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The Heart of America Association of Blood Banks is a nonprofit, professional organization dedicated to improving transfusion medicine by fostering the exchange of information and bringing education opportunities to blood bank and transfusion medicine professionals.

      We are also the sponsor of a MT or MTL Student Scholarship.  This scholarship is awarded to the student submitting the winning paper on a topic relevant to today’s blood banking field The scholarship is awarded in April and the winning paper is   presented at the Annual Spring Meeting in Kansas City.    Click here for 2009 scholarship submission instructions.    

   Thank-you to all who attended our Spring Meeting on May 8 and 9th in Kansas City.  A Fall Meeting in St. Louis is being planned and more details will follow.

Fall Meeting in St. Louis - September 24, 2008   - Preliminary program available!!!


Current officers 2008 - 2009:

President                Jennifer Jung MT (ASCP), American Red Cross, St. Louis, MO
Vice-President        Mary Signaigo MT (ASCP), St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
Secretary                David Baker MT (ASCP), St. Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, MO
Treasurer                 Laura Potter MT (ASCP), Community Blood Center of Kansas City, MO
President Elect        Laurie Meyer MT (ASCP) SBB, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO        
Past President         Dianna Moroney, MT (ASCP) SBB, American Red Cross, St. Louis, MO

 


Click on the HISTORY button for information on the history of the Heart of America Association of Blood Banks


President's Message

One of the goals of our professional organization is to find new ways to serve our membership. We promote our website as a source of information about HAABB. Our upcoming meetings and other educational opportunities are listed on the Education page. We also recap the highlights of the previous meeting on the Newsletter page. Be sure to check out the photo section for appearances by your fellow Blood Bankers.

 The website also lists current job opportunities, FAQs, history of our organization, membership application form and links to other transfusion organizations.

 We appreciate all suggestions and ideas to improve the organization and website. Please contact any of the board members with your feedback. The board members’ contact information is found on the Contact Us page.  

 We depend on your ideas for topics for continuing education and how to better serve the transfusion professionals in our region. We hope to continue to grow and develop new ways to promote and foster opportunities for education, interaction and exchange of ideas throughout our region. 

Jennifer Jung MT (ASCP)

HAABB President 2008-2009

 


 

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