FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT
INVITATION TO THE CONGRESS Dear Participants; Turkish Society of Blood centers and Transfusion; has organized 14 national Courses, 4 national congresses, 106 symposiums and 1 regional ISBT congress for blood center employees in cooperation with The Ministry of Health, various university hospitals and Turkish Blood Foundation since 1997. We are excited to have the V. National Congress of Blood Centers and Transfusion Medicine with you between November 18-22, 2012. In addition to informing professionals of new developments, congresses are a little different than courses in that they are scientific environments, where professionals can present their work through posters and verbally. This way, we can both acquire information regarding new developments and have an idea regarding the level our country has reached in blood banking. As always, there is going to be a basic training course, concurrently with the congress. Basic Training Course is for those who are blood banking and transfusion medicine professionals but have never received this course before. Profession or positions of the participants are not important. The reason it is called basic training course is because basic topics in the same content are presented by different speakers. The objective is to give the professionals in this field a standard beginning training. Since content is the same, participating this course repeatedly is not recommended. We strongly recommend the colleagues, who have recently joined us to participate in this course. Moreover, "National Blood and Blood Products Guide" is going to be discussed in great detail. We will get to know each other better, learn, teach, discuss. Have fun and make sure blood banking in our country goes one step further. Those, who complete the Congress and Course programs, are going to be awarded certificate of attendance. Both programs are accredited by the Turkish Medical Association. We expect all blood center employees to attend. We look forward to see you in Antalya. Congress Organization Board General Secretary Dr. Ramazan ULUHAN Congress Organization Board Chairman Prof. Mahmut BAYIK
ORGANIZING COMMITEE CONGRESS and COURSE BOARD REPUBLIC OF TURKEY MINISTRY OF HEALTH TURKISH BLOOD FOUNDATION TURKISH SOCIETY OF BLOOD CENTERS AND TRANSFUSION HONORARY CHAIRMAN Minister of Health Prof. Recep AKDAĞ HONORARY BOARD Prof. Nihat TOSUN Uzm. İsmail DEMİRTAŞ Prof. İrfan ŞENCAN Prof. Kaya KILIÇTURGAY Prof. Tekin KANRA Prof. Şükrü CİN Prof. Okan TÖRE CHAIRMAN Prof. Mahmut BAYIK GENERAL SECRETARY Dr. Ramazan ULUHAN MEMBERS Dr. Hüsnü ALTUNAY Dr. Haldun BAL Dr. Rukiye BERKEM Prof. Gürol EMEKDAĞ Prof. İhsan KARADOĞAN Asst. Prof. Esra Alp KARAKOÇ Dr. Reha MASATLI Asst. Prof. Gülsüm ÖZET Prof. Gülyüz ÖZTÜRK Dr. Nil Banu PELİT Asst. Prof. Rüçhan YAZAN SERTÖZ Prof. İdil YENİCESU
SCIENTIFIC BOARD Cafer ADIGÜZEL İsmail Hilmi ADIGÜZEL İlkay AKDİK Şükriye AKKOYUN Armağan AKSOY Güçhan ALANOĞLU Davut ALBAYRAK Bülent ALİOĞLU Mustafa ALTINDİŞ Hüsnü ALTUNAY Sema ANAK Bülent ARINÇ Önder ARSLAN Utku ATEŞ Faruk AYDIN Yeşim AYDINOK F. Yüce AYHAN Aylin AYYILDIZ Bilal AYTAÇ Selim BADUR Haldun BAL Zafer BAŞLAR Mahmut BAYIK Mahmut BAYKAN Ziya BAYRAKTAROĞLU Nur Arditi BENZONANA Rukiye BERKEM Hülya BİLGEN İlhan BİRİNCİ Duran CANATAN Şükrü CİN Ümran ÇALIŞKAN Fuat ÇETİNKAYA Muzaffer DEMİR Fatih DEMİRKAN Nilay Vurgun DİKİCİ İmdat DİLEK Güler DİŞİAÇIK İsmail Hakkı DÜNDAR Gürol EMEKDAŞ Meltem EREN Erkan ERGEN Mehmet ERTEM Nigar ERTUĞRUL Bülent ESER Gökay GÖK Ece GÜL Mustafa GÜL Murat GÜLER Ferda Binatlı GÜMÜŞ Birol GÜVENÇ Yasemin HEPER Mine IŞIK Metin KALENDER Cihan KANIŞ Abdurrahman KARA Yücel KARA İhsan KARADOĞAN Esra Alp KARAKOÇ Sabri KEMAHLI Şeyda KESKİN Bülent KETENCİ Gülhayat KOÇ Nafiz KOÇAK Erdoğan KOŞAN Tufan KUMAŞ Ayça Hande KUNDAKÇI Reha MASATLI Erhun MERDANOĞULLARI Birsen MUTLU Özcan NAZLICAN Ercüment OVALI Gökhan ÖZBOZ Osman ÖZCEBE Gülsüm ÖZET Gülyüz ÖZTÜRK Nil Banu PELİT Rüçhan YAZAN SERTÖZ Fatma SIRMATEL Nuri SOLAZ Meral SÖNMEZOĞLU Rana İçel SUCU Güneş ŞENOL Emre TAMER Ömer TAŞLI İshak Özel TEKİN Naci TİFTİK Ayşen TİMURAĞAOĞLU Aynur Eren TOPKAYA Okan TÖRE Kurtuluş TÖRECİ Murat TÜRKYILMAZ Ramazan ULUHAN Zümrüt UYSAL Birsen ÜLKÜ Levent ÜNDAR Melek YANAŞIK Ayla YAVUZ Tevfik YAVUZ Mehmet YAY Murat YAZICI Şadi YENEN İdil YENİCESU Sevinç YILMAZ
