2010 Overview

Target Audience

The target audience for the SABM® Annual Meeting is medical professionals who care for anemic and surgical patients and administrators who are interested in improving patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs. SABM® is a multi-disciplinary organization, and meeting attendance includes a wide variety of medical specialties, comparable to the composition of our membership.

Dates to Remember

• May 31, 2010 – Online Preliminary Program Available
• June 23, 2010 – Online Exhibit Booth Application Closes
• June 30, 2010 – Abstract Submission Deadline EXTENDED!
• July 15, 2010 – Abstract Acceptance Notification
• July 23, 2010 – Final Program Inclusion Deadline
• August 6, 2010 – Early Registration Deadline
• August 23, 2010 – Housing Reservation Deadline
• September 3, 2010 – Advanced Registration Deadline
• September 10, 2010 – Registration Cancellation Deadline
• September 23, 2010 – Pre-conference Event
• September 24-26, 2010 – See you in San Juan!

Learning Objectives

• Apply clinical knowledge regarding the diagnosis and treatment of anemia

• Identify the benefits of patient blood management relative to allogeneic blood transfusion using clinical and economic data

• Utilize fundamental blood management strategies and guidelines for effective transfusion

• Explain The Joint Commission blood management metrics

• Debate the proper management of massive blood loss and hemostasis

• Interpret relevant literature regarding controversial topics in patient blood management

Planning Committee

CHAIR	COCHAIR
Patricia Ford, MD Director, Center for Bloodless Medicine and Surgery Pennsylvania Hospital Oncology/Hematology Associates Philadelphia, PA	Steven E. Hill, MD Medical Director/Professor of Anesthesiology Duke University Medical Center Durham, NC
Michael L. Berman, DO Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ	Edgardo Castillo, MD Hospital HIMA San Pablo Bayamon, PR
Kevin L. Collins, BSN, RN, CCP Duke University Durham, NC, United States	Mary L. Ghiglione, RN, MSN, MHA Director, Blood and Tissue Management Swedish Medical Center Seattle, WA
Nabil E. Hassan, MD, FAAP, FCCM Pediatric Intensivist Helen DeVos Children's Hospital Grand Rapids, MI	Lori Heller, MD Medical Director Swedish Hospital Medical Center Seattle, WA
Richard Melseth Director Surgical Specialty Hospital of Arizona Phoenix, AZ	Heather E. Mingo, RN, MSnNP Program Manager QEII Health Sciences Centre Halifax, NS, Canada
Lena Napolitano, MD, FACS, FCCP, FCCM Division Chief University of Michigan School of Medicine Ann Arbor, MI	Sherri Ozawa, RN Clinical Director Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Englewood, NJ
Dawn Peterson, RN Swedish Hospital Medical Center Seattle, WA	Jorge D. Rivera Vargas, MD Medicina Interna San Juan Bloodless Group San Juan, PR
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP Chief, Dept. of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management Englewood Hospital and Medical Center Englewood, NJ	Gary Thompson, MD Medical Director St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City Kansas City, MO
Francisco Vazquez Ruiz, PhD Chair San Juan, Puerto Rico HLC Guaynabo, PR	Roslyn Yomtovian, MD Quality Scholar Fellow Adjunct Professor of Pathology Louis Stokes VAH Cleveland, OH