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Transfusion | Virtual

Immunology, Complement and Genetics: The Backbone of the Blood Bank

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 1pm, 7pm, 10pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

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.

Summary of Session:
The field of Immunohematology is built on immunology, complement and genetics.  This course is a starting point for a deeper understanding of the foundations of Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine.

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Transplant | Virtual

Bridging the Gap with Multi-Assay Analysis: Resolving HLA Discrepancies Between Solid Phase Immunoassays - A Roundtable Discussion

1pm ET | 6pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

Join Immucor and a panel of experts as they discuss the advantages of adding the LIFECODES Single Antigen assay to their toolbox and how it has improved patient care and workflow.

Speakers:

Dave Pinelli, Ph.D., F(ACHI),
Northwestern University		 Evan Atkinson, M.D., M.S.,
Tulane School of Medicine
Maureen M. Miller MT(ASCP), CHS,
Yale University		 Michael Gautreaux, Ph.D., F(ACHI),
Atrium Health, Wake Forest Baptist
Laurine Bow, Ph.D.,
Yale University

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Transfusion | Virtual

Blood Groups: Common to Confounding Specificities

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 1pm, 7pm, 10pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

Webinar Objectives:

  • Identify the common blood groups by genetic background, antigen, antibody and clinical significance.
  • Discriminate uncommon blood groups by genetic background, antigen, antibody and clinical significance.
  • Give examples of unique characteristics of blood groups and how they relate to the clinical outcomes in patients.
  • Apply the knowledge of blood groups to provide the most appropriate blood products for transfusion.

Summary of Session:
This course is a comprehensive review of all blood groups both common and uncommon. Each blood group will be defined by its antigen and antibody with emphasis on clinical  significance or insignificance. Unique characteristics and clinical correlation for specific blood groups will be highlighted.

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Transplant | Virtual

ISHI Webinar: Xenotransplantation

1pm IST  | 730am UTC

Language: English

Moderator:  Prof. Narinder Mehra

Speakers:

  • Dr. Ajay Kumar Baranwal
  • Dr. Gaurav Sharma

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Transfusion | Virtual

A New Front in Myeloma Therapy and an Emerging Complication in Blood Bank Testing

12pm IST | 4:30pm AEST | 8:30am CEST | 2:30am ET | 7:30am UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

Chairperson:

Dr. Rajesh Sawant
Consultant, Transfusion Medicine & Histocompatibility & Immunogenetics
Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital
Mumbai, India

Speaker:

Dr. Rasika Setia
Associate Director & HOD, Transfusion Medicine,
BLK Max Super Speciality Hospital Pusa Road,
New Delhi, India

Webinar Objectives:

  • The use of monoclonal therapies are likely to increase in frequency as more patients are successfully treated and more therapies are approved.
  • Mechanism of action of Daratumumab - Guidance from AABB for the same.
  • Discuss about what kind of issues we are facing during serological investigations and how to overcome them.(Emerging Complications & Cause of Interference)
  • Mitigation strategies for these therapies, while effective, are time consuming and inefficient.
  • Define, how we can reduce interference of the monoclonal therapies in pre-transfusion testing through Capture® Technology (Strategies for Resolving Interferences).

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Transplant | Virtual

ISHI Webinar Session No 15 - HLA MATCHING IN TRANSPLANTATION

1:30 – 2:30PM IST | 6:00 – 7:00PM AEST | 10:00 - 11AM CST

Language: English

Speaker: Frans Claas

Frans Claas, Ph.D, is emeritus professor “Immunogenetics of transplantation” at the Leiden University
Medical Center in Leiden, the Netherlands and past-director of the Eurotransplant Reference Laboratory. He
is currently a guest professor at the University of Antwerp in Belgium. The main topics of his research are the
differential immunogenicity of HLA mismatches in clinical transplantation and the immunology of pregnancy
as a model for transplantation tolerance. The studies of his research group have generated more than 700
papers in peer-reviewed journals. He was the initiator of a special program within Eurotransplant to enhance
transplantation of highly sensitized renal transplant patients on basis of acceptable HLA mismatches.