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM CONGRESS MAIN TOPICS Acquiring Blood Preparing Components Quality Management System Legal Regulations lmunohematology Infections Transmitted through Transfusion Transfusion Applications Apheresis Cell Treatment Screening Tests Hemovigilance BASIC COURSE MAIN TOPICS Blood Center Infrastructure and Management - Equipment - Management - Legal applications - Inspections Blood Donor - Donor acquisition programs - Donor selection - Taking Blood - Reactions Immunohematological Tests in Blood Centers - Introduction to Immunohematology - Blood group systems - Immunohematological Tests Infections transmitted through Transfusion - Infections - Screening Tests Blood Components Transfusion Practice - Definition and preparation - Storage and transportation - Apheresis Transfusion Indication and Reactions - Indications - Reactions - Transfusion in special cases (emergency, immune compromised patient, child patient, alloimmunized patient, autologous) Quality Management System Registration in Blood Centers Transfusion Practice and Hemovigilance Biosafety
NİLGÜN ACAR ABSTRACT AWARDS Turkish Society of Blood Centers and Transfusion Dr. Nilgün Acar encouragement awards will be given to the best six oral and poster abstracts selected by the Abstract Evaluation Committee. Case reports will not be evaluated. Authors who want to be nominated for the award should indicate their request while online abstract submission. If the selected abstract has more than one researcher, researchers will share the award between them. Selected best six oral and poster abstracts will be announced and awarded at the Gala Dinner. First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Oral Presentations 2.000 TL 1.500 TL 1.000 TL Poster Presentations 1.500 TL 1.000 TL 500 TL Poster Presentations Abstract Evaluation Committee will select oral presentations from the abstracts sent to the Congress. Oral presentation sessions will be held as two separate sessions at the second and third days of the congress. Time allotted to each speaker for presentation is 8 minutes, for discussion is 2 minutes with a total of 10 minutes. Poster Presentations Abstract Evaluation Committee will select poster presentations from the abstracts sent to the Congress. Posters will be displayed at a separate area which will be determined by the organizing board. Poster Discussions will be held at the poster area with the moderators at the second and fourth day of the congress. Posters should be prepared 70 cm width and 90 cm height and easily legible from one meter distance. Authors should post their posters at 08:00 and remove them at 17:00 at the mentioned days at the program. The posters not removed after the specified time will be collected by the organization. Submission of Abstracts Only online abstract submissions through the congress web site (www.kmtd.org.tr) will be accepted. Abstracts send by e-mail, cargo, mail ext.. will not be accepted. You can access online abstract submission system abstractagent through the congress web site. Abstract Submission Deadline: September 21, 2012 Abstracts which will be presented in the congress should contribute to scientific developments and should contain a result. Abstracts sent through the online system will be published directly. Therefore all authors are responsible for typographical mistakes.
RULES FOR ABSTRACT SUBMISSION Rules for Abstract Submission 1. Abstracts will be collected through online abstract submission system. Font size and punto will be set by the system. 2. Academic titles should not be used in the names. 3. Author's institution name and address should be written completely. 4. First letter of the abstract title should be capitalized. (Abbreviations are exempt). 5. Type of the presentation should be marked as oral, poster or no preference. 6. Abstract should contain objective, methods, results and conclusion. 7. The text should not exceed 400 words. Abstracts submissions without obeying any of these rules will not be evaluated. Important If you are a new user please use new user link and register to the system. Please follow the instructions carefully at the new user link. Please keep the confirmation message sent through the system after finalizing the submission. You can follow all evaluation process through the system by using your e-mail and password identified by the system. For technical support please contact; LookUs Bilişim Ltd. Bağdat Cad. 117/10 Feneryolu 34724 İstanbul-Türkiye T:+90 (216) 372 6644/ F:+90 (216) 372 6648 Evaluation of the Abstracts All abstracts will be evaluated by the Abstract Evaluation Committee through the system. All author names, surnames and institutions will be confidential. At least one author should complete congress registration process for the evaluation. Acceptance - Rejection Notifications Acceptance or rejection of the abstracts will be informed by e-mail after September 30, 2012. Only the person identified as the correspondent author will receive the notification.
