Vol. 34, No. 16 • June, July, August, 2008

IN THIS ISSUE

Distinguished Blood Banker . . . . . 1

President's Message . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Featured Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Journal Club Corner . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

O Association Updates

SCABB Board of Directors ApprovesContinuance of DiscountedRegistration Fees!

To assist SCABB members and non-members with the affording of attendingthe 51st Annual Meeting & Exhibit Show,the SCABB Board of Directors voted tocontinue the discounted registration ratethrough the online registration deadlineof March 20th.

This represents a savings of $50.00to every registration! Register Now atwww.scabb.org > Annual Meeting.

Industry Workshops Give StrongStart to Annual Meeting!

Thursday, April 1, from 8am – 3:15pm,at the Sheraton Oklahoma City Hotel.Multiple Vendor Partners will presentWorkshops on the latest resources,methods, and equipment utilized by theblood banking and transfusion medicineindustry.

The workshops are included in AnnualMeeting registration fees and are alsoopen to members and non-members alikeat no charge. You do not have to be reg-istered for the Annual Meeting to attendthe Industry Workshops. For a completelist of Workshops and their descriptions,visit www.scabb.org > Annual Meeting >Industry Workshops. Pre-registration isnot required.

Vol. 34, No. 19 • February, March, April 2009

O Distinguished Blood Banker

Mary Jo DrewChief Medical Officer

American Red CrossPacific NorthwestBlood ServicesRegion in Portland

■ To everything, turn, turn, turn,there is a season, turn, turn, turn,and a time for every purpose under heaven.(Ecclesiastes, Pete Seeger, The Byrds)

■ First, I’ll come clean. I am not a “bloodbank baby”! I wasn’t born to it--I came totransfusion medicine via the indirect route. Iwanted to specialize in internal medicine.Once I completed clinical rotations in medschool, I knew I wasn’t cut out for the ego-tism of the OR (sorry) or the drama of theER.

■ At the end of my second year, the directorof the pathology course invited me to hisoffice. What was wrong?? I had aced thecourse with “honors”. There was nothingwrong—he simply suggested I considerpathology as a career option! Hmmm….

■ Electives in my last year of med schoolconvinced me to apply to pathology residen-cies. Pathologists are the search engines foranswers to all diagnostic questions! Naturally,I would be a surgical pathologist. I loved thevisual and analytical aspects of tissue diag-nosis under the microscope.

■ Once I was accepted at The University ofColorado School of Medicine in Denver, we“newbies” were asked to volunteer to startour first residency year in clinical pathology(CP). Most residents spent that year solely inanatomic pathology (AP). My hand went up.So I spent my first 6 months of residency atthe Denver VA Hospital in hematology and,the blood bank!

■ I soon realized that I wasn’t a surgicalpathologist. I wanted to spend my time inthe laboratory, reading bone marrow biop-sies, scrutinizing antibody panels, dealingwith blood component questions. I enjoyed

the intellectual challenge and human contact.I spent my last 2 years finishing AP/CPrequirements and taking elective time atBelle Bonfils Blood Center under the direc-tion of Drs. Robert Chapman and DanAmbruso. I greatly enjoyed my time in thetesting and components labs, learningapheresis, and accompanying collectionsstaff to mobile blood drives.

■ As I completed residency, I debated post-graduate fellowship areas—hematopathologyor blood banking? I decided to apply inblood banking. I liked both areas, but in 1988,there was less demand for blood bank train-ing. NO ONE wanted to go there, with theAIDS crisis and fear of lawsuits and regulato-ry clampdowns on blood establishments.

■ In 1988, I entered a blood banking fellow-ship at Southwest Florida Blood Bank inTampa, FL (now Florida Blood Services in St.Petersburg, FL), under the direction of Drs.Paul Schmidt and Germa_n Leparc, to learnto manage all aspects of a large private, not-for profit blood collection center and testinglaboratory.

■ At SWFBB, I met my immunohematologymentor and friend to this day, LindaHamilton, MT(ASCP). She spent a great dealof time concocting “mystery” antibody pan-els to test my skill and patience! This workinstilled in me a lifelong interest in bloodbank serology.

■ I spent a second year at SWFBB as assis-tant medical director, with responsibilitiesoverseeing the autologous and directeddonor programs. While at SWFBB, I com-pleted requirements for American Board ofPathology certification in Clinical Pathologyand Blood Banking. One valuable lesson Itook from Dr. Schmidt was the use of O+trauma blood, a policy I have instituted at the2 hospitals where I have served as bloodbank director.

■ Spring 1990 arrived, and with it a call fromone of my Denver VA mentors, to join him atthe University of Arkansas for MedicalSciences. There I accepted the responsibili-ties of a university hospital transfusion serv-ice, apheresis service, and blood donor pro-gram.

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O K L A H O M A -

Oklahoma here we

come!!! The 51st Annual

Meeting of the South

Central Association of

Blood Banks will take

place in beautiful

Oklahoma City in April!

With much to offer and

centrally located to all SCABB members, the

Sheraton Oklahoma City is within walking dis-

tance of fun & exciting Bricktown! The Local

Arrangements Committee is one of the finest

and has been hard at work planning the 2009

social events. The SCABB Program

Committees have also put together a stellar

education program that is both PACE and CME

accredited. From the western frontier - to the

new frontier, the 2009 Annual Meeting &

Exhibit Show will be a journey in education,

resources, professional growth and networking!

The South Central Annual Meeting has provid-

ed a broad-based education forum for transfu-

sion service staff, hospital and blood center

administrative professionals and donor recruit-

ment specialists for more than half a century.

As the Association grows and continues its

focus on education, it becomes an irreplace-

able resource for professional growth, leader-

ship cultivation, peer-to-peer resource groups

and the latest tools, resources, technology and

supplies.