Moderator: Prof. Narinder Mehra

Prof. Narinder Mehra is the former Dean of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and is the
current President of the Indian Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics. He started his scientific
career in the area of H & I in the mid 70’s, when this specialty was virtually non-existent in India and its impact
in Biology and Medicine was beginning to be understood worldwide.

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Transfusion | Virtual

Dia Educacional de Língua Portuguesa Immucor

12pm -8pm

Participe conosco e com líderes de opinião sobre as últimas novidades em banco de sangue.

Na sua língua!

Nível de Instrução: Intermediário

Taxa: Sem cobrança

Link da Sessão da Manhã:  https://app.webinar.net/eOy6NEjV9Zd

Link da sessão da tarde:  https://app.webinar.net/QG19bwobBEV

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Transplant | Virtual

EFI Congress 2022

We are so excited to attend EFI 2022, the first live EFI in 3 years!

Our team of transplant experts will be present throughout the conference to answer your questions, update you on all our recent product developments, demonstrate our latest software or to say simply hello after so long.

If you are attending EFI 2022 virtually, then we also look forward to welcoming you to our virtual booth and connecting with you through the chat and 1:1 meeting functions.

CLICK HERE for additional details on some the exciting events Immucor is hosting during EFI 2022.

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Transplant | Virtual

A break through in ABO Isoagglutinin Titration- Automated: Reason to believe & Benefits

12PM-1PM IST (Indian Standard Time)

01:30 - 02:30PM (Jakarta, Bangkok, Hanoi)

02:30 - 03:30PM (Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila)

04:30 - 05:30PM AEST (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

08:30 - 09:30AM CEST (Central Europe Standard Time)

Language: English

Chairperson: Dr. Mohit Chowdhry, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Biology & Transplant Immunology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals , New Delhi

Speaker: Dr. Soma Agrawal, Jr. Consultant, Dept of Transfusion Medicine, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India

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Transplant | Virtual

ISHI Webinar Session No 16

June 3:  1:30 IST | 6:00  AEST | 10:00 CEST

June 14: 8:00 AM ET | 2:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM ET

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

Topic: Molecular Histocompatibility & Transplantation

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

Blood on Board! The Evolution and Revolution of Transfusions in the Pre-Hospital Setting

2:30pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm BST  | 9:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm EDT

Level of Instruction: Basic

Language: English

Summary of Session:

With over 70% of the UK’s air ambulance charities now carrying blood on board, the introduction of pre hospital blood transfusion has improved the chances of survival in the most critically ill and injured patients.

This webinar invites Dr James Raitt to share guidance and governance around pre hospital transfusions, the logistics and mechanics of providing blood on board and a recent review of patients who were transfused in the pre hospital setting. Kerry Dowling will talk on continued evolutions in pre hospital transfusion, discussing the use of O pos red cells in the emergency roadside setting.

 

AGENDA

Blood component usage in the pre hospital setting

Dr. James Raitt MBChB, FRCEM, FIMC

Consultant in Emergency Medicine and Pre Hospital Emergency Medicine

Audit, Improvement and Research (AIR) Group Lead

Thames Valley Air Ambulance

 

The use of O positive red cells in the pre hospital setting

Kerry Dowling

Blood Transfusion Laboratory & Phlebotomy Manager

Laboratory Medicine

Southampton General Hospital

Session will be chaired by Julie Staves, Chair of BBTS Annual Meeting Committee

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Transfusion | Virtual

Antibody Detection and identification: Patterns, Patience and Precision

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 12pm, 6pm, 9pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

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

Summary of Session:
When the antibody detection test is reactive and antibody identification is required. This course will define the common rules, requirements, and rigors of identification of red cell alloantibodies. Finding a pattern of reactivity is one step in defining the specificity of antibody reactivity. Responding with patience and precision for next steps in antibody identification will be demonstrated in case study examples.

