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2021 ABC MD Workshop & Summer Summit Agenda

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*program is subject to minor changes

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Time (ET)Session
1:30 – 5:00 pmABC Board Meeting (ABC members welcome)

Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Time (ET)SessionSpeaker(s)
7:00 – 8:00 amRegistration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 amWelcomeGeeta Paranjape, MD, Chair, SMT Committee
8:05 – 9:00 amMedical Directors Strategies for Dire Inventory ManagementJed Gorlin, MD; and Laurie Sutor, MD
9:05 – 9:50 amMassive Transfusion Protocols & Use of β€œO” Whole BloodMark Yazer, MD
9:55 – 10:05 amQ&A
10:05 – 10:25 amBreak
10:25 – 11:20 amSickle Cell Treatment UpdateIfeyinwa (Ify) Osunkwo, MD, PhD
11:25 am – 12:20 pm Plasma Dosing (non-bleeding patients with INR <1.8)Ravi Sarode, MD
12:20 – 1:45 pmLunch/SMT Committee Lunch
1:45 – 2:40 pmPlatelet Transfusion Guide in Highly Refractory PatientsManish Gandhi, MD
2:45 – 3:40 pmLow Dose Platelets – The Stanford ExperienceTho Pham, MD
3:40 – 4:00 pmBreak
4:00 – 4:55 pmMedical Director Lessons Learned During COVID-19Rita Reik, MD; and Richard Gammon, MD
5:00 – 5:45 pmMorbidity and Mortality RoundsModerator: Kip Kuttner, DO
6:00 – 7:30 pmWelcome Back Networking Reception – All attendees for both days are welcome to attend!

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Time (ET)SessionSpeaker(s)
7:30 – 8:25 amRegistration, Breakfast, and Catch-Up
8:25 – 8:30 amWelcome
8:30 am – 9:30 amDecade Ahead for HealthcareMark Taylor, MD, Chair Enterprise Surgical Operations, Cleveland Clinic
9:35 – 10:45 amFuture of WorkAmy Leslie, CEO, Perspective Consulting
10:45 – 11:05 amBreak
11:05 – 11:45 amFDA UpdatePeter Marks, MD, PhD
11:45 am – 1:15 pmLunch
1:15 – 2:15 pmBacterial Detection – Moving beyond the choice to manage the operational complexitiesJill Alberigo; and Kip Kuttner, DO
2:20 – 3:20 pmDonor Experience TransformationKevin Belanger; William Flowers
3:25 – 4:55 pmCOVID-19 – What Have I Learned and What Will Stay – A panel discussion covering HR, Medical, Donor Services, Executive, Hospital Services, and QualityDelisa English; Jim Decker; Geeta Paranjape; and Rob VanTuyle
8:00 – 10:00 pmDrinks in the Hospitality Suite

Friday, August 6, 2021

Time (ET)Session
7:30 – 8:30 amBreakfast
8:30 – 11:00 amABC Member’s Meeting
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