It has been my privilege to serve as the

President of the South Central Association of

Blood Banks. It has been quite a spin, a signifi-

cant highlight of my career, and I sincerely

appreciate the support I’ve had from the

SCABB membership. It has been a pleasure to

serve you, and I appreciate the confidence

you've placed in me by allowing me to serve as

your president.

I want to take this opportunity to welcome the

new SCABB President, Dennis Harpool. Dennis

has been the President-Elect for the past year.

Dennis and I are already working to make a

smooth transition. I have come to know Dennis

well over the past year and I highly respect

him, his vision, his morals, and his commitment

to the Association. I know you will give him

the same support you gave me. I’m confident

that he will bring South Central to the next

level. Welcome, Dennis!

See you in O K L A H O M A!

LeaAnn TeagueLeaAnn Teague, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB President

Executive Committee:

• President ElectNancy Haubert, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBBBlood Systems Laboratories, Bedford, TX

• Vice PresidentJose Garcia, Qualtex, San Antonio, TX

• SecretaryKirk Kitchen, Blood Systems, Inc., Tempe, AZ

District Directors:

• District I - 2 - TXRussell Johnson, Haemonetics, Dallas, TX

• District II (AZ, NM, CO, OK, NV)Jeannie Gardner, RN Oklahoma Blood Institute, Oklahoma City, OK

O President’s Farewell Message O 2009 Slate of Nominees

O Meet Your 2009 Award Lecturers

O Annual Business Meeting Notice

Saturday, April 4, 2009 @ 5:45 pmSheraton Oklahoma City Hotel, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma■ All members of the association are encouraged to attend this annual meeting ofthe association. Please address questions or concerns to LeaAnn Teague, MBA,MT(ASCP)SBB, Association President, lteague@bloodsystems.org.

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Technical/Scientific Award Lecturer -Dr. Arthur Bracey, St. Luke’sEpiscopal Hospital, Department ofPathology, Houston, TX

■ Dr. Arthur Bracey was born inAlexandria, Virginia. He currently lives inHouston Texas with his wife and two children. Dr Bracey graduated with distinction from the University ofPennsylvania in 1972 with a BA inBiochemistry. He obtained his MD fromGeorgetown University Medical School in1976. He trained in Internal Medicine andAnatomic Pathology at GeorgetownUniversity Hospital. This was followed bytraining in Clinical Pathology at the NIHClinical Center. Previous academic positions include Assistant and AssociateProfessorships at The University MedicalSchool-Houston and Baylor College ofMedicine. He was appointed MedicalDirector of Transfusion Services at St.Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in 1990 andAssociate Chief of Pathology at St.Luke’s Episcopal Hospital in 1993. Dr,Bracey has served on numerous boardsand professional groups including:Transfusion Medicine ResourceCommittee College of AmericanPathologists - chair, AmericanAssociation of Blood Banks - board,National Marrow Donor Program - boardand HHS Advisory Committee on BloodSafety and Availability - chair.Publications include 37 articles in peerreviewed journals and 53 abstracts atnational and international meetings. Hisprofessional interests are transfusionmedical practice and peri-opreativecoagulation disorders.

Administrative Award Lecturer -Karen McClure, PhD, CLS(NCA),MT(ASCP)SB

■ Karen McClure is an AssistantProfessor in the School of HealthProfessions and Director for the Programin Clinical Laboratory Science at theUniversity of Texas M.D. AndersonCancer Center. Throughout her profes-sional career she has been involved withthe education of MT/CLS students. Shehas spoken at many conventions onlocal, state and national levels on topicsdealing with employer expectations ofallied heath students, personnel short-age, competency assessment, regulatorycompliance, performance improvement,and seeking employment in the healthcare industry. She is currentlyserving on the Government AffairsCommittee and Abstract ReviewCommittee for ASCLS. Volunteer activities include working with theClinical and Laboratory Science Instituteas Team Lead and Senior Advisor to provide laboratory management trainingto health care laboratory in Africa as partof a grant from The U.S. President’sEmergency Plan for AIDS Relief in Africa.Karen has been to Tanzania, Namibia andWest Ethiopia to conduct accreditationgap analysis and workshops.

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O ExcellentAdministrative Trackin Store for OKC!!The Local Arrangement Committee has turned imagination into reality!

Jeannie Gardner and Tammy Whitely, Co-ChairsLocal Arrangement Committee

■ The local arrangements committee is finalizing preparations for an exciting venue for all attending the annual meeting this year!Our theme of Imagine, A New Frontier in Blood Banking will awaken your senses as you experience this years meeting in OklahomaCity, the city that retains the strength, determination and friendliness of the frontierdays while embracing cutting edge businessand entertainment.

■ Former Governor George Nigh will welcomeyou to our opening plenary session. GovernorNigh’s great wit and humor will both delightand inspire you as he shares his passion aboutOklahoma and blood donation. You will be inawe to see the entertainment of the “downhome”® fiddle and the rich passion of the violincaptured by one extremely talented performer.Blue grass music will lead you to the exhibithall opening and reception and provide livelyentertainment. While in the exhibit hall be sureto visit each vendor to pick up a card and playyour hand at poker. Saloon girls and dealerswill be strolling about to help you match upyour cards, prizes will be awarded to the bestpoker hands.

■ This years golf tournament, formerly theBubba Invitational, has been renamed the EdMoore Memorial Golf Tournament. We lost ourgood friend Ed this year and I know he will bethere in spirit as teams compete for braggingrights at the prestigious Rose Creek Golfcourse.

■ If golf is not your game and you need a bitof exercise join us for the fun run in the lovelydowntown Bricktown area just outside theSheraton hotel. The fun run is an event that alllevel of runners and walkers can enjoy so riseand shine and join your SCABB friends to getyour day off to a great start. Medals will beprovided to all participants in addition to a trophy for the winner!