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Transfusion | Virtual

The A to Z of Phenotype: Both Rh and Extended Phenotyping and the Impact on Blood Transfusion

12PM IST/ 1:30 PM Bangkok/ 2:30 PM Singapore/ 4:30 PM AEST/ 8:30 AM CEST

8 AM ET

2 PM ET

5 PM ET

Duration: 1 Hour

Language: English

Chairperson:

Dr. Anand Deshpande, Consultant Transfusion Medicine & Haematology,

P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & M. R. C. Mahim, Mumbai

Speaker:

Dr. Rajeshwari Basavanna, Consultant Transfusion Medicine,

P. D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre,

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

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Transfusion | Virtual

BBTS Webinar - Haemoglobinopathies

2:30pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm BST  | 9:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm EDT

Level of Instruction: Basic

CE Credits: PACE, FL, CA

Language: English

Summary of Session:  The second webinar in this BBTS series invites Noemi Roy to talk about advances in treatments for patients with Sickle Cell Disease. Noemi will be followed by Farrukh Shah, who will talk about the National Haemoglobinopathy Registry

Speakers:

Noemi Roy

Consultant Haematology

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

 

Farrukh Shah

Medical Director, Transfusion at NHSBT

Consultant, Whittington Health NHS Trust

 

Session will be chaired by Julie Staves, Chair of BBTS Annual Meeting Committee

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Transplant | Virtual

ISHI Webinar Session No 18

6:30 - 7:30 PM IST | 3:00 - 4:00 PM CEST | 8:00 - 9:00 AM CDT

HLA-DQ Antibodies in Solid Organ Transplantation

Language: English

Speaker: Prof Anat Roitberg-Tambur

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Transfusion | Virtual

Webinar: What Blood Bank Tools to Use When and Why: Mastering the Methods

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 12pm, 6pm, 9pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

Webinar Objectives:

  • Appraise the value of common serologic blood bank methods for the resolution of serologic blood bank challenges.
  • Categorize the methods and tools for atypical serum/plasma challenges compared to red cells challenges.
  • Define a systematic approach for ABO discrepancies and atypical antibody detection findings.
  • Employ serologic methods in case study examples to demonstrate efficient application.

Summary of Session:
Serologic problem solving in the Blood Bank can be mastered by understanding and implementing the right tool at the right time. This course will define the advantages and disadvantages of common blood bank methods. Tools to resolve ABO discrepancies and atypical antibody detection findings will be explored. Mastering these tools will improve overall serologic problem solving allowing for these challenges to be resolved efficiently.

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Transfusion | Virtual

BBTS Webinar – A six or a dot ball? What does the literature tell us about prehospital transfusions?

2:30pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm BST  | 9:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm EDT

Level of Instruction: Basic

CE Credits: PACE, FL, CA

Language: English

Summary of Session:

This seminar will review the practice of using crystalloids as the initial resuscitation fluid for trauma patients, and will then describe the results of some of the recent trials on blood use in the prehospital phase of trauma resuscitation.

Speaker: Mark Yazer, Professor of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh; Visiting Professor in Pathology, Tel Aviv University; Adjunct Professor of Clinical Immunology, University of Southern Denmark and Associate Director of the Centralized Transfusion Service.

Session will be chaired by Julie Staves, Chair of BBTS Annual Meeting Committee

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Transfusion | Virtual

Adverse Effects of Transfusion: Reaction, Response and Resolutions

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 12pm, 6pm, 9pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

Webinar Objectives:

  • Organize and categorize transfusion complications given the reported signs and symptoms.
  • Discover how laboratory findings correlate with the clinical signs and symptoms of transfusion complications.
  • Compare and contrast acute and delayed transfusion reactions.
  • Apply how to define the adverse complications of transfusion in example case studies.

Summary of Session:
Transfusion complications are a risk of the transfusion of blood. Response to transfusion may be defined acute or delayed, hemolytic or non-hemolytic and immune or non-immune. This course will define categories of transfusion reactions, with applicable clinical response and laboratory investigation. Resolving the type of reaction and appropriate recommendations for further transfusions will be explored

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Coagulation | Transfusion | Virtual

Webinar: Hemostasis and Platelet Testing: Lab Results Providing Guidance or Clinical Care

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 1pm, 7pm, 10pm UTC

Level of Instruction: Intermediate

Language: English - First webinar of the day will be simultaneously translated into Spanish, French, Italian, & German

This webinar is a part of the series, Transfusion Medicine: Top to Bottom with Jayanna Slayten, MS, MT(ASCP)SBBcm

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.

