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