Webinar Objectives: 

• What is and Red Blood Cell (RBC) and What is its importance
• RBC Critical Functions
• RBC Lifecycle and Membrane Structure
• Antigens on Membrane Surface

Webinar Objectives: 

• Describe the functions of enzymes on red blood cells
• Compare enzyme treatment to chemical treatment
• Discuss the use of enzyme treated red blood cells in antibody detection and identification pathways

Speaker: Tricia Sanders 

Webinar Objectives: 

• Discuss and interpret interactive immunohematology case studies

Speaker: Monica Kalvelage

Webinar Objectives: 

• Brief review of the technology and its key characteristics
• The significant impact of HLA Typing by NGS by solid organ transplantation
• Explain limitations of the current technologies utilized in the clinical labs and how Nanopore sequencing may provide a better solution
• Present data showing the informative application of NGS for a more complete assessment of the role of HLA genomic polymorphisms in disease association studies

Speaker: Dimitri Monos Ph.D.

Webinar Objectives: 

• Ethical issues on the way to self sufficiency: How to improve organ transplantation in India

Speaker: Vivik Kute

Webinar Objectives:

• Discussion of treatment of late antibody-meditated rejection

Speaker: Georg Böhmig

Webinar Objectives

• Unfavorable mismatches and acceptable antibodies in kidney transplantation

Speaker: Rajalingam Raja

Webinar Objectives: 

• Background
• Pharmacogenomics (PGx) as a tool for precision medicine (PM) in solid organ & hemopoietic cell transplantation
• PGx testing in other specialties
• Direct-to-customer PGx testing
• Overcoming barriers to implementing PGx testing

Speaker: Medhat Askar

Webinar Objectives: 

• Main Mechanisms
• Clinical and histological manifestations
• Role in diagnostics
• Immunopathological mechanisms and experimental elements
• Current and emerging therapies

Speaker: Nicole M Valenzuela 

Webinar Objectives:

• PICHE vs HLA
• Long- and Short-term effects
• How PIRCHE enhances antibody diagnostics
• PIRCHE walk through

Speaker: Matthias Niemann

Webinar Objectives: 

• Podcast style presentation with PIRCHE experts analyzing new frontiers in epitope matching

Speaker: Martha Deconinck  Matthias Niemann  Timothy Boadi​

Webinar Objectives: 

• Review the scope of BeadChip PreciseType^@ testing
• Discuss published indications for RBC genotyping in patients
• Describe Northwestern Memorial Hospital approach
• Examine benefits of DNA phenotyping in subsequent workups
• Discuss questions and comments

Speaker: Glenn Ramsey

Webinar Objectives:

• Review RBC alloimmunization persistence despite advances in serologic testing
• Discuss limitations of serological testing
• PreciseType@ HEA RBC genetic  testing helps overcome these limitations
• Clinical applications
• Questions and Answers

Speaker: Cassandra Josephson

Webinar Objectives: 

• Describe the application of molecular testing in the hospital donor center and transfusion service
• Discuss the impact of molecular testing on serologic antibody identification workups through case studies
• List the benefits of leveraging software to simultaniously view serology and molecular testing

Speakers: Jessie Singer MT (ASCP)  Cassandra Josephson MD

Webinar Objectives: 

• Define Monocyte Monolayer Assay (MMA) and determine when it should be considered
• Understand the role of molecular testing in the blood bank
• Evaluate the application of MMA and molecular testing using a case study approach

Speaker: Katrina Bilingsley

Webinar Objectives: 

• Brazilian experience and clinical benefits of blood group genotyping in patents with SCD and thalassemia
• Molecular matching
• RH genotyping in patients with SCD and donors

Speaker: Connie Westhoff, PhD

Webinar Objectives: 

• Introduction to Blood Bank basics
• Discuss limitations of serologic phenotyping
• Description of RBC molecular typing and potential advantages over serologic typing
• Application of RBC molecular typing

Speaker: Ross M Fasano

Webinar Objectives: 

• Optimization of HLA antibody testing
• Rapid Optimized Single Antigen Bead (ROB) protocol for LABscreen (Human Immunology 2017)
• Enhanced ROB protocols for LIFECODES LSA
• Development of a novel, prozone-resistant Dual Antibody Rapid Test (DART) protocol for LABscreen (ASHI Quarterly 2017)

Speaker: Robert Liwski

Webinar Objectives: 

• Basis of Antibody testing
• ASHI scoring system
• Assay Classification
• Luminex summary

Speaker: Dr. Michael Gautreaux

Webinar Objectives: 

• SAB Assay
• Complement blocking
• HLA antibody specificity analysis

Speaker: Dr. Richard Battle 

Webinar Objectives

• Challenges with single antigen testing
• HLA Class I Structural Variants - "Denatured Antigens"
• Conclusions from in-house studies
• Best practices in single antigen testing

Speaker: Bryan Ray

Webinar Objectives: 

• Comparison of current HLA typing methods
• Different HLA NGS manufacturers
• Workflow estimates
• Explanation of clinical runs

Speakers: Masako Osada, Ph.D. & ReaAnna Neville CHT(ABHI) 

Webinar Objectives: 

• HLA DNA bilble
• NGS definition, key terms, and general workflow
• Databank submission

Speakers: Michael D. Gautreaux  Kelly J. Ingram  David F Kiger

Webinar Objectives: 

• Recent product releases
• Product Roadmap
• Future Product Developments

Speakers: Martha Deconinck   Benedetta Mazzi

Webinar Objectives: 

