BBANYS Sept 10, 2025 Webinar - HLA Basics

Wednesday, September 10, 2025 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

Topic:
HLA Basics

Speaker:
Jacquelyn Choate, MD
Assistant Laboratory Director
Section Director of Transfusion Medicine
Rochester Regional Hospital, Rochester, NY

Speaker Bio:
Dr. Choate is currently Medical Director of Transfusion Services at Rochester Regional Hospital. She completed her medical education at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, AP/CP pathology residency at Albany Medical Center, and Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine fellowship at Yale New Haven Hospital. After completing fellowship, she was the Medical Director at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD where she oversaw the transfusion service, hospital based donor collection and FDA licensed product manufacturing facility, hospital blood bank, and cellular therapy laboratory for 12 years. In her current role she oversees the hospital transfusion service, is chair of the hospital and transfusion medicine service line committees, and gives the blood bank lectures for the department’s Medical Laboratory Science program. She is passionate about student and clinical education, and heading quality initiatives to improve laboratory services and patient care.

Abstract:

The nomenclature and complexity of the HLA (Human Leukocyte Antigen) system can be confusing and challenging. But HLA antibodies play a role in many problem areas of transfusion medicine including TRALI, bone marrow transplant, and platelet refractoriness. This presentation will review the basics of understanding the HLA system and its contribution to problems in the clinical treatment of patients due to HLA antibodies.

Objectives:

At the end of this session, the learner will be able to:

1. Understand the nomenclature, structure, and function of the HLA antigens.
2. Describe the methods used for identification of HLA antigens and antibodies.
3. Know the clinical significance of the HLA system.

Disclosures:

None

Pricing:

• Members: FREE (Registration is required.)
• Non-Members: $45 per session & $130 entire series
• Institutions: $75 per session & $200 entire series

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