Summary of Session:
The ability to maintain hemostasis is monitored in the laboratory with coagulation and hematology methods. This course will define the laboratory methods and analysis used in the evaluation of the overall hemostasis of a patient. Discussion will include maintaining normal hemostasis and what actions may occur with abnormal hemostatic findings. The Blood Bank/ Transfusion Service aid in the care of the patient with abnormal hemostatic or platelet results with the provision of timely blood administration.

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Transfusion | Virtual

BBTS Webinar – Transfusion Triggers in the Neonate

2:30pm, 7:00pm, 10:00pm GMT  | 9:30am, 2:00pm, 5:00pm EST

Level of Instruction: Basic

CE Credits: PACE, FL, CA

Language: English - First webinar of the day will be simultaneously translated into Spanish, French, Italian, & German

Summary of Session:  This seminar is aimed at Transfusion Practitioners, Transfusion Laboratory Teams and Transfusion Consultants keen to better understand the needs of this special patient group, neonates.

Speaker:  Martha Sola-Visner, MD, Neonatologist and Director of Newborn Medicine Clinical Research, Boston Children’s Hospital and Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School

Session will be chaired by Rachel Moss, Senior Transfusion Practitioner, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust.

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: Hot Topic in Transplant Medicine

8am, 2pm, 5pm ET | 1pm, 7pm, 10pm UTC

Language: English - First webinar of the day will be simultaneously translated into Spanish, French, Italian, & German

More Information to Come!

Register now and we will share speaker & topic details closer to the webinar date.

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: Clinical Implications of NK Cell Immunogenetics

7:30 PM IST | 3:00 PM CET | 9:00 AM EST | 6:00 AM PST

Replays 2:00 PM EST | 5:00 PM EST

Speaker: 

Dr. Rajalingam Raja Ph.D., F(ACHI), FRCP

Professor of Clinical Surgery, Department of Surgery

Director, Immunogenetics and Transplantation Laboratory

University of California San Francisco

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

Webinar: Serological Platelet cross match: A Breakthrough for refractory patients

12:00 PM IST/2:30 PM Beijing Time/ 5:30 PM AEDT/7:30 AM CET

 8:00AM/2:00PM/5:00PM EST.

 

Speaker: Dr. Mohit Chowdhry, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine, Molecular Biology & Transplant Immunology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi

Chairperson: Dr. Sangeeta Pathak, Associate Director & Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine, at Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi

 

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

ISHI webinar session on Impact of HLA-DP in Solid Organ and Bone Marrow Transplantation

01:30PM IST (Indian Std Time)| 04:00 PM Beijing Time | 07:00PM AEDT (Aus Eastern Daylight time)| 10:00AM CEST (Central Europe Summer Time)

With reruns at 8:00 AM/2:00 PM & 5:00 PM EDT

Speaker:

Dr. Moheeb Al-Awwami

Ph.D., CHT, CHS, F(ACHI), D(ESHI), D(ABMLI), CLSSMBB.

Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory

Organ Transplant Center of Excellence
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, AlFaisal University

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

Transfusion webinar – May

12:00 PM IST/2:30 PM CST/ 4:30 PM AEST/8:30 AM CET

 8:00AM/2:00PM/5:00PM Eastern time.

 

Speaker: TBD

 

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Liquid Biopsy Approach for Non- Invasive monitoring of Allograft ABMR

Live session at 6.30PM IST/ 9:00PM Beijing Time/ 3:00PM CEST & 9:00AM EDT

with replays at 2:00PM, 5:00 PM EDT

 

Speaker: Dr. Medhat Askar

MD, PhD, MSHPE, FRCPath

F(ACHI), D(ABMLI), HCLD(ABB)

Director, Transplant Immunology & COVID-19 Testing

Facility Director, Cell Processing Laboratory

Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX

 

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

Segundo Día Anual de Educaçao da Lingua Portuguesa

Objectives: Você se beneficiará de nossos webinar e cursos em Isohemaglutininas e a Transfusao de Plaquetas, a validação do crossmatch plaquetario por fase sólida para manejo da Refratariedade Plaquetaria.

