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Wednesday, September 12, 2018


0700-1815: SABM Patient Blood Management Certificate Course with Exam

  • Introduction to PBM, Law, Ethics and Patient Rights | Kellie Simmons-Massey, DNP, MSN, AP-C
  • Administrative Applications | Sherri Ozawa, RN
  • Physiology of Anemia and Oxygen Delivery | Alyshia Ogdie, ACNP, MS, NP
  • Pre-op Evaluation and Preparation of the Surgical Patient | Heather Mingo, NP, PhD (c)
  • Peri-operative Patient Blood Management | Cassandra UpChurch, RN
  • The Clotting Cascade – Effects of Anticoagulants | Rebecca Rock, RN
  • Complications of Blood Component Transfusions | NurJehan Quraishy, MD
  • Data Collection for Evaluation of Transfusion Practice | Rita King, RN, MSN
  • Surgical Concepts | James McGinty, MD
  • Anesthesia Concepts | Sheldon Goldstein, MD
  • Obstetrics – PBM in the Healthy Patient | Arnold J. Friedman, MD
  • PBM in the Pediatric Patient | Stacey Valentine, MD, MPH
  • Profound Anemia when Blood is not an Option | Trudi Gallagher, RN
  • PBM in the Trauma Patient | Sheldon Goldstein, MD
  • Blood Products and Coagulation Factors in the Bleeding Patient/NOAC | Carolyn Burns, MD
  • Patient Blood Management Certificate Course Exam

Thursday, September 13, 2018


0800-1130: Bonus Session: Boot Camp for Patient Blood Management Program Implementation
  • Patient Blood Management Principles and Clinical Concepts – An Overview | Carolyn Burns, MD
  • Ensuring PBM Clinical Excellence Using the SABM Standards and Quality Guide | Trudi Gallagher, RN
  • Aligning Patient Blood Management with Hospital Quality, Safety and Operational Performance | Tiffany Hall, RN
  • Facilitating Change and Applied Patient Blood Management Learning through SABM Tools | Rebecca Rock, RN
1200-1330: Lunch Presentation
Utilizing Expanded CBC Parameters to Evaluate Anemia in Cancer Patients | Ellinor Peerschke, MD

1330-1700: PBM Industry Workshops

1700-1930: Welcome Reception with Exhibitors and Dinner Symposium
The Causes and Healthcare Burden of Surgical Bleeding | Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FASA & Kevin Lewis, DVM

Friday, September 14, 2018


0645-1215: Breakfast and General International Session
  • President’s Address: Bridging the World Through Patient Blood Management Partnerships | Pierre Tibi, MD
  • Patient Blood Management — A Global Issue | Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FASA
  • President’s Award: Patient Blood Management Accomplishments – The European Journey | Hans Gombotz, MD
  • Global Perspectives: Patient Blood Management Challenges, Successes and Creative Solutions in Asia, Europe, Australia, North America, and Africa | A/Prof Axel Hofmann (IFPBM-Europe); Marco Pavesi, MD (Italy-ANEMO); Mohammed Farouk, MD, MBA (Africa-AfSBT); Jong Hyeon Lee, MD (Korea/Malaysia-ASPBM); Hongwen Ji, MD, PhD (China-CAPBM); John Freedman, MD (Canada-OnTRAC); Prof Jens Meier (Europe-NATA); Elvira Bisbe, MD (Spain-MAPBM); Jean François Hardy, MD ; Maria Beatrice Rondinelli, MD (MOH-Italy); and Prof Young-Woo Kim, MD, PhD, FRCS (Korea-KSPBM)
  • Keynote: Blood on Their Hands: How Greedy Companies, Inept Bureaucracy, and Bad Science Killed Thousands of Hemophiliacs | Prof Donna Shaw
1215-1330: CME Lunch Presentation
Treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia: When, How, with What? | Michael Auerbach, MD, FACP

