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1 07:30 am - 08:30 am Registration Organization & Quality Session Day 1-Tuesday, 8 th February Chair Person : Dr. Judy Sullivan Moderator : Kamal Boukef 08:30 am - 08:45 am Lean Practice in Blood Banking Laboratories. Mr. Sebastien Van den Berghe 08:45 am - 09:00 am Six Sigma Deployment in Kuwait Public Healthcare: A Case Study of Kuwait Central Blood Bank Dr. Mohamed Al-Mazedi 09:00 am - 09:15 am Implementation of Internal Assessment. Dr. Michel Breard 09:15 am - 09:30 am 09:30 am - 09:45 am Implementation of Training and Competency. Is it Validation or Quality Control. Dr. Jane Norris Dr. Michel Breard 09:45 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:30 am Disaster Management Session Chair Person : Dr. Michel Breard Moderator: Kareem Yarfas 10:30 am - 10:50 am 10:50 am - 11:10 am 11:10 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 11:50 am 11:50 am - 12:00 pm Management of Bleeding in Blood Shortage Periods. Coordinating the Nation s Blood Supply During Disasters. Managing Blood Shortages Times in Kuwait. Management of Stock in Disasters/Supply Limitation. Dr. Suzanne Bakdash Dr. Arwa Awn Dr. Rana Al-Abdulrazzak Dr. Suzanne Bakdash 12:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch and Lunch Symposium. 37

2 Donor and Donation Session (1) - New Blood for the world Chair Person: Dr. Suzanne Bakdash Moderator: Dr. Rana Al-Abdulrazzak 02:00 pm - 02:20 pm The Role of Donor Associations in Promoting Blood Donation Cultures. Dr. Neils Mikelsen 02:20 pm - 02:40 pm 02:40 pm - 02:50 pm 02:50 pm - 03:00 pm 03:00 pm - 03:10 pm 03:10 pm - 03:30 pm 03:30 pm - 04:00 pm Club 25 Initiative From Zimbabwe to the World. Kuwait 25 Club. Egypt 25 Club. Assessment of Motivating & Demotivating Factors for Voluntary Blood Donation Among Khartoum Universities Students Dr. Diane De Coning Dr. Rana Al-Abdulrazzak Dr. Faten Moftah Dr. Mohammed Zahran Donor and Donation Session (2) - New Blood for the world Chair Person : Dr. Diane De Coning Moderator: Dr.Hind Al-Humaidan 04:00 pm - 04:20 pm 04:20 pm - 04:35 pm 04:35 pm - 04:50 pm 04:50 pm - 05:05 pm 05:05 pm - 05:20 pm 05:20 pm - 05:30 pm Legal and ethical aspects of Voluntary Blood Donation. Automated Blood Component Collection. Automated Blood Component Collection in Kuwait. The Plasma Fractionation Project in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. New Methods for Fractionation a Presentation of the Small Pool Fractionation System Developed in Egypt. Dr. Neils Mikelsen Dr. Giancarlo Ferrazza Dr. Ranjita Sharma Dr. Ibraheem Al-Omar Dr. Majdy Elekiaby 38 22

3 07:30 am - 08:30 am Registration Clinical Transfusion Session 1 Day 2-Wednesday, 9 th February Chair Person : Dr. Neils Mikelsen Moderator: Dr.Raja a Maroof 08:30 am - 08:50 am The Significant of Accreditation in Hospital Blood Banks. Dr. Judith Ann Sullivan 08:50 am - 09:10 am Modern Ethical Issues in Patient Blood Management. Dr. Kathleen Sazama 09:10 am - 09:25 am Auditing of Blood Utilization. Dr. Faten Moftah 09:25 am - 09:45 am Improvement in Blood Utilization in a General Hospital: The New Role of the Patient Blood Management (Formerly the Transfusion Review) Committee. Dr. Kathleen Sazama 09:45 am - 10:00 am 10:00 am - 10:30 am Clinical Transfusion Session 2 Chair Person : Dr. Jean Pierre Cazenove Moderator: Samia Abdulsalam 10:30 am - 10:50 am 10:50 am - 11:10 am 11:10 am - 11:30 am 11:30 am - 11:45 am 11:45 am - 12:00 pm Complications and Prognosis of Preoperative Blood Transfusion. Monitoring and Assessing Transfusion Process. Blood Transfusion Management in Liver Transplant. Use of Epo as Alternative to Transfusion. Dr. Omer Al Radwan Mrs. Maggie Comac Dr. Omer Al Radwan Dr. Shaikha Almuhareb 12:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch and Lunch Symposium. 39

