Registration fee : $50.00
Scientific Committee
Willy A. Flegel, MD – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
No relationship to disclose
Gregory A. Denomme, PhD, FCSMLS(D) - Versiti, Milwaukee, WI
Disclosure: Grifols Laboratory Solutions - Speaker Bureau , Honorarium
* All Scientific Committee planning was completed by June 1, 2021*
Activity Director
Kathy Puca, MD
No relationship to disclose
Symposium Coordinators
Sue Johnson, MSTM, MT(ASCP)SBB – Versiti, Milwaukee, WI
Karen Byrne, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Chris Hlavenka – Versiti, Milwaukee, WI
Coordinators are not involved with content
Scheduled Speakers
Jari Louhelainen, PhD, MSc – John Moores University, Liverpool, UK
No relationship to disclose
Catherine Hyland, PhD, MSc – ARCBS, Brisbane, AU
No relationship to disclose
Herleen(Sofi) Rai, MD – NIH Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD
No relationship to disclose
Abdulaziz F Al Mana, MD, MSc(Oxon) – University of Miami, Miami, FL
No relationship to disclose
Pierre-Aurèle Morin, MD – Université de Sherbrooke, Quebec, QC
Dislcosures: Novartis- Speaker, Honorarium; Pfizer - Speaker, Honorarium
Jan Palmblad, MD, PhD - Karolinska Instituet, Stockholm, SE
Disclosures: Chiesi Canada Ltd - Advisory Board, Honorarium ; Chiesi Sweden, Ltd - Advisory Board , Honorarium ; Roche Sweden - Speaker, Honorarium
Frederik Banch Clausen, DMSc, PhD–Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, DK
No relationship to disclose
Gorka Ochoa-Garay, PhD – New York Blood Center, Long Island City, NY
No relationship to disclose
John Roback, MD, PhD - Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Disclosures: CSL Plasma - Consulting Medical Director, Consulting Salary ; Cambium Medical Technology- Consultant Salary ; Secure Transfusion Services - Consultant/ Medical Advisory Board , Consultant Salary
Sean Stowell, MD, PhD – Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Disclosures: Grifols- Speaker, Honorarium; Argenx - Consultant, Honorarium; Cellics - Consultant, Honorarium
Moderators
Willy A. Flegel, MD – National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
No relationship to disclose
Gregory A. Denomme, PhD, FCSMLS(D) - Grifols Laboratory Solutions, San Marco, TX
Disclosures: Grifols Laboratory Solutions - Speaker's Bureau, Honorarium
Shelley Sahu Kalsi, MD – NHLBI, NIH, Bethesda, MD
No relationship to disclose
Christopher Tormey, MD - Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Faculty Oversight
Rowena Punzalan, MD - Versiti, Milwaukee, WI
No relationship to disclose
Learning Objectives
1. Discuss how advances in molecular immunohematology are changing patient care.
2. Discuss patient care strategies from examples (vignettes) described during case reviews.
3. Review how the fundamentals of molecular immunohematology are affecting clinical studies.
4. Identify red cell genotyping strategies addressing the need for rare blood.
ACCME Accreditation Statement:
Versiti is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education to physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement:
Versiti designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 4.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Hours of Participation for Allied Health Care Professionals:
Versiti Wisconsin, Inc. designates this activity for up to 6 hours of participation for continuing education for allied health professionals.
Versiti is approved as a provider of continuing education programs in the clinical laboratory sciences by the ASCLS P.A.C.E.® Program.
This enrollment area is for NIH and FDA employees only and requires a code for enrollment. Please contact Karen Byrne kbyrne@cc.nih.gov