2011 Annual Fall Meeting
Sept. 29th-30th, 2011
Holiday Inn - Bloomington Airport, I35W & 94th st.


Program of Events:

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Thursday Sept. 29th

7:30a.m. Contintental Breakfeast/Registration
8:30a.m.   Welcome
Kaylene Landon - MnABB President
8:35 a.m. Two Experiences of Remodeling a Transfusion Service
Barbara Partanen, MT(ASCP)
Director of Maufacturing, American Red Cross, Mid-America Divison
Terri Hintz, MT(ASCP)SBB
Transfusion and Tissue Service Supervisor, Altru Health System
9:30 a.m. Recruitment of Blood Donors
Barb Paradise
Donor Recruiter, Mayo Clinic
10:00 a.m. Vendor Presentations
10:10 a.m. Break/Vendor Time
10:40 a.m. Use & Misuse of FFP and Factor Concentrates
Justin Kreuter, MD
Transfusion Medicine Fellow, Mayo Clinic
11:30 a.m. Recipient Story
Marge Mayfield, M.Ed, MT(ASCP)
Education Resource Team, Mayo Clinic Tranfusion Medicine.
12:00 p.m. Business Meeting, Lunch, Vendors
1:15 p.m. Be the Match: National Marrow Donor Program
Mayra Basiri, MT(ASCP)
Manager, Quality Assurance/Quality Systems, NMDP
2:00 p.m. Pathogen Hot Topics: A Potpourri
Gary Bachowski, MD PhD
Assistant Medical Director, American Red Cross, Mid-America Blood Services Division
3:00 p.m. Break / Vendor Time
3:20 p.m. Transfusion Reactions: The Post-Transfusion Fever
A fun, Interactive Quiz
Carrie Bowler, MS, MT(ASCP) and Melissa Gillis, MT(ASCP), BB
Education Specialists, Mayo Clinic Transfusion Medicine
5:00 p.m. Closing

Friday Sept. 30th

7:00a.m. Contintental Breakfeast/Registration
7:45 a.m.   Welcome
Melina Hough - MnABB President
8:00 a.m. Massive OB Hemorrhage
Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA
Medical Director and Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs, Memorial Blood Centers
9:00 a.m. Implementation of a Second Sample for ABO/Rh Typing on New Patients
Kevin Bundy
Operations Manager, Mayo Clinic Transfusion Medicine
10:00 a.m. Break/ Vendor Time
10:30 a.m. PAS: Platelet Additive Solution Study
David Mair, MD
Senior Medical Director, American Red Cross, Mid-America Blood Services Division
11:30 a.m. Ask the Experts: A Panel Discussion*
Jed Gorlin, MD, MBA
Medical Director and Vice President, Medical and Quality Affairs, Memorial Blood Centers
Eapen Jacob, MD
Consultant, Mayo Clinic Transfusion Medicine
Physician Liaison, MnABB
David Mair, MD
Senior Medical Director, American Red Cross, Mid-America Division
12:30 p.m. Closing