4 Clinical Transfusion Session 3 Chair Person : Dr. Paulo Rebulla Moderator: Hanan Al- Wazan 02:00 pm - 02:15 pm 02:15 pm - 02:30 pm 02:30 pm - 02:45 pm 02:45 pm - 03:00 pm 03:00 pm - 03:15 pm 03:15 pm - 03:30 pm 03:30 pm - 04:00 pm Management of Chronically Transfused Patients. Therapeutic Aphaeresis Complications. Platelet Transfusion: Optimal Timing and Dose in Thrombocytopenic Patients. Safe and Rational Use of Blood Products Towards the End of Life. Clinical Use of Plasma. Dr. Giancarlo Ferrazza Dr. Hind Al-Humaidan Dr. Paulo Rebulla Dr. Renee McCulloch Dr. Magdy Elekiaby Hemovigilance & Traceability of Blood Transfusion Chair Person: Dr. Jane Norris Moderator: Dr.Arwa Awn 04:00 pm - 04:15 pm 04:15 pm - 04:30 pm 04:30 pm - 04:45 pm 04:45 pm - 05:00 pm 05:00 pm - 05:15 pm 05:15 pm - 05:30 pm Aabb Hemovigilance Working Group. Hemovigilance System in UK. Hemovigilance System in France. Hemovigilance System in Arabian Countries. An International Active Hemovigilance Program to Characterize The Safety and Efficacy of Platelet and Plasma Components Prepared with Pathogen Inactivation: A Six Year Experience. Dr. Michel Breard Dr. J P Allain Dr. Jean Pierre Cazenave Dr. Kamel Boukef Dr. Larry corash 40 07:00 pm Gala Dinner with big social event Al Hashemi Grand Ballroom, Radisson Blu Hotel, Kuwait.

5 Day 3-Thursday, 10 th February :30 am - 08:30 am Registration Blood Safety Session 1 Chair Person: Dr. James P. AuBuchon Moderator: Dr.Faten Moftah 08:30 am - 08:50 am Advances in Sereologicalnat Assays for Screening of Blood Donors for Infectious Agents. Dr. Mike Busch 08:50 am - 09:05 am Hepatitis Associated with Blood Transfusion. Dr. J P Allain 09:05 am - 09:20 am Infectious Control Practices of Blood Transfusion Services in Yemen, KAP analysis. Dr. Arwa Own 09:20 am - 09:40 am 09:40 am - 10:00 am Kuwait Experience of Screening of Blood Donors. Dr. Reem Al-Radwan 10:00 am - 10:30 am Blood Safety Session 2 Chair Person: Dr. J P Allain Moderator: Dr. Reem Al-Radwan 10:30 am - 10:50 am 10:50 am - 11:10 am 11:10 am - 11:25 am 11:25 am - 11:45 am 11:45 am - 12:00 pm Implementation of Appropriate Screening Protocol for Donor Screening. Pathogen Inactivation: Current Status and Implementation Cosniderations. A Five Year Practical and Clinical Experience with the Implementation In A French Regional Transfusion Center of Pathogen Inactivation of Platelets and Plasma. Decision Analysis in Transfusion Medicine. Dr. Mike Busch Dr. James P. AuBuchon Dr. Jean Pierre Cazenove Dr. James P. AuBuchon 12:00 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch and Lunch Symposium. 41

6 Cellular Therapy Session Chair Person: Dr. Mike Busch Moderator: Dr. Ibraheem Al-Omar 02:00 pm - 02:20 pm 02:20 pm - 02:35 pm 02:35 pm - 02:50 pm 02:50 pm - 03:05 pm 03:05 pm - 03:20 pm 03:20 pm - 03:30 pm 04:00 pm Report on 18 Years of Cord Blood Banking and Transplant from the Milano Cord Blood Bank. National Cord Blood Banking in Saudi Arabia. Optimal Cord Blood Banks in Europe to Improve Transplantation Outcomes. Bone Marrow and Stem Cell Transplantation in Kuwait. Non Hematological Applications of Cord Blood Banking. Closing Sessions. Dr. Paulo Rebulla Dr. Hind Al-Humaidan Dr. Sergi Querol Dr. Salem Al Shemmary Dr. Paulo Rebulla Closing Session Chair Person: Karim Yarfas Moderator: Dr. Reem Al Radwan 04:00 pm - 04:20 pm 04:20 pm - 05:00 pm 05:00 pm Over view of Conference Reading Recommendation Closing Dr. Reem Al Radwan Dr. Kareem Yarfas 42 22

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