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Thursday, May 19, 2005

• 7:00 - 8:00
  Registration and coffee - Lobby, Oneida Room

  Concurrent Morning Sessions: 8:00 AM to 12 Noon

  Scientific Session: Focus on Platelets - Event Center Room A
  (Moderators: Donna Strauss, MS and Debra Mazel, MT(ASCP)SBB)

• 8:00 - 9:00
  Do Platelet Transfusions Carry Pro-inflammatory and Pro-thrombotic Risks? - Neil Blumberg, MD
  Presentation of data on platelets as a cell capable of mediating and controlling inflammation and a discussion of inflammatory complications associated with platelet transfusions.

• 9:00 - 10:00
  The Bright Future of Seven-Day Platelets - Celso Bianco, MD
  Issues and regulatory constraints related to pre-pooling of whole blood derived platelets and to the extension of dating of whole blood derived platelets and pheresis platelets to 7 days.

• 10:00 - 10:45
  Break/Exhibits - Oneida Room

• 10:45 - 11:45
  Extreme Makeover: Can We Improve Platelet Concentrates - Laura Cooling, MD, MS
  The program will review new research into platelet biology and storage that could lead to improvements in longer platelet storage, quality and availability.

Nursing/Administrative Session - Event Center Room B
(Moderator: Barbara Reilly, MT(ASCP)SBB and Shelly Sisson, RN)

• 8:00 - 9:00
  Red Blood Cells, Platelets, and Plasma: A primer - Jo Ann Janas, MD
  An overview of blood components and their proper use.

• 9:00 - 9:45
  Transfusion Reactions: Evaluation and Management - John Burch, MD
  How to recognize and react to signs and symptoms of common types of transfusion reactions. Discussion of an appropriate protocol for evaluation of a potential hemolytic transfusion reaction.

• 9:45 - 10:30
  Break/Exhibits - Onieida Room

• 10:30 - 11:15
  Detecting and Preventing Transfusion-related Errors - Jeanne V. Linden, MD, MPH
  Transfusion errors and how they can be detected and prevented.

• 11:15 - 12 noon
  Transfusion Practices Under the Microscope - Holly Rapp, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQA(ASQ)CQ Mgr
  A discussion of auditing methods and tools to use for auditing administration of blood products.

Technical Workshop (Intermediate Level) - Event Center Room C
(Moderator: Karen Lare, BS, MT(ASCP) SBB)

• 8:00 - 12:00
  Approaches to Solving Immunohematology Problems: Case Study Review. - Sandra Nance, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Director of the ARC National Reference Laboratory for Blood Group Serology.
  Sponsored by American Red Cross, New York-Penn Region

• 12:00 - 1:00
  Lunch and Business Meeting - Oneida Room

• 1:00 - 1:30
  Exhibits

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Concurrent Afternoon Sessions: 1:30 - 5:30 PM

Scientific Session: Blood Conservation - Event Center Room A
(Moderator: Joseph Chiofolo, D.O.)

• 1:30 - 2:30
  Transfusion Risks & Pathophysiology: Prevention of Excessive Bleeding after Cardiac Surgery - George Despotis, MD
  Use of aprotinin, tranexamic acid and other agents to prevent excessive blood loss in cardiac surgery.

• 2:30 - 3:15
  Control of Bleeding with rVIIa - Bruce Sachais, MD, PhD
  This presentation will cover the mechanism of action of rVIIa. It will also describe data pertaining to the safety and efficacy of rVIIa in a variety of clinical settings.

• 3:15 - 3:45
  Break/Exhibits - Oneida Room

• 3:45 - 4:45
  Perioperative Blood Conservation Methods - David Landsberg, MD
  Discussion of blood conservation methods used during surgery.

• 4:45 - 5:30
  Use of Platelet Function Analysis in Clinical Practice - Sundara Raman, MD
  Use of platelet function test to detect drug effect, monitor status of platelets in surgical procedures involving platelet compromise and monitor the effectiveness of platelet transfusions.

Administrative Session - Safety Issues for Transfusion Medicine - Event Center Room B
(Moderators: Marcia Kolakoski, MS and Debra Mazel, MT(ASCP)SBB)

• 1:30 - 2:30
  Failure Mode Effects Analysis: A Management Tool for Decreasing Risk - Ann McMican, MT(ASCP)SBB
  A discussion of FMEA as a method to identify ways that errors and breakdowns can occur within processes and design quality and safety into processes.

• 2:30 - 3:00
  ABO Compatibility in Organ Transplantation: A Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA) - Charlene Hubbell, MT(ASCP)SBB
  Describe a FMEA of the process assuring ABO compatibility in an organ transplant program. An illustration of how potential failure modes & corrective actions can be identified to prevent a sentinel event.

• 3:00 - 3:30
  Break/Exhibits - Oneida Room

• 3:30 - 4:00
  Blood Shortages - Blood Center Perspectives - Christopher Baldwin, PhD
  Blood Center's response to blood shortages.

• 4:00 - 4:45
  How Hospitals Meet the Challenges of Blood Shortages - Carolyn Whitsett, MD
  Guidelines for how to maintain services during blood shortages including diversifying suppliers, setting inventory levels for implementation of blood conservation strategies and adjusting the mix of products.

