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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.
The HAABB hosts two annual meetings for the Kansas City and St. Louis areas.
Local educational information as well as links to relative websites and other
blood bank organizations is available on the education page of this website.
The HAABB also
sponsors a MT or MLT 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.
2010 HAABB Fall Meeting in St Louis
September 15, 2010 - Click on the
Fall Meeting Link (to the left) For the Latest Info!
~ Hope to see you there ~
SPRING
MEETING 2010 PROGRAM REVIEW
Current officers 2010 - 2011:
President
Elizabeth Jones MT (ASCP) BB, St Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO
Vice-President Diana Moroney, MBA, MT (ASCP) SBB, American Red Cross, St. Louis, MO
Secretary Michelle
Burgin, MT(ASCP) SBB, Bothwell Regional Health Center, Sedalia, MO
Treasurer Patsy
Gomez, MT HT (ASCP), St Francis Health Center, Topeka, KS
President Elect Faith Nilhas, MT (ASCP),
Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Lawrence, KS
Past President Laurie Wolf MT (ASCP) SBB, Community Blood Center, Kansas City, MO
By Laws of
the HEART OF AMERICA ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS, INC.
Click on the HISTORY button for information on the
history of the Heart of America Association of Blood Banks
President's Message
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Welcome to the Heart of America Association
of Blood Bank's website! Our organization was formed in the early
1970's by a group of individuals whose purpose was to merge the Kansas and
Missouri Associations of Blood Banks together for educational purposes.
Over the past forty years the HAABB has provided quality educational
meetings for physicians, technologists, and students.
This year's annual meeting, held on May
13th and 14th in Kansas City, Missouri, was a great success. The
meeting featured presentations on current blood bank related topics as well
as several interesting case studies. Topics included blood management,
molecular techniques in the blood bank, blood groups and anthropology,
passenger lymphocyte syndrome and investigation of hemolytic anemia in a
post transplant patient.
In addition, twenty-four vendors had
exhibits and interacted with attendees. Participants were invited to a
vendor reception featuring hors d'oeuvres and raffle prizes donated by the
vendors.
Please check the website for updates on the
2010 fall meeting to be held in September in St Louis and for information
concerning the 2011 annual spring meeting held in May in Kansas City.
I look forward to serving as your president
and welcome any comments or suggestions you may have to improve our
organization, the website, or the annual fall and spring meetings.
Elizabeth M. Jones,
MT(ASCP)BB
Blood Bank Education Coordinator, Saint Luke's Hospital, KC,MO
HAABB President 2010-2011
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