■ Last but certainly not least is the awardsbanquet held in the beautiful historic SkirvinHotel just one block from the Sheraton. The theme of the banquet will lean towards“Imagine”® with fortune tellers and a great DJ team to play the music you love. Supportyour organizations award winners by attendingthis event and dance the night away with your friends.

■ We are truly excited about our educationalprograms and the fun to be had in OklahomaCity. The Bricktown area is full of restaurantsfrom burgers and Mexican food to upscale dining. There is no shortage of nightlife withcomedy clubs and a multitude of dance clubsand jazz bars. Bricktown also is home to greatsports with the OKC NBA Thunder, The YardDawgz arena football team, and the Red Hawksbaseball team. We are confident you will enjoyyour time in our great city and will want toreturn again and again.

■ Looking forward to seeing you all as weImagine a New Frontier in Blood Banking!

The Administrative Track at this year’sAnnual Meeting in Oklahoma City willprovide a good mixture of speakersfrom within and outside SCABB, alongwith a wide variety of topics.

On Friday April 3rd, we start off withsome friends from “North of theBorder”®. Jane Hale and MichaelNichols from Canadian Blood Serviceswill talk about Donor & Clinic ServicesWorking Together to Drive Results: TheCanadian Perspective. They will sharehow CBS built new programs, andimproved existing programs to reachcollection, donor satisfaction, and costcontainment goals.

Following Jane and Mike will beSuzanne Butch (a name many of youknow already) from the University ofMichigan Hospitals and Health Centers.Suzanne will speak about Inpatients,Outpatients-How to Bill for Services.She will inform us of the differencebetween inpatient and outpatientMedicare services, recent changesaffecting this type of billing, discuss how the industry is trying to work with government on billing practices,and provide resources for any billing questions that the attendees may have.

After lunch on Friday will be MarkGraban from ValuMatrix Services, OrthoClinical Diagnostics. Mark will talk aboutHow LEAN Thinking Helps Hospitals.Mark will share lessons learned from hisnumerous LEAN implementations. Hewill show that LEAN thinking is not justmoving a table or removing a door forefficiency, but rather how it can be usedfor error proofing, process design, problem solving and more.

Rounding out the Friday sessions will be Sandy Holdcraft from Children’sMedical Center in Dallas. Sandy willteach us about the °ßBiovigilanceNetwork°® which starts up in pilot formon March 1st. She will inform us aboutwhat the Biovigilance Network is, whatit will be used for, how it works, and whyit is so important to hospitals and bloodcenters. She will share some of the pre-liminary data generated by the Networkwith the audience hot off the presses!

On Saturday, April 4th, Dr. Francis“Bobby”® Rodwig will join us fromOchsner Health Systems in New Orleans.Many of you know Dr. Rodwig as heserved as SCABB President from 1999-2000 and has been a member for over20 years. Dr. Rodwig will inform usabout The Administrative Role of theMedical Director. Everyone knows thatthe Medical Director is responsible fordonor deferrals, donor counseling, product lookback, patient consultations,and other scientific and technicalresponsibilities. Dr. Rodwig will enlighten the audience on the MedicalDirector’s vital role in regards to accreditation, compliance, education,and other numerous internal and external administrative duties.

O Local Arrangements Committee

O News from the Education Committee

Kirk KitchenCo-Chair Education Committee

■ Since the last publicationThe Education Committee hasprovided two regional work-shops and two SCABBinars. All sessions were well attendedand participant review andapproval has been high.Following is a review of theevents.

September 9, 2008 SCABBinar,Blood Administration: keyissues for 2008, presented byDr. Art Bracey, had 64 partici-pants.

November 15, 2008, SCABBPre-Annual Meeting WorkshopPerspectives on Serology withMarilyn Moulds had 20 participants.

January 13, 2009 SCABBinarBiological Product Deviations:Issues on the Front Lines,presented by Dr. Glenn Ramseyhad 35 participants.

February 21, 2009 regionalworkshop hosted by LifeShare,Shreveport, LA. LAISSEZ LES BON TEMPS ROULER SEROLOGY AT ITS VERY BEST!had 39 participants.

■ There are many opportuni-ties to participate in presenta-tions and workshops with pro-fessionals in the field of bloodbanking. Don't miss these greatopportunities in 2009 andremember to join us inOklahoma City at the SouthCentral Association of BloodBanks 51st annual meeting,Imagine: A New Frontier inBlood Banking.

■ And please check the website at SCABB.org fordetails regarding future educational programs.

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SCABBinars are available for purchase at www.scabb.org<http://www.scabb.org/> > Educational Events”

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O Annal Meeting

O Featured Industry Workshops

■ The Technical / Scientific Program for theannual meeting in Oklahoma City is shapingup to be packed with a variety of topics of interest to technologists, educators, supervisors, administrators, physicians, and SBB students.

■ Attendees are invited to listen to the2008 Karen Williams Award Lecture by Dr.Celso Bianco, Executive Vice President ofAmerica's Blood Centers, and an expert onmedical issues within the blood bankingcommunity. Dr. Bianco’s topic will beEmerging and Emerged Infections ofRelevance to Blood Transfusion. How Safe isSafe? The Technical Scientific Award Lecturewill be presented by Dr. Arthur Bracey,Associate Pathology Chief, Blood Bank andTransfusion Service, St. Luke's EpiscopalHospital, Houston, Texas. Dr. Bracey’s lectureis titled The Fresh Blood Controversy –Science, Clinical Notes and the Unknown.

■ We start the schedule with the ever-pop-ular Serological Case Studies, which isalways a must for hospital and Blood Centerpersonnel alike. Rosemary Persa, Director ofImmunohematology Laboratories OBI,

Monica LaSarre, ImmunohematologyReference Lab Manager, and Dr. BarbaraBryant, Associate Director of Blood Bankand Associate Director of PathologyUniversity of Texas Medical Branch Galveston,will share their most challenging cases.

