 & 9, 2009
SpringHill Suites
Memphis, Tennessee

38th Annual Meeting
                                 Program

Thursday Afternoon, May 7th
2:00 - 3:15 pm
 TRALI Reduction Strategies - A Panel Discussion
Joe Schifano, MT(ASCP)SBB - Chief Executive Officer, West Tennessee Blood Center
Deirdre Cullen, MT, CLS - Donor Room Manager, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Richard Jones - Vice President, Technical Services, Mid South Regional Blood Center
3:15 - 4:30

Employee Satisfaction: Making the Lab a Great Place to Work
Donna Patterson, MHA, MT(ASCP)SLS - Director of Laboratory Operation, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Exhibits Opening
4:30 - 6:30 pm
Wine and Cheese Reception with Exhibitors

Join us at 6:30 for a group expedition to Beale Street!
2:45- 3:15 Break


Friday, May 8, 2009
7:30 - 8:15 am TABB Board Meeting
7:30 - 8:15 Breakfast - Exhibits Open


Friday General Session
8:30 - 8:45 am TABB President's Welcome
Michael Prowell
8:45 - 9:30 Educational Efforts to Improve the Knowledge Base and Practices in Transfusion Medicine
Dr. Debra Callahan - Associate Medical Director, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
9:45 - 10:15 Pathogen Reduction: Enhancing Blood Safety Using Riboflavin and UV Light
Gabriella Maldonado-Codina, PhD - Global Marketing Manager, PRT, CaridianBCT
10:15 - 10:45 Break with the Exhibitors
10:45 - 11:30 Introduction to Microarray Testing with Applications for Blood Banks
Anita Curcio-Brint, MBA MT(ASCP)
11:30 - 12:00 Business Meeting
12:00 - 1:15 pm Lunch
1:15 - 2:00 Recruiting Students to the Medical Technology Field
Eleanor Jator, PhD, MT(ASCP), Assistant Professor, Austin Peay State University
2:00 - 2:45 Hematopoietic Stem Cell Therapy for Blood Disorders
Dr. Derek Persons - Faculty in Hematology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
3:15 - 4:00 TRALI vs TACO - a role for BNP
Wyenona "Nonie" Hicks MS, MT(ASCP)SBB & Kathy Kenwright, MS MT(ASCP)SI - Assistant Professors, University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Banquet - 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Saturday, May 9, 2009
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30 Taking Care of Zambia
Eddie Hutchison, MPH, MT(ASCP) - Section Head Immunopathology - St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
9:30 - 10:30 Grace Neitzer Memorial Lecture - The Protoplasm That Washed Up on the Beach
Diane Wyatt, MS, MT(ASCP) CLS(NCA)
10:45
Adjourn

 

For further information, please contact Carolyn Alkhrisha (615)  346-7808  alkhrishacf@usa.redcross.org

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