SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
8:15–9:15 AM | AABB/THOR – Foundations of Prehospital Transfusion Programs
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 1
Vitalant Participation: Courtney Hopkins — Chair, Speaker

10:45 AM–12:00 PM | Sterility Testing for Section 361 HCT/Ps
Location: B405
Vitalant Participation:  Bill Ward — Chair

10:45 AM–12:00 PM | AABB/THOR – Challenges and Advances in Prehospital Transfusion
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 1
Vitalant Participation:  Deanna Janosko — Speaker

1:30–2:30 PM | AABB/THOR – Prehospital Program Models
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 1
Vitalant Participation:  Courtney Hopkins — Chair

1:30–2:30 PM | Comparison of Legacy and Closed-System Deglycerolization Workflows for Cryopreserved RBCs
Location: B404
Vitalant Participation:  Susanne Marschner — Presenting Author

3:00–4:30 PM | AABB General Session — Vitalant Sponsor
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 2–3
Vitalant Participation:  Becky Cap

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
9:45–10:45 AM | Implementation of Cold Stored Platelets for Active Bleeding
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 1
Vitalant Participation:  Courtney Hopkins — Speaker

9:45–11:00 AM |Genetic Variation in PSD3 Links Dyslipidemia to RBC Dysfunction
Location: B407
Vitalant Participation:  Tamir Kanias — Presenting Author

9:45–11:00 AM | Cell Therapy Millionaire: A Game Show Experience
Location: B312–B313A
Vitalant Participation:  Kevin Land — Speaker

9:45–11:00 AM | Potential Impact of the 2026 ASH Guidelines for Iron Deficiency
Location: B401–B402
Vitalant Participation:  Ralph Vassallo — Speaker

9:45–11:00 AM | AI-Powered Accreditation Readiness
Location: B308–B309
Vitalant Participation:  Bill Ward — Speaker

2:00–3:00 PM | The Future of Blood Donation
Location: B313B–B314
Vitalant Participation:  Susan Noone — Chair • May Dobbins • Erica Newhard

3:00–3:45 PM | Closing the Distance: Building Community Infrastructure for Equitable Biotherapy Access
Location: Biotherapies Pavilion
Vitalant Participation:  Amy Hines — Speaker

3:15–4:15 PM | Vasovagal Reaction Risk in Blood Donors with Elevated Blood Pressure
Location: B302–B303
Vitalant Participation:  Samantha Mack — Presenting Author

6:00–7:15 PM | What is the Best Prehospital Blood Product Strategy for Severely Injured Patients?
Location: B5 Thomas Murphy 1

Vitalant Participation:  Courtney Hopkins — Speaker
Vitalant colleagues are also contributing to poster presentations and abstract sessions throughout the meeting. Check the AABB meeting app for the latest schedule and join us in supporting our researchers, clinicians and subject matter experts.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19
8:15–9:15 AM | Evidence-informed Donor Deferral Practices for Cellular Starting Material
Location: B313B–B314
Vitalant Participation:  Robert Marriott — Chair

8:15–9:15 AM | Bridging the Staffing Gap: An Internal Solution for Blood Bank Technology Training
Location: B407
Vitalant Participation:  Jaylene Vautard — Presenting Author

8:15–9:15 AM | Implementing a Structured Point-Based Recognition Program
Location: B407
Vitalant Participation:  Sadia Aijaz — Presenting Author

9:45–11:00 AM | Taming the Tide: Turning Change Chaos into Coordination
Location: B401–B402
Vitalant Participation:  Michele Tysarczyk — Chair • Gwen Jones • Nicole Stadele • Lynda Stanton

1:15–2:00 PM | Transfusion Medicine Meets the Next Generation of Biotherapeutics
Location: Biotherapies Pavilion
Vitalant Participation:  Kevin Land — Speaker

2:00–3:00 PM | Improving HIV-1 NAT Sensitivity by Understanding Cell-Associated Viral Signal
Location: B304–B305
Vitalant Participation:  Philip Norris — Presenting Author

2:00–3:00 PM | Understanding Models of Transfusion Medicine
Location: B312–B313A
Vitalant Participation:  Rachael Jackman — Speaker

2:00–3:00 PM | Your Patient Needs Rare Blood, Who Are You Going to Call?
Location: B401–B402
Vitalant Participation:  Cami Singer — Speaker

3:15–4:15 PM | Evaluation of Possible Transfusion-Transmission of Amyloid Beta Disease
Location: B304–B305
Vitalant Participation:  Michael Busch — Presenting Author

4:30–5:30 PM | Blood Products Immune Mediators
Location: B401–B402

Vitalant Participation:  Kimberly Thomas — Speaker
Vitalant colleagues are also contributing to poster presentations and abstract sessions throughout the meeting. Check the AABB meeting app for the latest schedule and join us in supporting our researchers, clinicians and subject matter experts.