IMPORTANT DATES Congress and Course Dates November 18-22, 2012 Congress and Course Venue Starlight Hotel - Side / Antalya / Turkey Congress and Course Schedule Abstract Submission Deadline September 21, 2012 Acceptance - Rejection Notifications September 30, 2012 Early Registration Deadline September 27, 2012 Registration Form Submission Deadline November 01, 2012 Hotel Reservation Submission Deadline November 01, 2012 Pre Congress Workshop November 17, 2012 Opening November 18, 2012 Congress Scientific Program November 18-22, 2012 Basic Course Scientific Program November 18-22, 2012 Social Activity November 18-21, 2012 Gala Dinner November 21, 2012 Closing November 22, 2012
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION REGISTRATION INFORMATION Early Registration Late Registration Until September 27, 2012 After September 27, 2012 Participant 250 TL + VAT 300 TL + VAT Accompanying Person 200 TL + VAT 225 TL + VAT Registration Fee includes; name badge, bag, meeting book, coffee services, welcome cocktail and gala dinner. %18 VAT will be included to the Registration Fees and will be invoiced by Turkish Society of Blood Centers and Transfusion commercial enterprise. ACCOMMODATION PACKAGE Starlight Hotel Early Registration Late Registration (4 Nights 5 Days) Until September 27, 2012 After September 27, 2012 Single Room 425 EURO + VAT 475 EURO + VAT Double Room / Per Person 325 EURO + VAT 375 EURO + VAT Age 0-2 Free Free Age 2-12 %50 discount %50 discount Starlight Hotel Early Registration Late Registration (5 Nights 6 Days) Until September 27, 2012 After September 27, 2012 Single Room 500 EURO + VAT 550 EURO + VAT Double Room / Per Person 375 EURO + VAT 425 EURO + VAT Age 0-2 Free Free Age 2-12 %50 discount %50 discount Outside Participant Fee (Daily)* 45 EURO + KDV 45 EURO + KDV Accommodation Package Fee includes; 4 or 5 nights' accommodation in all inclusive concept, food and beverage services during accommodation (until 00:00), free activities at the hotel, social programs (all inclusive), airport-hotel-airport transfers. %18 VAT will be included to the Accommodation Package Fees and will be invoiced by Turkish Blood Foundation commercial enterprise. Participants, who do not stay at congress hotels or whose accommodation reservations have not been made through our society will be required to pay an outsider participation fee. This fee includes making use of congress meeting package services, which is not included in "all inclusive" system for the hotel guests, and is mandated by the hotel. Since this additional cost is included in the accommodation package rates, this fee is not going to be required from our participants, who have made their accommodation reservations through our association.
REGISTRATION AND ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION REGISTRATION AND RESERVATION In order to carry out your congress participation and registration processes properly, Registration and Accommodation Form must be filled out completely, congress registration and accommodation fees must be transferred to the bank accounts stated below and receipts must be sent to Turkish Society of Blood Centers and Transfusion via fax or mail. CANCELLATION INFORMATION All cancellation requests must be made to Turkish Society of Blood Center and Transfusion in writing. Cancellation requests, which are not in writing, are not going to be accepted. No refunds will be made for cancellations on or after October 02, 2012 even if they are submitted in writing. FOR REGISTRATION FEES Bank : TEB Branch : Caddebostan (110) Account Name : Türkiye Kan Merkezleri ve Transfüzyon Derneği İktisadi İşletmesi IBAN No : TR85 0003 2000 0000 0009 2302 69 (TL) FOR ACCOMODATION FEES Bank : TEB Branch : Caddebostan (110) Account Name : Türk Kan Vakf İktisadi İşletmesi IBAN No : TR43 0003 2000 1100 0000 0465 15 (EURO) Payments from TEB branches, no bank fees will be charged.
CONTACT INFORMATION Turkish Society of Blood Centers and Transfusion Bağdat Caddesi Kumbaracılar Çıkmazı Birlik Apt. B Blok, No.16 D.24 34724 Feneryolu - Kadıköy - İstanbul Tel: +90 216 414 4417 (pbx) Fax: +90 216 414 4419 E-Mail: kmtd@kmtd.org.tr Congress Organization Board General Secretary Dr. Ramazan Uluhan Gsm: +90 542 312 7969 E-Mail: ruluhan@yahoo.com Organization Please click www.kmtd.org.tr for V. NATIONAL CONGRESS of BLOOD CENTERS and TRANSFUSION MEDICINE