SEABB Annual Meeting March 18-19, 2025

LOCATION

Kennesaw State University
College of Continuing and Professional
Education Center
3333 Busbee Dr NW
Kennesaw, GA 30144
470.578.6765

HOTELS

We encourage all attendees and vendors to make reservations for overnight stays during the meeting at the Hampton Inn ($149).  Mention SEABB when calling to make your reservations. Hotel Reservations must be made by February 16th to receive discount

Hampton Inn ($149/night)
3405 Busbee Dr
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-427-2002

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2025 SEABB MEETING

Tuesday, March 18, 2025
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER ORGANIZATION
7:00 – 7:45 REGISTRATION/COFFEE
7:45 – 8:00 Introductions and Announcements SEABB Leader SEABB Officer
8:00 – 9:00 Evaluating patients with Warm Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia: Pretransfusion testing challenges and importance of communication in managing transfusion. (1 CE) Sue Johnson MSTM, MLS(ASCP)SBB Versiti
9:00 –10:00 Updates in TACO and TRALI identification, Management, and Hemovigilance Monitoring (1 CE) Baia Lasky, MD American Red Cross
10:00 – 11:00 BREAK/EXHIBITS
11:00 – 12:00 Getting it Rhite with genotyping (1 CE) Sunitha Vege, MS New York Blood Center
12:00 – 1:30 LUNCHEON /EXHIBITS
1:30 – 2:30 Patient Blood Management in Neonatal Transfusion Medicine: Walking a thin tightrope (1 CE) Cassandra Josephson, MD John Hopkins University
2:30 – 3:30  Climbing New Heights with Red Cell Antibody and Antigen investigations (1 CE) Sue Corby, MLS(ASCP)SBB Grifols
3:30 – 4:30  That’s Bananas! A WILD story of genotype matching! (1 CE) Jake Joye, SBB(ASCP) LifeSouth
4:30 – 5:00 DOOR PRIZES/ EXHIBITS
      TBD RECEPTION SPONSORED BY LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
TIME TOPIC SPEAKER ORGANIZATION
7:00 – 7:45 REGISTRATION/COFFEE
7:45 – 8:00 Introductions and Announcements SEABB Leader SEABB Officer
8:00 – 9:00 Examining Factors Dictate the Development and Consequences of RBC Alloimmunization (1 CE) Sean Stowell, MD, PhD Harvard University
9:00 – 9:45                                                                               BREAK/EXHIBITS
9:45 – 10:45 IRL case studies (1 CE) James Gardner, MLS(ASCP)SBB American Red Cross
10:45 – 11:45 Regulatory Updates (1 CE) Regina Castor MLS(ASCP)SBB Werfen
11:45 – 1:15 LUNCH/EXHIBITS
1:15 – 2:15  Platelet refractory patients and algorithmic product testing approach (1 CE) Christopher Lough, MD LifeSouth
2:15 – 3:15 What’s Old and What’s New in Transfusion Medicine? (1 CE) Alex Dent, MD Emory University
3:15 – 3:45 Dwight Ham Award
3:45 DOOR PRIZES

PACE® Credits Available

“SEABB” is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.

This meeting is presented for the benefit of all Blood Bankers and students. Activities will include:

  • Education Sessions
  • Exhibits
  • Awards
  • Buffet Lunch
  • Networking

2025 Institutional Members and Corporate Sponsors

 Institutional Members:

American Red Cross, Immunohematology Reference Lab

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Egleston

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Scottish Rite

Emory University Hospital

Emory Hospital Midtown

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital

Emory Decatur Hospital

Northside Hospital

Piedmont Rockdale Hospital

Wellstar Kennestone

Wellstar Cobb

Wellstar Douglas Medical Center

 Corporate Sponsors:

American Red Cross

AliveDX, formerly known as Quotient

BioRad

Digi-Trax

Grifols

Hemosonics

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers

QuidelOrtho, formerly known as Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

Werfen, formerly known as Immucor