Table of Contents
About TABB
Officers and Board
Diggs Award
Membership
Scholarships
Where to Donate Blood in Tennessee
TABB Meetings
Scenes - Spring
Meeting 2007
Scenes
Fall Meeting 2007
Spring
Meeting 2008
Scenes at the TABB Spring Meeting 2007 Knoxville, Tennessee |
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The spring meeting of the Tennessee
Association of Blood Banks (TABB) was held beginning on Thursday, May
3, 2007 and concluding on Saturday, May 5th. The meeting was held at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Knoxville,Tennessee. There were 65 attendees
and 25 exhibitors. There just wasn't room for any more exhibitors!
Scenes of Some Sessions
The Thursday afternoon
session began with a presentation by Lisa Edwards, MT(ASCP)SBB,
Blood Bank Supervisor, Baptist Hospital, Memphis, TN.The session
was entitled Blood Bank Management of Special Needs Patients and
Ms. Edwards discussed Management of Special Needs Pediatric Patients.
Click here to view her PowerPoint
presentation. |
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The first presenter on Friday morning was Dr. William M. Bass who gave the Keynote Address. His topic was Modern Forensic Cases. He is shown here with Peter Jelsma, MD, moderator for the session. |
Elizabeth Culler,
MD discussed Management of Stem Cell Transplant Patients from the
blood bank point of view. |
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The Friday morning session featured Richard J. Benjamin, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer, Biomedical Services, National Headquarters, American Red Cross who presented the timely, important topic "Transfusion Related Acute Lung Injury: Time to Reduce the Risk." To see his PowerPoint presentation click here. |
| The Spring Meeting was concluded on Saturday after a talk by Erwin Cabana of ICCBBA who described the current status and planning for the implementation of ISBT128. See his fine PowerPoint presentation by clicking here. |  |