WELCOME TO THE HAABB!
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 & St Louis areas. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And the

      Winners

                are...
2011: "TACO versus TRALI"

                  ~Merlena Benware, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO,

                             CLS Program







2010: "The Transfusion Exclusion: Female Platelet Donor Relevance

           in TRALI Cases",

                  ~Melody Boudreaux, North Kansas City Hospital, CLS Program

                               

                                    Click here to read the 2010 Winning Paper





2009: "Baby Steps: An overview of methods for diagnosing Hemolytic Disease of the
          Fetus",  

           ~Maureen O'Dowd, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO,

                               CLS program

 


                                     Click here to read the 2009 Winning Paper
 

 

2008: "A Survey of Blood Donors: Motives and Obstacles in Donating      

           Blood",

                    ~Ayesha Ahmed, University of Kansas CLS program

 

 

 

2007: "Pediatric Heart Transplantation and ABO Compatibility",

                    ~Hilary Beck, Saint Luke's Hospital, Kansas City, MO, CLS program