■ A session has been planned on adversereactions. Dr. Leon Su, Medical Director for UBS will speak about TransfusionComplications: TRALI-Recognition and RiskReduction Strategies and Dr. Stein Holme,Vice President, Research and DevelopmentApplications, Pall Corporation will speakabout Platelet Additive Solution in the US:Has the Time Come?

■ Pat Williams, Transfusion ServicesCoordinator at Baylor Medical Center, willspeak about the opportunities and chal-lenges in blood management and Dr. DanielNoland, University of Texas SouthwesternPathology Department, will follow with asession titled Massive Transfusion forPediatric Patients. These interesting andcomplicated topics are always of interest toall hospital transfusion service physicians,managers and technologists.

■ Ask the Experts is back by populardemand. This highly interactive session isalways a hit. We have a very distinguishedpanel of experts this year who will surelymake this a must attend session.

■ The session on Emerging Technologieswill look into the future on topics of RFIDand Cord Blood. Dr. Rachel Beddard, VicePresident of Medical Affairs at S. TexasBlood and Tissue Center will speak aboutEmerging Technologies: Potential New Usesof Cord Blood: A Literature Survey.and Lynn Briggs, IT Application Director forBlood Center of Wisconsin will share herexperience with RFID. These two informativeand exciting speakers are slated to tell youeverything you ever wanted to know onthese two topics which are changing theway we do blood banking.

■ Christie Loe-Malone, Charter Medical, Ltd,will speak about Current Trends in NeonatalTransfusion. Hospital personnel and bloodcenter staff should find this topic very useful.

O 2009 Technical / Scientific Annual Meeting Program “Will Imagine The Future”

All workshops take place on Thursday, April 2nd at theSheraton Oklahoma City Hotel. They are open to all members and non members at no charge.

Maximizing the Value of Whole BloodDonationsPall MedicalTime: 8:00 am -9:00 am

Donor RecruitmentCaridianBCT, Inc.Time: 9:15 am - 10:15 am

Clinical Utility of HBV NAT Testing Using aMultiplexed Assay in Donor ScreeningRoche Diagnostics CorporationTime: 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Advantages and use of the Pressure-AideBandageIntermedix Group, L.L.C.Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

State of Global HIV Surveillance andBlood ScreeningAbbott LaboratoriesTime: 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm

For more details visit: www.scabb.org>annualmeeting

Jose GarciaCo-Chair Exhibits Committee

■ Managing money in tough timesis never easy. What is the best strategy? Is tightening thebelt truly the best way to improvethe bottom line? What should youdo about marketing? Isn’t market-ing the first item that is dialeddown during harsh economic times?

■ While there is no easy answer,marketing, in most cases, is the firstitem to be whittled down to save afew bucks later in the year. Onething I found to be surprising is thatmost experts agree that accelerat-ing your marketing during a difficulteconomic period will actually make your com-pany more visible.

■ So what’s the best choice?That’s easy. Look for “all-inclusive”

opportunities. Ensure that you’ll beable to network, learn, strengthenexisting relationships and build newones. Here’s a tip, if you’re interest-ed in reaching all levels of professionals in theblood banking industry, to includekey decision makers, then be sure to register for the2009 South Central Association ofBlood Banks Annual Meeting andTrade Show scheduled for April 2-5,2009, at the Sheraton in OklahomaCity.

■ Space is still available in the Exhibit Hall and some of the sponsorship and marketingopportunities designed to offermaximum exposure to meetingattendees are still obtainable.

■ As hockey legend WayneGretzky said “You miss 100% of theshots you don’t take”. Don’t let thisopportunity pass you by.

O Exhibits - Tip for Tough Times

2009 Annual Meeting& Exhibit Show • April 2-5, 2009

TIMOTHY PARKER■ Timothy Parker was appointedDistrict Governor Nominee by theRotary District 5520 DistrictGovernor Selection Committee at therecent District Convention in El Paso.Mr. Parker will begin his year asGovernor starting July 1, 2010. Duringhis tenure he will provide leadershipand council to the 69 clubs and 3,350Rotarians that make up RotaryDistrict 5520. This will also involvemore than 100 speaking engage-ments in a 12 month period of time.When Mr. Parker is installed in June2010 at 39 years old, he will be the

youngest District Governor in 5520history and one of the youngest ofthe 532 Rotary District Governorsworld-wide.

■ Mr. Parker is quoted as saying “Iam excited to be able to serve ourdistrict as Governor and very appre-ciative of the many Rotarians, familyand friends supporting my efforts. Iam grateful for the vision, support,and commitment that our ExecutiveManagement has to all of the com-munities we service and provideblood and blood products to.Specifically, Elizabeth Waltman,Executive Director, United BloodServices of New Mexico and JaniceHoneycutt, Director of Operations fortheir support of my Rotary service. Iam also very proud of our SunriseRotary Club for being one of themost dynamic, fun, and impactualclubs in the District and for their con-tinued support of my efforts. I amindebted to the Roswell United BloodServices staff for continually movingus forward during my travels and forhelping us become an ‘employer ofchoice’ in Roswell.”

