Webinar Objectives: 

• To identify and debunk common myths and misconceptions about pediatric blood transfusions.
• To provide evidence-based information to correct misunderstandings and improve knowledge
• To discuss case studies and real-world scenarios highlighting common challenges and how they are addressed

Speakers: Dr. Satyam Arora, Regional Director South-East Asia, ISBT Additional Professor, Transfusion Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health (PGICH), Noida, India  

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• Understand the Pre- & Post Transplant Antibody Identification in cases of Haplo Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant.
• Highlight the importance of monitoring.
• Discuss clinical case studies demonstrating the impact of antibody identification and monitoring on patient outcomes.

Speakers: Dr. Anil Handoo, Principal Director, Hospital Laboratory Services & Transfusion Medicine, & Principal Director Academics & Research - Max Healthcare Institute Limited & associated hospitals.

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• Explore the basics of  HLA, HPA and tools available
• Platelet Crossmatching
• Approach to a case of Platelet Refractoriness

Speakers: Dr Mohit Chowdhry, Sr. consultant & HEAD - Department of transfusion medicine, molecular biology and transplant immunology ; Indraprastha Apollo hospital, New Delhi

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• MFIs between vendors are not comparable and therefore cutoffs based on the same MFI value cannot be applied to both
• Aim is to generate a model to determine how MFI values from different vendors behave
• Establish data-driven, comparable, vendor-specific cutoffs for analyzing big data sets

Speakers: Gonca Karahan, Post Doctoral Researcher, Department of Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands

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• What is CAR-T, CAR-T current indications and future directions
• The patient journey through CAR T-cell therapy and complications associated with CAR-T

Speakers: Ceri Jones Haematology Consultant, University Hospital of Wales, Emily John Lead CAR-T Clinical Nurse Specialist, University Hospital of Wales

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• Outlining some of the current Iron and PBM activities being used in the UK
• Highlighting differences in practice when managing paediatrics & adults

Speakers: Dr Paolo Polzella and Dr Anne Kelly

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•  Implementation of goal-directed bleeding management:
  • Coagulation changes during bleeding
  • What is goal directed bleeding management
  • Why bring in viscoelastic testing
  • How do you introduce it
  • Is it effective – impact on blood product usage

Speakers: Kate Maynard, Dr Sam Hird, Dr Amrit Dhadda and Prof Rachel Collis

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Our subject matter experts will be reviewing HLA antibody analysis on MATCH IT! Antibody software using informative case studies, software tools, and interactive polls.

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, BS, CHT (ABHI) and Jean L. Heneghan, MS, CHS(ABHI)

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• HLA antibody analysis on MATCH IT! Antibody v1.5.1 software using informative case studies and software tools

Speakers: Lindsay Murdock, MS, CHT(ABHI), MLS(ASCP) ^CM  and Erik Chatroop, MS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, CHS(ACHI)

Webinar Objectives: 

• Writing procedures and work instructions
• Quality managements
• Standards of laboratory practice
• Test performance appraisal and validation

Speaker: Dr. Marco Andreani Ph.D. ; Dr. Walter Herczyk CHS(ACHI) MT (ASCP)

Webinar Objectives:

• Organ transplantation
• Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
• Single donor platelet transfusion for alloimmunized patients
• HLA and disease associations

Speaker: Dr. Sunil Daga MBBS MRCP PhD

Webinar Objectives 

• Clinical Histocompatibility Testing for Xenotransplantation: What We Have and What We Need
• Post-transplant Rejection Diagnostics:  a Bermuda Triangle between HLA Specialists, Nephrologists and Pathologists
• The Next Steps in the Routine Diagnostic Implementation of Non-HLA Antibody Testing
• The Role of HLA and Non-HLA Antibody Burden in the Outcome of Pediatric Kidney Transplantation

