Forty-Ninth ACBTSA Meeting: September 13, 2018

September 13, 2018

Thursday, September 13, 2018

TIME AGENDA ITEM SPEAKER

Committee Business

7:30 AM Doors Open  
8:00 AM Call to Order Jackie Fredrick, MT(ASCP)SBB, MBA, Hon DB/DPH
8:10 AM Roll Call James Berger, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
8:15 AM FDA/BPAC Update Emily Storch, MD
8:30 AM ACBTSA Sustainability Update Jay Menitove, MD
8:50 AM Purpose of the Meeting Jackie Fredrick, MT(ASCP)SBB, MBA, Hon DB/DPH

Landscape of Theme

9:00 AM Keynote: Historical Perspective Infectious Disease Risks Michael P. Busch, MD, PhD
9:45 AM Landscape of Infectious Disease Risks Roger Dodd, PhD
10:30 AM Evolution of the HHS and FDA Response to Infectious Disease Threats to Blood Safety Martin Ruta, PhD, JD
10:50 AM Use of Risk Assessments Richard Forshee, PhD
11:05 AM International Perspective Blood Products Risk Management Dana Devine, MD
11:30 AM Morning Break  
11:45 AM Risk Perception and Ethics David Weindler, PhD
12:30 PM Lunch  

Stakeholders

1:30 PM AABB Zbigniew Szczepiorkowski, MD
1:50 PM Blood Center CMO Ralph Vassallo, Jr., MD
2:10 PM Hospital Transfusion Physician Aaron Tobian, MD, PhD
2:30 PM Afternoon Break  
2:45 PM Sickle Cell Disease Association of America (SCDAA) Gwendolyn Poles, DO
3:00 PM Hemophilia Foundation (NHF/Alpha 1] Mark Skinner, JD
3:15 PM Open Public comments  

Committee Discussion

3:30 PM Discuss key gaps in our understanding of blood safety risk  
  Discuss any consultations of studies needed to facilitate further consideration  
  Decide if working group is needed to develop recommendations to move forward  
5:30 PM Adjournment  

 

The 49th meeting of the ACBTSA was held on September 13, 2018, from 8:00 AM to 5:30 PM EDT at the Crystal City Marriott at Reagan National Airport, 1999 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. The theme of this meeting was defining a tolerable infectious disease risk in blood safety from a patient’s perspective and will focus on ground work for a subsequent substantive discussion at a future ACBTSA.

Meeting Summary

Meeting Transcript

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