2007 Speakers and Presentations

Plenary Session

• AABB Update by Dr. Michael Strong, President AABB
• ABC Update by Don Doddridge, President ABC
• FDA presentation by Ronnie Jackson, Biologics Specialist FBA, Fla District
• 2007 Legislative Review by T. Guilday

Technical Session

• Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injury—a lot to make us short of breath by Dr. Harvey Klein
• Meeting the Challenge of Donor Notification by Nancy Kiely, RN
• Transforming Transfusion Medicine® by Douglas Clibourn and Samira Johnson
• Pediatric Transfusion Therapy—The Nuts and Bolts, Challenges for the Transfusion Service by Frank Nizzi, DO
• Update on Bugs by Louis Katz, M.D
• EU Guidelines: What are they and how do we comply? by Becky See, Quality Source

Recruitment Session

• Motivational Recruitment by Leslie Botos, Vice President of Public Affairs, BloodSource
• Community Relationships by Betty Roberts, Vice President of Donor Services, Northwest
• Fun and Successful vs. Stiff and Sterile by David Britt, Corporate Special Promotions Coordinator, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers
• Part I: Call Centers by Ryan Ragan, Director of Donor Resources and Jason Carney, Director of Fixed Site Recruitment, Florida Georgia Blood Alliance
• Part II: Bedside Recruitment by Laurie Ballasso, Fixed Site Coordinator,
  Florida Georgia Blood Alliance
• Part I: Chamber of Commerce Membership by Kathy Panter, Vice President of Community Leadership Orlando Area Chamber of Commerce
• Part II: Successful College Campus Recruitment by Galen Unold, Director of Recruitment & Retention LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc.