Why I Don't Donate
Program Code: 5220-RC
Monday, October 23, 2006
2:00 PM to 3:30 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Kathleen M. Connolly, Rhode Island Blood Center

SPEAKERS
Maria Elena Geyer, MBA, Puget Sound Blood Center
Marc Germain, MD, PhD, FRCP, Hema-Quebec
George Schreiber, ScD, Westat

DESCRIPTION
This session is intended to describe current research related to reasons why individuals decide to give or not give blood. Both facilitators and barriers to donating will be discussed. Behaviors that could be targeted to increase donor recruitment and retention will be discussed. The session will present current research relating to donor behariors.