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• BBANYS Feb 11, 2026 Webinar - Clinical Decision Making: Transfusing Patients with Red Cell Antibodies

  • When
    Wednesday, February 11, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  Wednesday, February 11, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST

  Topic:
  Clinical Decision Making: Transfusing Patients with Red Cell Antibodies

  Spring Webinar Series - Mark Your Calendar:
  Subsequent webinars in our series will be held
  March 11 and April 8, all at 3 pm EDT

  

  Speaker:
  Tayler Van Denakker, MD
  Assistant Director of Blood Bank and Transfusion Services
  Mount Sinai Hospital
  Department of Pathology

  Speaker Bio:
  Dr. Tayler Van Denakker is currently assistant professor of pathology and assistant medical director of the blood bank and transfusion services at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. She completed her residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at Mount Sinai followed by fellowships in hematopathology at Weill-Cornell Medical Center and transfusion medicine at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

  Abstract:
  Transfusion of patients with red cell antibodies poses significant clinical and laboratory challenges requiring individualized decision-making. This presentation reviews the immunologic mechanisms of alloimmunization, including antigen- and recipient-related risk factors, and examines the clinical consequences of antibody formation. Case-based examples highlight delayed hemolytic transfusion reactions, hyperhemolysis syndrome, hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn, and passenger lymphocyte syndrome. Special populations such as patients with sickle cell disease, pregnant patients with alloantibodies, individuals receiving anti-CD38 therapy, and those with rare or high-frequency antigen antibodies are discussed. Practical strategies for blood selection, transfusion risk mitigation, and alternatives to transfusion are emphasized.
  
  

  Objectives:
  

  1. Discuss how and why different patients make antibodies
  2. Discuss how to transfuse patients with antibodies in various clinical scenarios
  3. Understand unique transfusion considerations in sickle cell disease.

  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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  View our calendar of upcoming events, including the 2026 Spring Webinar Series and Journal Club opportunities!
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• BBANYS Mar 11, 2026 Webinar - Managing Post-Partum Hemorrhage in the Blood Bank

  • When
    Wednesday, March 11, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  Wednesday, March 11, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

  Topic:
  Managing Post-Partum Hemorrhage in the Blood Bank

  Spring Webinar Series - Mark Your Calendar:
  The last webinar in our series will be held
  April 8 at 3 pm EDT

  

  Speaker:
  Tobias (Toby) Cohen, MD, PhD
  Assistant Director of Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Biotherapies
  Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
  Weill Cornell Medicine
  Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

  Speaker Bio:
  Dr. Cohen grew up in New York City and obtained his undergraduate degree in Biology and Classics at Brown University where he was also a Division I athlete. He graduated from the combined MD/PhD program at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, earning his PhD in the laboratory of Domenico Tortorella, PhD studying cytomegalovirus infection to characterize potential new therapeutic targets and drugs. He completed his residency in Pathology at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where he served as Chief Resident in Clinical Pathology followed by a fellowship in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine at the New York Blood Center and New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He is on the faculty of Weill Cornell Medicine as Assistant Director of Transfusion Medicine and Cellular Biotherapies and Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He also serves as the Transfusion Medicine Consultant for the Bone Marrow Transplant program and signs out cases for the Special Hematology and Coagulation Laboratory. Dr. Cohen volunteers with the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies (AABB) on the Transfusion Transmitted Diseases committee and serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for the Blood Bank Association of New York State (BBANYS).

  Abstract:
  

  Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) remains a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality, affecting 3–5% of deliveries in the United States. Current transfusion protocols often treat PPH as either trauma or non-trauma, despite pregnancy’s unique hemostatic physiology. This talk reviews the hematologic changes during pregnancy, current ACOG and FIGO guidelines, and emerging evidence on massive hemorrhage protocols tailored for obstetric patients. We will explore the role of early fibrinogen replacement, goal-directed therapy using viscoelastic testing, and institutional considerations for developing PPH-specific protocols. Attendees will gain insight into optimizing transfusion strategies to improve outcomes in this critical setting.
  

  Objectives:
  

  1. Describe the basic physiologic changes in hemostasis and thrombosis during pregnancy.
  2. Discuss the current recommendations for transfusion support for post-partum hemorrhage.
  3. Evaluate whether post-partum hemorrhage requires its own massive hemorrhage protocol at your institution.

  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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  View our calendar of upcoming events, including the 2026 Spring Webinar Series and Journal Club opportunities!
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• BBANYS Apr 1, 2026 - Career Panel for Technologists

  • When
    Wednesday, April 01, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  Wednesday, April 1, 2026 

  Topic:
  Career Panel for Technologists

  
  

  
  

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• BBANYS Apr 8, 2026 Webinar - Quality Systems in the Blood Bank: Regulatory Expectations and Inspection Readiness

  • When
    Wednesday, April 08, 2026
  •  
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Online
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  Wednesday, April 8, 2026 / 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

  Title:
  Quality Systems in the Blood Bank: Regulatory Expectations and Inspection Readiness

  

  Speaker:
  Caroline Stanek, MD
  Transfusion Medicine & Apheresis Fellow
  Yale New Haven Health
  Department of Laboratory Medicine

  Speaker Bio:
  Dr. Stanek is currently a Transfusion Medicine & Apheresis Fellow at Yale New Haven Health. She completed her medical education at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine Columbia, followed by a pathology residency at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  

  Abstract:
  This session will review the foundations of Blood Bank quality systems and their intersections with AABB, FDA, CLIA, and CAP expectations. Using practical examples, we will highlight common inspection focus areas, frequent deficiencies, and strategies to design safer and more reliable processes.

  
  Objectives:

  1. Describe key components of a quality system  and how they support patient safety.
  2. Differentiate the roles of AABB, FDA, CLIA, and CAP in transfusion service oversight.
  3. Identify common inspection findings and outline practical prevention strategies. 

  Disclosures:
  None
  
  

  Pricing:

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

  To receive member pricing, be sure to sign in.

  View our calendar of upcoming events, including the 2026 Spring Webinar Series and Journal Club opportunities!
  www.bbanys.org/events
  

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