O Member News

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A WINNER IN MORE WAYSTHAN ONESuzanne Talley, Marketing and PublicRelations Director Coffee Memorial BloodCenter - December 2008

■ On December 1 when CoffeeMemorial Blood Center drew a winnerfor their annual Dallas Cowboy’s tripgiveaway, they had no idea howextraordinary the prize wouldbecome. Priscilla Simons, a donor forover 25 years, answered the tele-phone to hear that she had won thetrip for four to Dallas to see theCowboys play the New York Giantson December 14 which included atwo-night hotel stay and a $200 gascard. She was so thrilled! Sheexpressed great emotion as she toldus how excited her husband wouldbe about this opportunity. It turnsout that she and her husband, Carl,were already in Dallas living at an RVPark. The RV was not being used forrecreation; it had become their homesince this past July. Carl has inopera-ble cancer. With all traditional treat-ment options exhausted, he wasgiven one year to live which he hasalready surpassed (April 2008). Firstdiagnosed in 1999, he has battledcancer for many years and hasreceived multiple blood and platelettransfusions. His only hope at this

point is an experimental treatmentprotocol to reduce the eight-inchtumor in one lung and the two soft-ball-size tumors in the other. With anupbeat attitude, Carl expressed greatappreciation for the service thatblood centers provide and viewedthis trip as a very bright spot duringa challenging time in his life. As ifthat were not enough, Carl’s brotherand sister-in-law live in Phoenix andhad been trying to find a way to gettogether for what could be their lastChristmas with Carl. Since this prizeincluded a gas card and hotel roomthat Carl and Priscilla didn’t need,they were able to offer it to hisbrother. On December 14, Carl, hisbrother and their wives had a won-derful weekend in Dallas watchingthe Cowboys from the 48-yard-line,second row. Carl said his brother,age 65, got more out of watching thecheerleaders than the game!

■ As blood centers, we look for thatspecial something that donors enjoycoming in for. This story takes it onestep further.. . a faithful blood donor; apatient who is celebrating the holi-days in part due to the generousblood and platelet donations fromstrangers; two brothers that sharedwhat could be their last time togeth-er; and all of you who make thingslike this happen every day by whatyou do. Thank You!

O Dallas Cowboys Trip Winner

O District Governor Nominee

News From District INicole Peters MT(ASCP)SBB joins Coastal Bend BloodCenter as Director of Technical Services

Nicole Peters, MT(ASCP)SBB assumed responsibility forthe Technical Services Department at the Coastal BendBlood Center, Corpus Christi Texas in October 2008.Previously Nicole was the supervisor for 2 area hospitalblood banks. Nicole received her B.S. at Montana StateUniversity in Microbiology and completed the ClinicalLaboratory Science Program at the Texas A&M CorpusChristi campus. Nicole then went on to complete the On-line SBB program through UTMB - Galveston. Nicole has been in Texas since 2001 and loves living here!

News From District IIOKLAHOMA - The Oklahoma Blood Institute completedtwo great campaigns this year in preparation for winterblood needs. The Oklahoma City Thunder NBA team part-nered with the Oklahoma Blood Institute on December 30,in OKC and January 3, in Tulsa. In OKC the drive provedto be Oklahoma Blood Institute’s most successful, non-dis-aster related, one-day collection event in its 32-year histo-ry! Some 894 donors showed up at the two events with21% in OKC being minorities, 25% first time donors and21% lapsed donors. The Thunder provided ticket vouchersfor all donors. “The I’ve Got Drive”® campaign kicked offon December 1st ending with a one day one car event onFebruary 7th at the OKC Bob Moore Saturn dealerships.The one day event saw 597 donors resulting in 511 donations and 568 products. Everyone donating duringthis time was entered into a general sweepstakes raffledrawing. Two lucky donors will win a grand prize of aSaturn Astra. These blood drives provided the neededproducts to help after the holidays and moving into thewinter storm season when donations tend to be down.

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO - It has been a time oflooking back at the past as well as looking into the futureat United Blood Services New Mexico.

LaVohn Lassohn retired from working as Director ofTechnical Services after working for United Blood Servicesfor 27 years. A party held in her honor focused on hermany accomplishments and contributions to the organiza-tion as well as wishing her the best as she pursues retire-ment. LaVohn stated she has no special plans for herretirement but will probably do some traveling and visitingwith family and friends.

Phyllis Hoppe brings years of expertise and forward-thinking as the new Director of Technical Services. Phyllisworked as the Assistant Technical Director for New Mexicosince 1990, and has a bachelor’s degree in medical technology and holds an ASCP accreditation. During herfree time, she enjoys reading and swimming, is an avidshopper, and enjoys spending time with her daughter and husband.

Laurinda Bearce has been promoted to Lab Manager andhas been working for United Blood Services New Mexicosince 1989. Laurinda holds a bachelor’s degree in biologyand medical technology and an ASCP accreditation. She barrel races with the local National Barrel HorseAssociation and won the district 4D and state 4D championship last year, is married to a battalion chief of the Rio Rancho fire department, and has two sons.

O Article Review:

The effects of liberal versus restrictivetransfusion thresholds on ambulationafter hip fracture surgery. Transfusion2009; 49:227-234.

Review provided by:

Dava Sue Cleveland-Noriega, D.O.Transfusion Medicine FellowUniversity of Texas Southwestern MedicalCenter/Carter BloodCareDallas, TX

■ Elderly patients undergoing hip fracturesurgery often become anemic due to periop-erative blood loss. This leads to increasedmorbidity and mortality during the postoper-ative period. Previous studies have demon-strated hemoglobin (Hb) values < 8-10 dLwere associated with increased mortality,

whereas Hb values between 8-10 dL were notassociated with increased mortality. Theywere, however, associated with decreasedambulation.

■ Despite findings of the association of anemia on increased morbidity/mortality anddecreased ambulation, transfusions have notdemonstrated decreased morbidity/mortalityor improved ambulation. As a result, thethreshold for transfusion has remained controversial regarding elderly hip fracturepatients.

■ The purpose of this article was to performa randomized study of transfusion thresholdsin relation to ambulation in elderly hip fracture patients.

■ The subjects for the study consisted of 120hip fracture patients over the age of 65admitted from their home. They were divid-ed into 2 groups of transfusion: a restrictivearm who received transfusions for a Hb < 8dL and a liberal arm who received transfu-sions for a Hb < 10 dL. Many exclusions weremade. The most important of these weretrauma, chronic transfusion needs, and anyacute condition, including cardiovascular dis-ease. The final group of patients was basical-ly composed of elderly patients living andfunctioning in the community with non-trau-matic hip injuries and co-existing chronichealth conditions.

