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2022 ABC Technical and Quality Workshop Program

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*program is subject to minor changes

PACE credits will be provided.

For just $495, you will have full access to four days of exceptional content.

Register today!

Monday, April 4

Open to all attendees.

TimeSessionSpeaker(s)
1:00 – 5:00 pmBCA IRL Conference (sponsored by BCA, open to all attendees)
5:30 – 6:30 pm Networking Reception

Tuesday, April 5

Open to all attendees, this kicks off the TD workshop.

TimeSessionSpeaker(s)
7:30 – 8:00 amRegistration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 am – 12:00 pm BCA IRL Conference Case Studies (sponsored by BCA, open to all attendees)

Tuesday, April 5

Below is included in the TD Workshop

TimeSessionSpeaker(s)
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch (only for paid attendees)
12:00 – 2:00 pmRegistration
1:00 – 1:30 pmWelcome, Introductions and Ice Breaker
1:30 – 3:00 pmToday’s Blood Components-Inventory Product Updates (and Accompanying Variances)
•
Low/Variable Dose Platelets
• Cold Stored Platelets
• Low Titer Whole Blood Impact on Blood Centers
• PF24 Cryoprecipitate

Kristine Belanger, VP, Operations and COO, Community Blood Center, Appleton

Christine Jones, Director Lab Services, Blood Assurance

Debbie Nennstiel, Director of Quality Assurance, Blood Assurance

Nikki Watlington, Director of Quality and Regulatory Services, LIFELINE

3:00 – 3:15 pmBreak
3:15 – 5:00 pmInventory Management Strategies (includes roundtables)
•
Managing Collection and Multiple Inventories & Inventory Decision Making
• Strengthening Relationships with Hospital Inventory Managers-collaboration emphasis
• Consignment Versus Contract Strategies
Lindsay Peters, Director of Customer Relations, ImpactLife

Jim Cramer, Vitalant

5:00 – 5:10 pmWrap-up
5:30 pm – 6:30 pmJoint Networking Reception (all attendees welcome)

Wednesday, April 6

Below is included in the TD Workshop and the Quality Workshop.

TimeSessionSpeaker(s)
7:00 – 8:00 amRegistration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:30 amWelcome, Introductions, and Ice Breaker
8:30 – 9:15 amStatus of the Blood IndustryKate Fry, CEO, America’s Blood Centers
9:15 – 10:00 amHot Topics in the Blood Industry & Their Impact on Future of Blood Centers (e.g.
Buffy Coat Platelets, Freeze-Dried Platelets, Fibrinogen Concentrate, and DEHP
)
Rita Reik, Chief Medical Officer, ABC
10:00 – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 – 12:00 pmStaffing, Training/Competency, Work from Home Strategies to Meet Challenges of Today & Tomorrow (includes roundtables)
Kristine Belanger, VP, Operations and COO, Community Blood Center, Appleton

Sonya Breckenridge, Vitalant
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:00 – 2:45 pmIs this the End of ‘Just In Time’?: Blood Center Supply Chain Issues & Efforts to Ensure Future Resilience; Supplier Qualification Strategies (includes roundtables)Kate Fry, CEO, America’s Blood Centers

Stacy Conway, Blood Centers of America
2:45 – 3:00 pmBreak
3:00 – 4:00 pmPlatelet Quality IssuesHoracio Requena, OneBlood
4:00 – 5:00 pmPlatelet Adoption Strategies from a Small Center Perspective Shelley Harkey, SunCoast Blood Centers
5:15- 6:15pmJoint Networking Reception (all attendees welcome)

Thursday, April 7

Below is included in the Quality Workshop.

TimeSessionSpeaker(s)
7:00 – 8:00 amRegistration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 8:15 amWelcome and Introductions
8:15 – 10:00 amBlood Center Risk-Based Challenges
• Risk-Based Decision-Making for Blood Centers
• Cybersecurity Threats & Mitigation for Blood Centers
• Requirements for blood center to meet insurance requirements for liability/technical support
• Financial risk-based decision making- what’s the cost of doing nothing
• Blood Center HIPPA Breaches & Obligations
Todd Rosenbaum, CPA, Assurance Partner, MCM Advisors

Richard Dunn, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center

JB Gaskins, Blood Assurance

Roxanne Tata, Vitalant
10:00 – 10:15 amBreak
10:15 – 12:00 pmHow Did You Change Work During the Pandemic?Nikki Watlington
12:00 – 1:00 pmLunch
1:15- 2:00 pmImproving Paid Donors-Donor Recruitment & Customer Acceptance (includes roundtables)
•
Path to paying donors/Competition with volunteer donors
• Strategies to market to customers
Jane Miller, Director of Quality Assurance Shepeard Community Blood Center
2:00 – 3:45 pmImplementing New ProcessesAlan Ueoka, Blood Bank of Hawaii
3:45 – 4:00 pmCloseout

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    • Our Priorities
      • Strengthening the Blood Supply
      • Modernizing the Licensure Process
      • Expanding Access to Blood Products
      • Moving Toward an Individual Donor Assessment
      • Diversifying the Donor Base
      • Eliminating Unnecessary and Duplicative Testing Requirements
      • Lowering the U.S. Platelet Content Requirement
      • Expanding the Availability of Blood in Hospice
      • Updating vCJD Guidance
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    • The Value of Blood
    • Advertise
    • Grant Funding Guide đź”’
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    • Webinar Recordingsđź”’
      • Advocacy Webinarsđź”’
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