Você descobrirá as últimas inovações para a identificaçao de anticorpos de especificidade não determinada e as técnicas moleculares na determinação de alelos de grupos.

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: HLA Antibody Detection & Identification

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
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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: Clinical Application of HLA Testing

Webinar Objectives:

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

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: Clinical Application of HLA Testing

Event Summary:

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

Event Time: 8am, 2pm, 5pm Eastern Time; 12pm, 6pm and 9pm UTC

Language: English

 

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: HLA Lab Management

Event Summary:

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

Event Time: 8am, 2pm, 5pm Eastern Time; 12pm, 6pm and 9pm UTC

Language: English

 

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Transplant | Virtual

Virtual HLA Antibody Workshop

Event Summary: 

Shared case studies are a learning opportunity for all! Our subject matter experts will be reviewing HLA antibody analysis on the MATCH IT! Antibody software using informative case studies and software tools.

Hope to “see” you there!

Event Time: 2:00PM - 3:00PM EST

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar Workshop: HLA Antibody Case Study

Event Summary:

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

Event Time: 8 AM - 9 AM EST 

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar Workshop: MIA FORA Case Study

Event Summary: 

Using informative case studies and software tools, our subject matter experts will be reviewing HLA typing. Learn more about what makes MIA FORA NGS software and assays unique.

Event Time: 8 AM - 9 AM EST 

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar on “Non HLA Testing and its Clinical implications”

Event Summary:

In this session, you will be able to understand why Non HLA antibodies are also important for Pre-Transplant monitoring from Dr. XJ Liu, Bo Fi Rui Gene Diagnostics, Ltd. China. There are different antibodies which make biomarkers relevant for Heart, Lung, Liver and Kidneys and its important that these have to be tested before you make a Transplant decision.

Event Time: 12PM India time/2:30 PM Beijing Time with replays at 8:00AM/2:00 PM/5:00 PM ET

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Virtual HLA Antibody Workshop

Event Summary: 

Shared case studies are a learning opportunity for all. Our subject matter experts will be reviewing HLA antibody analysis on the MATCH IT! Antibody software using informative case studies and software tools.

Event Time:  1 PM EST

Language: English

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Coagulation | Transfusion | Virtual

BBTS – Werfen Webinar: The use of viscoelastic testing in goal-directed bleeding management

Event Summary:

  • 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

Event Time: 2:30-3:30pm GMT | 6:00-7:00pm GMT | 9:00-10:00pm GMT ----- 10:30-11:30am EDT | 2:00-3:00pm EDT | 5:00-6:00pm EDT

Language: English

 

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Transfusion | Virtual

Webinar: Bioarray as a Genotyping Tool

Event Summary:

  • Introduction & need of Bioarray
  • The advantages of Bioarray in comparison to conventional PCR from a data analysis approach

Event Time: 12 PM India time / 2:30 Beijing Time with replays at 8:00 AM ET, 14:00 PM ET & 17:00 ET

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

BBTS – Werfen Webinar: Iron and Patient Blood Management

Event Summary:

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

Event Time: 2:30-3:30pm BST | 7:00-8:00pm BST | 10:00-11:00pm BST ----- 09:30-10:30am EDT | 2:00-3:00pm EDT | 5:00-6:00pm EDT

Language: English

 

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Transplant | Virtual

Webinar: Exploring the Luminex Single Antigen Bead Assay of Two Different Vendors

Event Summary: 

Explore the Luminex Single Antigen Bead Assay of two different vendors and  compare the mathematical models for MFI conversion with speaker Dr. Gonca E. Karahan from Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands.

Event Time: 12PM India Time/2:30 PM China  Time/8:30 AM CEST Replays at 8:00AM/2:00 PM & 5:00 PM EDT

Language: English

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Transfusion | Transplant | Virtual

BBTS – Werfen Webinar: CAR-T Cell Therapy

Event Summary:

  • 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

Event Time: 2:30-3:30pm BST | 7:00-8:00pm BST | 10:00-11:00pm BST ----- 09:30-10:30am EDT | 2:00-3:00pm EDT | 5:00-6:00pm EDT

Language: English

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

 

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Transplant | Virtual

Hybrid Education Event

Event Summary:

Join Werfen and speakers from around the globe as they present on new frontiers in transplant diagnostics.