■ A perioperative standardized protocol wasemployed for each patient. Those entitiesmore likely to influence the study wereepidural anesthesia, oxygen, intravenousrehydration fluid preoperative and postopera-tive for hypovolemia or decreased oral intake,and intraoperative blood loss replacement asa 1:1 ratio. Hemoglobin values were drawndaily and the patient was immediately trans-fused if indicated.

■ Two study parameters were utilized. Thefirst objective parameter consisted of thecumulated ambulation score (CAS), which

defines the patient’s ability to walk, transferfrom supine-to-sitting-to-supine, and sitting-to-standing-to-sitting daily. Each function isassessed on a scale of 1-3, ranging fromunable to perform the function to performingthe function independently. These scores arefound to be predictive of postoperative reha-bilitation outcome. The second subjectiveparameter consisted of verbal symptoms ofanemia (weakness, fatigue) on a scale ofnone to very severe.

■ Results demonstrate no difference in thepatient’s ambulation skill level (CAS)between the liberal and restrictive transfusionarms. Those in the restrictive arm gaveincreased verbal signs of anemia on postop-erative day 2 (p = 0.04). Increased cardio-vascular complications occurred in therestrictive transfusion arm (p = 0.05) and ahigher 30-day mortality (p = 0.02). None ofthe 5 patients who died had known pre-exist-ing cardiovascular disease. The cause of thedeaths were reported as follows: three hadcardiovascular conditions as the primarycause of death, one died suddenly of anunknown cause, and one died of generalexhaustion (age 98).

■ Factors that lead to increased cardiovas-cular morbidity/mortality consisted of exist-ing cardiovascular disease, undiagnosed cardiovascular disease, and a lack of regionalanalgesia with epidural local anesthetics.Since all fatalities occurred in patients withundiagnosed cardiovascular disease, theauthors caution against restrictive transfusionin all elderly hip fracture patients. No conclusion could be drawn on the safety ofrestrictive transfusion in this population. The authors recommend larger well-designedrandomized studies assessing mortality asthe endpoint. Another possibility not mentioned by the authors would be for all elderly hip fracture patients to undergocardiac evaluation prior to surgery.

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O Journal Club

O Exhibiting at the 2009 Annual Meeting Are:

■ Abbott

■ Act Fast Delivery, Inc.

■ Altivation Software

■ American Red Cross, Southwest Blood Services Region

■ Best Theratronics

■ Biotest Diagnostics Corporation

■ Blood Systems Laboratories

■ Caridian BCT

■ Chiron, a Novartis Business

■ Computype, Inc.

■ Cooper-Atkins Corporation

■ CreaTech Solutions, Inc

■ Fenwal Inc.

■ Fresenius Kabi/ Kentec Medical

■ Genesis BPS™

■ GTI Diagnostics

■ Haemonetics

■ Helmer, Inc.

■ HemoCue Inc., A Quest Diagnostics Company

■ Immucor/ BioArray Solutions

■ Intermedix Group LLC

■ International Specialty Products

■ Mack Information Systems, Inc.

■ MAK-SYSTEM Corp.

■ Matthews Specialty Vehicles, Inc.

■ Mediware

■ Olympus America, Inc.

■ Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

■ Pall Medical

■ QPS Medicals

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Rachel BeddardSouth Texas Blood & TissueCenter6211 IH 10 West San Antonio, TX 78201Office: 210-731-5567odette.bates@bloodntissue.orgMember Type: PHYS

James BooneMatthews Specialty Vehicles101 South Swing Rd Greensboro, NC 27409Office: 336-297-9600jboone@msvehicles.comMember Type: ACM

Marla BorenCarter BloodCare815 South Baxter Ave. Tyler, TX 75701Office: 903-363-0406mboren@carterbloodcare.orgMember Type: IND

Jacqueline CampbellThe Blood and Tissue Center ofCentral Texas4300 North Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78756-3421Office: 512-206-1226jcampbell@inyourhands.orgMember Type: IND

Tim CaseyBiotest14307 Begonia Circle San Antonio, TX 78217Office: 210-748-2199tim.casey@biotestusa.comMember Type: IND

Ron ChavezSouth Texas Blood & TissueCenter1109 Sam Houston Victoria, TX 77901Office: 361-576-3651rchavez@bloodntissue.orgMember Type: IND

Matthew ColemanUnited Blood Services6930 W Charleston Blvd. Las Vegas, NV 89117Office: 702-304-6515mcoleman@bloodsystems.orgMember Type: PHYS

Paula CrawfordSt. Francis Medical Center309 Jackson St. Monroe, LA 71201Office: 318-327-4840crawfop@stfran.comMember Type: IND

Toni DouglasCarter BloodCare2205 Hwy 121 Bedford, TX 76021Office: 817-343-4979tdouglas@carterbloodcare.orgMember Type: IND

Marie DowdleCarter BloodCare815 South Baxter Ave Tyler, TX 75701Office: 903-363-0403mdowdle@carterbloodcare.orgMember Type: IND

Michelle FrederickOur Lady of the Lake RMC5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70808Office: 225-765-8843michellefrederick@yahoo.comMember Type: IND

Barbara GalexLSA/Banner Estrella MedicalCenter9201 W. Thomas Rd. Phonix, AZ 85037Office: 623-327-5349barbara.galex@bannerhealth.comMember Type: IND

Kimberly GoldmanE.A. Conway Medical Center4864 Jackson Street Monroe, LA 71202Office: 318-330-7117kgoldm@lsuhsc.eduMember Type: SIND

Mary GrouseParadise Valley Hospital3929 E Bell Rd LaboratoryPhoenix, AZ 85032Office: 602-923-5242mgrouse@abrazohealth.comMember Type: IND

