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Symposium Schedule

Forty-Third Annual Symposium: Thursday, September 19, 2024

Session 1:
Moderator:
Harvey Klein, MD
8:30 - 8:35 AM
Welcome and Introductions (non-CE activity)
8:35 - 9:05 AM
Sickle Cell Disease-Modifying Therapies (Emerging Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease)
Titilope Fasipe, MD, PhD
9:05 - 9:10 AM
Q&A
 
9:10 - 9:40 AM
Which Partial-RHD Alleles Present the Most Risk for anti-D Formation
Glenn Ramsey, MD
9:40 - 9:45 AM
Q&A
 
9:45 - 10:00 AM
Break (non-CE activity)


Session 2:
Moderator:
Opal Reddy, MD
10:00 - 10:30 AM
ECP
Valentina Baez Sosa, MD
10:30 - 10:35 AM
Q&A
 


Clinical Vignettes
10:35 - 10:50 AM
Alpha-gal Syndrome and Transfusion Reaction
Patricia Lee, DO
Gerald Sandler, MD
10:50 - 11:00 AM
Dr. Sandler Comments & Q&A
11:00 - 11:15 AM
Hyperhemolysis in SCD
Yafet Mamo, MD
Matthew Hsieh, MD
11:15 - 11:25 AM
Dr. Hsieh Comments & Q&A
11:25 - 12:00 PM
Lunch (non-CE activity) 35 minutes

 

12:00 - 12:05 PM
Richard J Davey Memorial Lectureship Award (Presented by Dr. Mair)
Sandra Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)SBB
12:05 - 12:40 PM
"Antibodies of Undetermined Specificity" by Sandra Nance, MS, MASCP, MLS(ASCP)SBB
12:40 - 12:45 PM
Q&A
 
12:45 - 12:55 PM
Break (non-CE activity) 10 minutes


Session 3:
Moderator:
Susan Leitman, MD
12:55 - 1:30 PM
Obtaining & Maintaining a Diverse Blood Donor Pool
Kamille West-Mitchell, MD
1:30 - 1:35 PM
Q&A
 
1:35 - 2:05 PM
Accepting people with Hereditary Hemochromatosis as Blood Donors
Tsung-Lin Tsai, MD, PhD
2:05 - 2:45 PM

10 minute SME perspectives and Q&A:

  • ARC perspective - Dr. David Mair
  • Versiti - Dr. Alcinda Flowers
  • Vitalant - Dr. Mary Townsend
  • Ireland - Dr. Ellen McSweeney (IBTS)
 


 

2:45 - 2:55 PM
Break (non-CE activity) 10 minutes


Session 4:
Moderator:
William Ward, Ph.D.
2:55 - 3:30 PM
Managing Patients with HLA-matched Platelets
Sandhya Panch, MD
3:30 - 3:35 PM
Q&A
 
3:35 - 4:05 PM
HLA Matching Platelet Strategies
Dr. Neng Yu
4:05 - 4:10 PM
Q&A
 
4:10 PM
Adjourn

If you have questions please contact CC-DTMSymposium@cc.nih.gov.