• Bridging the GAP with LIFECODES Single Antigen Class I & Class II
• Frontiers of Epitope Matching

Speakers: Siva Kanangat, Ph.D., D (ABHI)  David Pinelli, PhD  Peter Nickerson, MD, FRCP

Webinar Objectives: 

• Impact of Covid-19 on solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Impact of Covid-19 on HLA laboratory
•  Immune profiling of Covid-19 patients and implication in transplantation
• HLA association with Covid-19

Speaker: Rajalingam Raja 

Webinar Objectives: 

• Evolution of HLA typing
• Single antigen bead tools
• Epitope tools
• Case Studies

Speaker: Anne Halpin  Esmé Dijke

Webinar Objectives: 

• Compare and contract kidney transplant (Ktx)  in the USA and India
• Testing performed at UCSF for KTx
• Protocol used at UCSF for KTx
• Testing Details
• Optimal protocol for KTx in India

Speaker: Rajalingam Raja Ph.D.

Webinar Objectives: 

• Hematopoietic Stem Cell transplantation
• Serological Typing
• HLA Allele assignment
• Alternate donor
• Stem Cell transplantation challenges in India

Speaker: Dr. Uma Kanga

Webinar Objectives: 

• History of crossmatches in transplantation
• Review of current crossmatch methods
• Advantages and disadvantages of actual crossmatches
• Advantages and disadvantages of virtual crossmatches
• Understand the limitations of both types of crossmatches

Speaker: Luis G. Hidalgo

Webinar Objectives: 

• History of HLA matching
• HLA matching benefits patient survival
•  How to distinguish immunogenic and nonimmunogenic HLA mismatches
• Problem for the Hyperimmunized patient

Speaker: Frans Claas 

Webinar Objectives: 

• The process of stem cell transplantation
• Chimerism definition, examples, and analysis

Speaker: Dr. Anil Handoo

Webinar Objectives: 

•  HLA Typing
• Antigen and Alleles
• Transplantation

Speaker: Dr. Deborah Sage

Webinar Objectives: 

• Decision process to advocate for NGS
• Lab Planning
• Test Validation
• Implementation into clinical practice
• Reporting out NGS data
• Areas where NGS can help an HLA lab in solid organ translantation

Speaker: Peter Jindra

Webinar Objectives: 

• MIC Overview
• Role of non HLA antibodies in renal transplant
• Pathogenesis
• Early Studies
• Significance of pre Tx MICA
• Significance of post Tx MICA
• Mechanism of antibody formation
• Our study

Speaker: Dr. Mohit Chowdhry

Webinar Objectives: 

• Using precision medicine initiative to improve kidney transplantation

Speaker: Maarten Naesens MD PhD

Webinar Objectives: 

• Echo improvements and their benefits
• ImmuLINK

Speaker: Nancy Harrison 

Webinar Objectives: 

• ImmuLINK function and capabilities
• Hamilton Regional Library medicine program
• CoLabs and ImmuLINK

Speaker: Sandra Fazari MLT, BSC, MBA 

Webinar Objectives: 

• ImmuLINK background
• ImmuLINK demonstration

Speaker: Giuffre Gianni 

Webinar Objectives: 

• B-cell epitope in Kidney transplantation
• T-cell epitope in Kidney transplantation

Speakers: Sebastiaan Heidt  Eric Spierings

Webinar Objectives: 

• ABO Blood group systems
• How does FDA impact ABO Blood groups
• History of blood transfusion
• Landsteiner's Law

Webinar Objectives: 

• Explain the formation of H, A, and B antigens and soluble substances
• Interpret ABO typing results including ABO discrepancy testing
• Discuss ABO antibodies including immunoglobulin classes and the importance of reverse testing

Speaker: Tricia Sanders

Webinar Objectives: 

• Discuss the patterns and consistencies between antiboides

Speaker: H. Cliff Sullivan 

Webinar Objectives: 

• Presentation from each speaker explaining their implementation and use of Immucor's LIFECODES LSA assay into their workflow
• Roundtable discussion to further discuss the advantages of LIFECODES LSA Single Antigen Assay to their toolbox and how it has improved patient care and workflow
• Q&A from audience

Speakers: Evan Atkinson  Michael Gautreaux  Dave Pinelli  Maureen M Miller  

Webinar Objectives: 

• Discuss the testing methodologies used for antigen typing
• Differentiate between monoclonal and polyclonal antisera
• Explain the importance of phenotyping in antibody identification
• Describe common antigen typing protocols for multiply transfused patients

Speaker: Trica Sanders

Webinar Objectives: 

• Outline the steps involved in the recognition and evaluation of a transfusion reaction
• Classify non-infections transfusion reactions
• Discuss the factors that contribute to the pathophysiology of febrile non-hemolytic transfusion reactions
• Explain the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in immune-mediated hemolysis and how the pro-inflammatory environment is responsible for many of the signs and symptoms related to a hemolytic reaction
• Describe the various factors that influence the development of alloimmunization to RBC antigens

Speaker: Diana L. Riddle, MT, SBB(ASCP)CM

Webinar Objectives

• Distinguish immune response into the action of T Cells and B Cells.
• Recognize the role of immunoglobulins and cells involved in primary and secondary immune response.
• Outline function and process of complement activation in transfusion medicine.
• Demonstrate genetic concepts of blood groups exploring pedigree analysis and population genetics.

Speaker: Jayanna Slayten MS, MT(ASCP)SBB

Webinar Objectives: 

• Discuss the advantages of implementing HIT screening tests into your facility

Speaker: Kerry Dowling