Monique HartScott and White2401 South 31st Street Temple, TX 76508Office: 254-724-6305mhart@swmail.sw.orgMember Type: IND

Margery JamesSouth Texas Blood & TissueCenter6211 IH 10 West San Antonio, TX 78201Office: 210-731-5555x1125margery.james@bloodntissue.orgMember Type: IND

Brian MorrisThe Blood and Tissue Center ofCentral Texas4300 North Lamar Blvd Austin, TX 78756-3421Office: 512-206-1222bmorris@inyourhands.orgMember Type: IND

Nora NavarreteSouth Texas Blood & TissueCenter6211 IH 10 West San Antonio, TX 78201Office: 210-731-5555x1207nora.navarrete@bloodntissue.orgMember Type: IND

Frank NizziBlood Systems6210 E Oak St Scottsdale, AZ 85257Office: 480-675-5830fnizzi@bloodsystems.orgMember Type: SIND

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Veronica PayneCarter Blood Care2205 Highway 121 Bedford, TX 76021Office: 817-412-5202vpayne@carterbloodcare.orgMember Type: IND

William PlachetzkiBonfils Blood Center717 Yosemite Street Denver, CO 80230Office: 303-361-3105bill_plachetzki@bonfils.orgMember Type: IND

Francis PoeSt. Francis Medical Center309 Jackson St. Monroe, LA 71201Office: 318-327-4840frandpoe@earthlink.netMember Type: IND

Peter PowaserGood Shephard Medical Center700 E Marshall Ave Dept ofPathologyLongview, TX 75601Office: 903-315-1834ppowaser@bcm.eduMember Type: PHYS

Susan RossmannGulf Coast Regional Blood Center1400 La Concha Lane Houston, TX 77054-1802Office: 713-791-6275srossman@giveblood.orgMember Type: PHYS

Lloyd SessumsUnited Blood Services6210 E Oak St Scottsdale, AZ 85257Office: 480-675-5600lsessums@bloodsystems.orgMember Type: SIND

Helen StewartCaridianBCT, Inc.141 Denver West Parkway Lakewood, CO 80401Office: 303-231-4949helen.stewart@caridianbct.comMember Type: ACM

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O SouthCentral’s Institutional Members

Distinguished Blood Banker(Continued from page 1)

■ The move to Arkansas was at once exhilarat-ing and terrifying. For the first time, I had totalresponsibility for a program that included aheavy load of resident teaching, which I rel-ished. My fine staff helped me bring multipleinnovations to The University of Arkansas forMedical Sciences campus—a 100% apheresisplatelet supply, photopheresis, the Prosorba®column, and a new hospital based donor facilitythat helped increase blood and platelet dona-tions from 6,000 to 11,000 a year. One of myproudest achievements while at UAMS was anoriginal resident curriculum in transfusion medi-cine that I continue to revise and use.

■ I was also privileged to work with BobbyMorgan. Bobby was blood bank technicaldirector, and I depended on her years of experi-ence and her common sense. If Bobby hadn’tencouraged me to join SCABB in 1990, youwould have missed out on this fine story!SCABB gave me my first real opportunity topresent research and meet colleagues. My firstSCABB committee assignment was on theScientific Program Committee from 1991-93. Iwas involved in the Apheresis & AutologousTransfusion Committee as a member from 1991-92, then as chair from 1992-94. I served asSCAAB District Director for Arkansas and onthe Membership Committee from 1994-96.

■ The road called me away from Arkansas in

1996 to accept a position as Division Head ofTransfusion Medicine at Henry Ford Hospital(HFH) in Detroit. I joined a transfusion servicesupporting a 900-bed, tertiary care centeroffering a full constellation of services—Level 1trauma, neonatal ICU, stem cell and solid organtransplant, oncology, orthopedics.

■ Therapeutic apheresis and resident educationwere in high gear at HFH. Transfusing over60,000 components a year by 2007, my staff,under the supervision of Linda Cardine,MT(ASCP)SBB, plowed through changes inblood suppliers, hospital policies, and regulato-ry requirements. As the local health systemexpanded, HFH became blood supplier to sisterhospitals and provided reference and consulta-tion services. We were proud to be innovators,seeking improved patient care.

■ While at HFH, I served on the SCABBPublications & Technical/Scientific ProgramCommittees, and also was “expat” At-LargeDistrict Director from 2004-06. I served aspresident of the Michigan Association of BloodBanks (MABB) in 2004. Then to my completesurprise, MABB bestowed on me their Founder’sAward for exemplary service in 2008. I havebeen blessed with my Michigan blood bankingcolleagues, and greatly value the ongoing rela-tionships we maintain.

■ After nearly 20 years away, the pull of thewest was strong. I began interviewing at bloodcenters in the western US. I met a new physi-cian in Detroit, Dr. Lance Trainor, who had leftthe American Red Cross in Portland, OR. He

insisted I’d be perfect for his former position. Iinitially demurred, but applied anyway. Surely Iwould never work at a Red Cross center!

■ To say I was blown away by the interviewprocess and the people I met is an understate-ment. The obvious camaraderie and sense ofcommon mission was striking. Plus, I couldn’thelp being swept away by Portland. I hopedthat my years of hospital experience would bevalued, and my future CEO, Eric Brown, assuredme that was why we were talking!

■ So, I’m now Chief Medical Officer at theAmerican Red Cross Pacific Northwest BloodServices Region in Portland. And my connec-tion with SCABB continues, on the MembershipCommittee!

■ In many ways, I’ve come full circle. Back to adonor center. Back to the west. I’ve tasted themany flavors of blood banking: private bloodcenter, university hospital transfusion and donorservices, inner city tertiary care hospital, RedCross blood center. And I’m still active inSCABB!