Speakers: Sam Ho, Maarten Naesens, Carrie Butler, Patrizia Comoli

Webinar Objectives 

• Unlocking the Power of PIRCHE-II: Exploring the Role of HLA Mismatch in Risk Stratification
• The Use of PIRCHE in Stem Cell Transplantation
• The HLA Eplet Registry. New Design, New Tools and Future Directions
• Shaping the NEXT GENERATION of MATCH IT!^® Software

Speakers: Bethany Dale, Meenakshi Singh, Massimo Mangolia, Alisa Rantanen

Webinar Objectives

• Best Practices for Antibody Testing
• Canadian Genome Project
• Virtual Crossmatch: How and Why?, US Perspective
• Virtual Crossmatch: How and Why?, Eurotransplant
• Virtual Crossmatch:  How and Why, Down Under

Speakers: Annette Jackson, Karen Sherwood, Paul Keown, Luis Hidalgo, Cynthia Kramer, Rhonda Holdsworth

Webinar Objectives: 

• Sensitivity of antibody detection assays
• Epitope of structure of HLA gene products
• Relationships of HLA epitopes and sequence
•  Analysis of HLA antibodies in patients
• Dynamics of HLA antibody production

Speaker: Tiffany Bratton, PhD

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• Complement-dependent cytotoxicity assay,
  flow cytometry, & ELISA
• Complement and antiglobulin reagents Molecular genetics

Speaker: Michael D. Gautreaux, PhD, FACHI

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• HLA complex & nomenclature
• Genetics of the HLA complex
• Physical and antigenic structure & functioning of HLA gene products

Speaker: Gizem Turmer, MD

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• LEARNing is fun in a new way when you complete this virtual intensive, transfusion medicine investigation.

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• LEARNing is fun in a new way when you complete this virtual intensive, transplant medicine investigation.

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•  Learn more about PIRCHE
• How PIRCHE can help you see beyond limits of transplant diagnostics.

Speaker: Massimo Mangiola, Ph.D., A(ACHI)

Webinar Objecties:

• Understand the Clinical relevance of NK (natural killer) cells Immunogenetics

Speaker: Dr. Rajalingam Raja, UCSF, USA

Webinar Objectives:

• Worklist Management
• Results Management
• Report Management
• Panel ID | Module
• Archive Management

Speaker:  Gianni Giuffrè

Webinar Objectives:
• Define normal and abnormal coagulation lab findings.
• Correlate laboratory results with common clinical signs and symptoms in the patient.
• Discriminate normal and abnormal platelet laboratory results.
• Apply coagulation and hematology results in case study examples focusing on the provision of appropriate
transfusion of blood products or medical intervention.

Speaker: Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB^CM

Webinar Objectives:
• Explain detection and identification of red cell alloantibodies.
• Explore problem solving techniques including evaluation of the patient’s clinical and transfusion history, autocontrol, DAT and red cell phenotype.
• Define appropriate testing methods for IgM compared to IgG reactive antibodies.
• Apply antibody identification practices in case studies

Speaker: Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB^CM

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• HLA-DQ Antibodies in Solid Organ Transplantation

Speakers: Anat Roitberg-Tambur, DMD, PhD

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•  Advances in treatments for patients with Sickle Cell Disease
•  National Haemoglobinopathy Registry

Speakers: Noemi Roy, Farrukh Shah

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• The Eurotransplant Acceptable Mismatch Program
• How HLA epitope knowledge may benefit highly sensitized patients
• HLA-specific memory B cells: possible use for delisting and desensitization strategies
• Highly sensitized patients are disadvantaged by the presence of denatured HLA in Luminex HLA single antigen testing
• How implementing two SAB vendors can help patients

Speakers: Annette Jackson, Sebastiaan Heidt, Suzanne Bezstarosti, Gonca Karahan, Richard Battle, Alin Girnita 

Webinar Objectives: 

• The Genome Canada Consortium on Precision Medicine in Renal Transplantation
• The Evolution and Revolution in NGS
• Getting the basic building blocks rights- The impact of NGS based HLA typing on our clinical practice
• Definition of immunogenic and non-immunogenic HLA epitopes
• Updates from the HLA- DQ antibody component of the International Histocompatibility Workshop

