SEABB Annual Meeting March 19-20, 2024
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 ($139) or Sonesta ES Suites Atlanta Kennesaw Town Center ($109 studio, $119 1bedroom, $149 2bedroom). Mention SEABB when calling to make your reservations. Hotel Reservations must be made by February 17th to receive discount
Hampton Inn ($139/night)
3405 Busbee Dr
Kennesaw, GA 30144
770-427-2002
Sonesta ES Suites Kennesaw ($109/night) 3443 Busbee Dr Kennesaw, GA 30144 770-218-1018
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR 2024 SEABB MEETING
| Tuesday, March 19, 2024 | |||
| 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 | Molecular Immunohematology: From Current assays to Genomic Future -part 2 (1 CE) | Celina Montemayor, MD, PhD | Canadian Blood Services |
| 9:00 –10:00 | Too much Ado about Cold-Reactive Antibodies: Serologic Eval & Blood selection for patients with Cold Reactive Allo-and Autoantibodies (1 CE) | Sue T. Johnson, MSTM, MT(ASCP)SBB | Versiti |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | BREAK/EXHIBITS | ||
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Exploring out of group Transplants: Historical Contex, Titer Variability, and Method Transition Considerations (1 CE) | Cliff Sullivan, MD | Emory University |
| 12:00 – 1:30 | LUNCHEON /EXHIBITS | ||
| 1:30 – 2:30 | IRL Case Studies (1 CE) | Donna Haverty, MS, MT(ASCPSBB) | American Red Cross |
| 2:30 – 3:00 | ABORh Bloodtypes Discrepancies: Serology vs Molecular (0.5 CE) | Bhavesh Delvadia, MLS(ASCP)SBB | Northside Hospital |
| 3:00 – 4:00 | Blood group allele matching in Transfusion Medicine (1 CE) | Gregory Denomme, PhD | Grifols |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | DOOR PRIZES/ EXHIBITS | ||
| 4:30 – 6:30 | RECEPTION SPONSORED BY LifeSouth Community Blood Centers | ||
| Wednesday, March 20, 2024 | |||
| 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 | Complex Antibody Identification (1 CE) | Emad Balkash, MS, MT(ASCP), SBB | Bio-Rad Laboratories |
| 9:00 – 9:45 | BREAK/EXHIBITS | ||
| 9:45 – 10:45 | Blood Bank Regulatory (1 CE) | Regina Castor, MT(ASCP)SBB | Werfen |
| 10:45 – 11:45 | Where do anti-ABO(H) antibodies come from anyway? (1 CE) | Sean Stowell, MD, PhD | Harvard University |
| 11:45 – 1:15 | LUNCH/EXHIBITS | ||
| 1:15 – 2:15 | Transfusion Supportive Care Practices in Pediatric ABO Incompatible Heart Transplantation: Influence of Outcomes (1 CE) | Cassandra Josephson, MD | John Hopkins University |
| 2:15 – 3:15 | Cold Storage Platelets (Part II) (1 CE) | Baia Lasky, MD | American Red Cross |
| 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
2024 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