■ I’m here for a reason. Shortly after I joinedthe Red Cross, Eric and I realized that we wereboth at Bonfils Blood Center in the late 1980s.Who would have thought that crazy kid in thecomponents lab (his words!) would, 20 yearslater, convince me to hitch my wagon to RedCross? In coming to Portland, I was reallyreaching back to Denver.

■ Coincidence?

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Ray St. Peter

St. Peter was born, February 14, 1925, in Blox, TX to Dennisand Marie St. Peter and passed away on February 5, 2009 inHouston.

■ Ray began a career in blood banking at the W.E. and LelaStewart Blood Center in Tyler as Technical Director and later tooka position at the Coffee Memorial Blood Center in Amarillo, Texasas its Technical Director. In l957, at the request of local physicians,he returned to Beaumont to start a local blood bank. As foundingdirector of the Beaumont Blood Center (now LifeShare), heserved as Executive Director for thirty years, opening a center inPort Arthur and eventually serving over thirty hospitals in sixcounties. Following a merger of the two blood centers in l987, hebecame Vice President and Director of Hospital Relations atLifeShare and served in that capacity until his retirement in l992.

■ As a pioneer in his field, Ray was present at the founding meet-ing of the AABB, and served on its Inspection and AccreditationCommittee. He was very active in the South Central Associationof Blood Banks, serving on the Board of Directors from l976 tol983, and then on the Board of Directors for the South CentralAssociation of Blood Banks Foundation. He was active in otherprofessional organizations such as the American Society ofClinical Pathology, the American Medical Technology Association,Texas Hospital Association, Texas Blood Bank AdministratorsAssociation, and the American Blood Resources Associationwhere he served on the Committee for Red Cell Immunization.

Eddie Moore

■ Hattiesburg CenterDirector Eddie Moore,54, died December 29.He joined UnitedBlood Services in 1980.In 1985, he becameExecutive Director ofUBS/ Meridian (nowNatchez Trace), a posi-tion he held for 21years until he movedto Hattiesburg in2006.

■ Mr. Moore wasactive in leadershiproles with the SouthCentral Association of

Blood Banks, whichhas renamed its annualgolf tournament in hishonor.

■ Natchez TraceExecutive DirectorDwight Sledge was along-time friend of Mr.Moore’s and wrote thisremembrance:

■ Ed Moore, friendand partner. I first metEd in 1977. At that timehe was fresh out ofMed Tech School withall the knowledge inthe world aboutimmunohematology,pickup trucks and lifein general. I guess Edalways had a knowl-edgeable opinionabout things in life. I’mreal sure this is whatmade Ed who Ed was.Ed was loyal, gener-ous, compassionateand concerned. I’malso real sure this is

what made Ed who Edwas. He loved life andhe loved his family andfriends, and I’m realsure this is what madeEd who Ed was. Lotsof things in life madeEd who Ed was butmost of all in my opin-ion 30 + years of hav-ing Ed as my closefriend was all I needed.I knew Ed for who Edwas.

■ Mr. Moore is sur-vived by his wife,Paula; daughter,Amanda Edwards(James); grandson,Braxton; his parents,Maxine and CloyceMoore; and his brother,Randy.

■ “He will also bemissed by scores ofothers who experi-enced knowing Ed,”Dwight writes.

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EXECUTIVECOMMITTEE

President LeaAnn Teague, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBBUnited Blood Services8234 One Calais Baton Rouge, LA 70809Office: 225-769-7233 x 1003Fax: 225-769-8633lteague@bloodsystems.org

President-ElectDennis Harpool, SBB(ASCP)Blood Systems, Inc.6210 E. Oak St., PO Box 1867Scottsdale, AZ 85252Office: 480-675-5646Fax: 480-675-5167dharpool@bloodsystems.org

Vice PresidentNancy Haubert, BSMT(ASCP)SBBBlood Systems Laboratories2205 Hwy 121 Bedford, TX 76021-5950Office: 817-412-6108Fax: 817-412-6097nhaubert@bloodsystems.org

TreasurerChristie Loe-Malone, MT(ASCP)SBBCharter Medical, Ltd.259 Valencia Circle St. Petersburg, FL 33716Office: 727-324-7241Fax: 727-571-1936cloe@lydall.com

SecretaryKirk Kitchen, MT(ASCP)SBBBlood Systems, Inc.2424 West Erie DriveTempe, AZ 85282Office: 602-343-7108kkitchen@bloodsystems.org

Immediate Past PresidentJames Teague, BS SBB(ASCP)9120 S. VignesBaton Rouge, LA 70817Phone: 225-752-7887j.teague@hotmail.com

DISTRICT DIRECTORS

District I – (TX)Jose Garcia, South Texas Blood & Tissue Center6211 IH-10 West San Antonio, TX 78201Office: 210-731-5578Fax: 210-731-5505jgarcia2@bloodntissue.org

District I – (TX) Susie Hart, MT(ASCP)Pall Medical4101 Coachman LaneColleyville, TX 76034Office: 817-205-7433Susie_hart@pall.com

District II (AZ, NM, CO, OK, NV)Jeannie Gardner, RNOklahoma Blood Institute1001 N. Lincoln Blvd.Oklahoma City, OK 73104Office: 405-205-5186JGardner@obi.org

District III (AR, LA, MS)David Gremillion, MT(ASCP)SBB MS HPOur Lady of The Lake RegionalMedical Center5000 Hennessy Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA 70808Office: 225-765-8162Fax: 225-765-3448 dgremill@ololrmc.com

District-at-Large Sara BallewUnited Blood Services6930 W. Charleston Blvd.Las Vegas, NV 89117Office: 702-228-4483 x 223sballew@bloodsystems.org

Central Office Karla Darnall, Executive Director

Amie Eubank, Member Services

Liz Pearce, Accounting

Allie Schroeder, Administrative

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