• 4:45 - 5:30
  Improving Patient Safety through Positive Patient Identification - Noah Bentley, MS, SBB(ASCP)
  Review of positive patient identification systems used to increase safety of the blood administration process. Tools which can be used to perform evaluations of competing systems.

Technical Workshop - Event Center Room C
(Moderator: Diane Dermody, BB(ASCP)

• 1:30 - 5:30
  Transfusion Reaction Workup
  A review of transfusion reactions, the laboratory workup and case study presentations.
  Jennifer Dikeman MS, MT(ASCP)
  Laura Cooling, MD, MS

• 5:30 - 6:30
  Wine and Cheese Reception - Oneida Room
  Music by Canastota Select Chorus under the direction of Brent Buneo

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Friday, May 20, 2005

• 7:30 - 8:30
  Registration and coffee - Oneida Room

Concurrent Morning Sessions - 8:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Scientific Session - Event Center Room A
(Moderators: JoAnne Becker, MD and Debra Mazel, MT(ASCP)SBB)

• 8:30 - 9:30
  Blood Management An Outcome-Based Collaborative Model - Richard Spence, MD
  This presentation deals with the need for blood management programs to minimize risk of blood transfusion while improving patient outcomes. A collaborative, team approach is described.

• 9:30 - 10:30
  Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia: Diagnosis and Management
  Jay Herman, MD

• 10:30 - 11:15
  Break/Exhibits - Oneida Room

• 11:15 - 12:15
  Anti-platelet Drugs and Phamacologic Approaches to Decrease Bleeding - Colleen O'Leary, MD
  Review pharmacology of various classes of antiplatelet drugs in perioperative patients. Review indications for use of pharmacologic agents to decrease red blood cell requirements in perioperative patients.

• 12:15 - 1:00
  Apheresis Update and Other Tidbits...
  Robert Dracker, MD

Administrative Session - Automation Options for the Transfusion Service - Event Center Room C
(Moderator: Sue Salerno, MT(ASCP)

• 8:30 - 10:00
  Introduction to Lean and Six Sigma in Transfusion Medicine
  Claudia French, MT(ASCP), MBA

• 10:00 - 10:45
  Break/Exhibits - Oneida Room

• 10:45 - 1:00
  Automation: What is Available - A Look at Options from Ortho Diagnostics, Immucor and Olympus.
  Robert Borley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, CQMgr (ASQ)
  Katherine Davis, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
  Candace Williams, MT(ASCP),SBB

Technical Workshop - Event Center Room B
(Moderator: Karen Lare, BS, MT(ASCP)SBB)

• 8:30 - 1:30
  Reagents - what to use when, problems seen with today's reagents, what to do in the face of reagent shortages.
  Marilyn Moulds, MT(ASCP) SBB, Vice President Education
  Sponsored by ImmucorGamma, Norcross GA/Houston TX

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through joint sponsorship of SUNY Upstate Medical University and Blood Banks Association of New York State. SUNY Upstate Medical University is accredited by the ACGME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

SUNY Upstate Medical University designates this continuing medical education activity (scientific sessions) for a maximum of 9.75 category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award.

A fee of $25.00 will be charged for CME credits.

This continuing nursing education activity (Nursing/Administrative session and 'Safety Issues for Transfusion Medicine' session) was approved by the New York State Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

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Single and Double rooms are available for $110 per night plus tax.
Please call 1-800-771-7711 to reserve your room.
Please identify yourself as part of The Blood Banks Association of New York State.
One night's room deposit required. May be cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival with no cancellation penalty.
Check in time 3:00 p.m. Check out time 11:00 a.m.
Please make reservation by May 9, 2005.

From Binghamton, NY and points South:
Take I-81 North to Exit 16A; Take I-481 North to Exit 6; Take I-90(NYS Thruway) East to Exit 33 (Verona); through the tollbooth travel straight to the stoplight. Take left onto Route 365, and the next left into the Resort.

From Watertown,NY and points North:
Take Route I-81 South; Take I-481 South; Take I-90(NYS Thruway) East to Exit 33 (Verona); through the tollbooth travel straight to the stoplight. Take left onto Route 365, and the next left into the Resort.

From Albany, NY and points East:
Take I-90(NYS Thruway) West to Exit 33 (Verona); through the tollbooth travel straight to the stoplight. Take left onto Route 365, and the next left into the Resort.

From Buffalo, NY and points West:
Take I-90(NYS Thruway) East to Exit 33 (Verona); through the tollbooth travel straight to the stoplight. Take left onto Route 365, and the next left into the Resort.

Meeting Registration Information

Fee Schedule	Member	Non-Member	On-Site	Student
Entire Meeting	$170	$190	$210	$90
Thursday, Full Day	$110	$120	$130	$55
Thursday, Half Day	$ 75	$ 85	$ 95	$45
Friday	$ 65	$ 75	$ 85	$35

Advanced Registration by May 4, 2005.

Preliminary Program Brochure to be mailed with more information.
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Questions: Contact Karla Lauenstein - Lauenstk@Upstate.edu or call (315) 464-6708.