Armed Services Blood Program
Program Code: 404-A
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
8:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

SPEAKERS
Ronny Fryar, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Armed Services Blood Program Office
Richard McBride, Jr., MT(ASCP)SBB, USCENTCOM/CCSG
LTC Ken Pell, Jr., MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Brian Casleton, BSc, MS, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, United States Airforce
Alison Knight, MSc, MAS, MHA, MT(ASCP)SBB, DLM, Headquarters, USPACOM
Felix Alfonso, MSc, United States Navy
Antionette C. Mattoch, MT(ASCP)SH, SBB, Armed Services Blood Program
LTC Stephen G. Beardsley, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, US Army Walter Reed Medical Center
Kathleen Elder, BS, HQ, US Army Medical Command
Maj. Jean Pearl Ruddell, MT(ASCP)SBB, US Air Force Blood Program
Roland L. Fahie, MSc, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB
Janice M. Sigmon, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB, USN, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Michael Libby, MS, MT(ASCP)SBB, Armed Services Blood Program Office

DESCRIPTION
The faculty will present current information on military blood program initiatives, along with blood research and development efforts. Several speakers will provide updates on the ongoing military operations in the Middle East, Europe and the Pacific. In addition, there will be an update on new developments within the military`s blood computer system, the Defense Blood Standard System (DBSS). At the conclusion of the session, there will be individual breakout sessions for those interested in specific issues relating to the Armed Services Blood Program.

OBJECTIVES

• Describe the current military operations, blood support to deployed troops and lessons learned from recent experiences
• Discuss the new initiatives and explain how they are shaping the future of the Armed Services Blood Program
• Outline the new developments within the military's blood computer system operations
• Review current research and development efforts regarding blood products

AUDIENCE
Physicians, Technologists, Nurses, Managers/Supervisors, CEOs/CFOs

PROGRAM LEVEL
Basic