Decisions About Safety: Regulatory Challenges and the Future of Transfusion Medicine
Program Code: 9420-TC
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Celso Bianco, MD, International Society of Blood Transfusion

SPEAKERS
Jay Epstein, MD, Food and Drug Administration
Celso Bianco, MD, International Society of Blood Transfusion
Alan E. Williams, PhD, Food and Drug Administration

DESCRIPTION
The session will provide an opportunity for regulators and the blood banking community to share their perspectives on goals, guiding principles and legal constraints in the development of blood safety policies. The presentations and discussions will explore regulatory decision making on emerging threats to blood safety, pathways to development of new products and technologies, and the opportunities for the blood banking community to engage constructively in the regulatory process.