1330-1515: PBM Workshops
Breakout Session #1: Anemia
  • Evolving Hematological Challenges in Hospitalized Patients | Melissa Cushing, MD & Natalia Ivascu, MD
  • How to Battle Repeated Phlebotomy – Iatrogenic Anemia | Howard Corwin, MD
  • The Forgotten Population: Global Anemia in Women and Children | Gee Mei Tan, MBBS, MMED
Breakout Session #2: Coagulation
  • Coagulopathy of Liver Disease—Bleeding and Clotting Dilemmas! | Carolyn Burns, MD
  • Understanding the Rational Use of Plasma | Joe Sweeney, MD, FACP, FRCPath
  • Changes to ASCO Platelet Transfusion Guidelines – Are They More Stringent? | Patricia Ford, MD
Breakout Session #3: Administrative, Socio-Economics & Operations
  • Building a Flagship PBM Program – Challenges in a Large State University Hospital | Bruce Spiess, MD, FAHA
  • PBM Practice and Utilization Inside the EMR – Panel Discussion | Daryl Kor, MD, MSc
  • Moving On Up – Converting Data Metrics into Achievable Actions | Steven M. Frank, MD
Breakout Session #4: Surgery & Anesthesia
  • Assessment of the Bleeding Patient | Arthur W. Bracey, MD
  • Transfusion Threshold – Is 7.0 g/dL the Bottom Line? | David Mazer, MD
  • New Recombinant and Clotting Factor Concentrates – A Primer for Patient Blood Management | Ravinda Sarode, MD
Breakout Session #5: Perfusion
  • PBM in Infants and Pediatrics – Worth Its Weight in Gold! | Tami Rosenthal, BS, MBA, CCP, LP, FPP
  • Autotransfusion During Cardiovascular Surgery: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Control Trials | Gerard Myers, RT, CCP Emeritus
  • Ethical Predicaments in JW Patients and “Takeaways” from the Dilemma | Bharat Datt, Msc, CCP, CPC, FPP
1530-1930: General Session
  • Anemia and Pregnancy in China | Prof Liu Xinhui
  • Oral Abstract Presentations
    Blood Utilization, Mortality, and Costs for Transfused Victims of Gun Violence | Vincent DeMario, BS & Steven M. Frank, MD
    The Safety of Restrictive Allogeneic Blood Transfusions Strategy in Patients with Extremity Sarcoma | Jong Hoon Park, MD
    Comparison of the Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Two Tranexamic Acid Dosage Regimes for Craniosynostosis Surgery. A multicenter double-blind RCT study. | Susan Goobie, MD, FRCPC
  • Abstract Digital Poster Walk Around Reception | SABM Research Committee
  • Dinner Presentation: Keeping the Blood in the Patient and Other Proven PBM Methods | Steven M. Frank, MD
  • Hospital Affiliate Recognitions | SABM Membership Committee, Allison Jones, RN

Saturday, September 15, 2018


0630-0730: Meet the Expert Breakfast Session (Sold Out)
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Blood Storage and Transfusion | Bruce Spiess, MD
0730-1400: General Session
  • Blood Conservation Strategies: Not Just for Adults | Susan Goobie, MD, FRCPC
  • Anemia Clinic and its Benefits in Cardiac Surgery Patients – The Importance of Optimization | Satoshi Furakawa, MD
  • Rebalanced Hemostasis in Chronic Liver Disease and Restrictive Transfusion Therapy | Ravindra Sarode, MD
  • The Informed Consent. Or Is It? Do We Need a Fresh Look? | Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP, FASA
  • American Society of Anesthesia (ASA) and SABM Joint Session: Patient Blood Management in Obstetric Care
    Measuring Blood Loss After Delivery–Does it Help or Hinder Care? | Jonathan Waters, MD
    Point-of-Care Devices for Guiding Transfusion Decision-Making During Postpartum Hemorrhage | Jonathan Waters, MD
    Review of Important Papers on Postpartum Hemorrhage Management | Jill Mhyre, MD
  • Research 2018: Top Patient Blood Management Articles of the Year | Steve Frank, MD & Jonathan Waters, MD
  • Late Breaking News: Choosing Wisely(R) Five Things Physicians and Patients Should Question – an ABIM Foundation and SABM Collaboration | Carolyn Burns, MD
  • SABM Business Meeting and Awards

 

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