Speakers: Paul Keown, Karen Sherwood, Sujatha Krisnakumar, Dolly Rose, Cynthia Kramer, Anat Tambur

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• What's in your toolbox? Experiences with LIFECODES ID assays
• What's in your toolbox? Experiences with LIFECODES LSA and C3d assays
• Non-HLA: A voyage into the unknown
• Clinical Relevance of Non-HLA Antibody Burden in Kidney Transplantation
• Non-HLA antibody panel: from bench to bedside

Speakers: Mike Gautreaux, Brett Loehmann, Bryan Ray, Alek Senev, Carrie Butler

Webinar Objectives:

• Blood component usage in the pre hospital setting
• The use of O positive red cells in the pre hospital setting

Speaker: Dr. James Raitt MBChB, FRCEM, FIMC, Kerry Dowling

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• Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation from unrelated donors in Germany
• Structures, Figures, Matching Guidelines, and Outcomes

Speaker: Dr. Joannis Mytilineos

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• HLA Matching Paradigms in Allogeneic HSCT

Speaker: Dr. Meenakshi Singh, Advanced center for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer, Navi Mumbai, India

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• RhD Case Studies: Interpretation and Patient Risks in Transfusions
• Management of platelet alloimmunization on the Maternity Laboratory
• The challenging effects of monoclonal antibody therapies on the Transfusion Laboratory

Speakers: Dr Lilian Castilho, PhD, Dr Rachel Petermann, MD, PhD, Julie Staves Manager, Transfusion Laboratory

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• A breakthrough in ABO isoagglutinin titration automation: reason to believe & its benefits

Speakers: Dr. Soma Agrawal

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• Overview of single antigen analysis technology
• Walk through of an interactive case study

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, Jean L. Heneghan

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• Seeing antibody detection through the lense of Sherlock Holmes

Speaker: Dawn M. Rumsey

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• Pathophysiology of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)
• Laboratory characteristics of various ADAMTS13 tests
• Clinical applications of ADAMTS13 testing in diagnostics and management of patients with TTP

Speaker: Dong Chen MD PhD

Webinar Objectives:

• Advantages of Multi-Assay Analysis: Resolving Discrepancies between Solid Phase Immunoassays
• Non-HLA antibody panel discovery, development, and validation: From bench to bedside
• Redesigning HLA Compatibility: Does it work and are we ready?

Speaker: Julie Houp, MS CHS  Carrie L. Butler, Ph.D.  Massimo Mangiola, Ph.D. D(ACHI)

Webinar Objectives: 

• Overview of single antigen analysis technology
• Walk through of an interactive case study

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, Jean L. Heneghan

Webinar Objectives: 

• Overview of single antigen analysis technology
• Walk through of an interactive case study

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, Jean L. Heneghan

Webinar Objectives: 

• Transplanting sensitized candidates: new options for overcoming DSA barriers

Speaker: Annette Jackson

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• Diagnosis of antibody-meditated rejection in 2021: antibodies, biopsies, and molecules

Speaker: Michael Mengel

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• Lab week Case Studies with Lifecodes LSA

Speaker: Dave Pinelli 

Webinar Objectives: 

• Overview of single antigen analysis technology
• Walk through of an interactive case study

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, Jean L. Heneghan

Webinar Objectives: 

• Overview of single antigen analysis technology
• Walk through of an interactive case study

Speakers: K. Kelly Cousins, Jean L. Heneghan

Webinar Objectives:

• Describe the relationship between Ren Blood cell antigens and their corresponding antibodies
• Learn about genes, antigens, and antibodies and how they are arranged in each system

Speaker: N/A

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• Review the Serologic Presentation
•  Discuss Adsorption Procedures
• How to differentiate WAIHA from Drug-Induced Hemolytic

Speaker: Sue Johnson MSTM, MT(ASCP)SBB