Event Time: 8 am - 12 pm (CST)

Language: English

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Transfusion | Virtual

Effective and Timely Management of Platelet Refractoriness

Event Summary:

Tune in to this forward-thinking Webinar by Dr. Mohit Chowdhry, Senior Consultant & Head, Department of Transfusion Medicine at Molecular Biology & Transplant Immunology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India hosted by Ramona Chopra. This meeting will be geared towards blood bank staff and supervisors as well as laboratory directors and medical directors.

Event Time: 12:00PM IST | 2:30PM CST | 8:30AM CEST. Replays at 8:00AM, 2:00PM & 5:00PM EDT

Language: English

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Transplant | Virtual

Hybrid Education Event

Event Summary:

Join Werfen and speakers from around the globe as they present on new frontiers in transplant diagnostics.

Event Time: 9 am - 2 pm (MST)

Language: English

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Coagulation | Transfusion | Transplant | Virtual

BBTS – Werfen Webinar: The Dark Art of Abstracts and Posters

Event Summary: 

Join us to learn the best practices for writing abstracts and posters as well as how to do your study or project justice when presenting.

Event Time:
2:30-3:30pm GMT | 6:00-7:00pm GMT | 9:00-10:00pm GMT
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10:30-11:30am EDT | 2:00-3:00pm EDT | 5:00-6:00pm EDT

Language: UK English

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Transplant | Virtual

Balancing the Haplo Haematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Jugglery

Event Summary: 

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

Objectives of the Webinar:

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

Event Time:
Live 12:00pm-01:00pm IST | Repeated 02:00pm-03:00pm IST | 05:00pm-06:00pm IST

Language: English

 

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Transfusion | Virtual

Challenges, Myths and Facts in Pediatric Transfusion

Event Summary: 

Speaker:

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

Objectives of the Webinar:

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

Event Time:
Live 12:00pm-01:00pm IST | Repeated 03:00pm-04:00pm IST | 07:00pm-08:00pm IST

Language: English

 

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Transfusion | Virtual

HLA Typing and Beyond with Nanopore Sequencing

Event Summary: 

Speaker:

Dr. Thidathip Wongsurawat (Tip), Head, Division of Medical Bioinformatics Research Department, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Thailand

Objectives of the Webinar:

  1. Understand the importance of Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) typing in transplantation, immunology, and disease susceptibility.
  2. Gain insight into the principles and advantages of Nanopore sequencing.
  3. Discuss the reliability, sensitivity, and challenges of Nanopore sequencing for HLA typing.

Event Time:
Live 12:00pm-01:00pm IST | Repeated 03:00pm-04:00pm IST | 07:00pm-08:00pm IST

Language: English

 

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Past – Present – Future Smoothing the Blood Supply

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Speaker:

  • Andy Costall, National Demand Planning Manager, Chair NHSBT Demand Review Group
  • Dr Fatts Chowdhury, Consultant Haematologist in Transfusion Medicine, Clinical Lead for Business Continuity  NHSBT, Chair NBTC Emergency Planning Working Group / Haematology & Trauma Group / UK Red Alert Plan Group

Objectives of the Webinar:

Join us to explore the history and future of blood supply management, from past challenges to demand forecasting and creating an optimised blood supply for the future.

Event Time:
Live 02:00pm-03:30pm BST

Language: English

 

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Unraveling the mystery of MICA antibodies

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Speaker:

Dr. Mohit Chowdhry, Senior Consultant and Department Head , Department of Transfusion Medicine and Transplant Immunology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, India

Objectives of the Webinar:

  1. To under MICA (MHC Class I polypeptide-related sequence A) antibodies, their role in the immune system and their clinical significance in transplant rejection.
  2. To briefly review the methods used for detecting MICA antibodies.
  3. To discuss a recent clinical study and a few patient case studies.

Event Time:
Live 12:00pm-01:00pm IST | Repeated 03:00pm-04:00pm IST | 07:00pm-08:00pm IST

Language: English

 

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