Program (preliminary)
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
8:45-9:00Opening Remarks
9:00-9:30Keynote address TBA
Morning Session: “Perioperative Blood Management”
Moderators: Robert Slappendel, Hans Gombotz, Dafydd Thomas
9:30-9:50Preoperative optimization of elective surgical patient
Hans Gombotz (Austria)
9:50-9:55 Q&A
9:55-10:15Preoperative Anemia Management
Robert Slappendel (The Netherlands)
10:15-10:20 Q&A
10:20-10:40 Intraoperative cell salvage – state of the art
Dafydd Thomas (UK)
10:40-10:45 Q&A
10:45-11:15 Break
11:15-11:35 Coagulation management during major blood-loss – general aspects
Oliver Habler (Germany)
11:35-11:40 Q&A
11:40-12:00 Clinical complications of transfusions
Hans Gombotz (Austria)
12:00-12:05 Q&A
12:05-12:25 Fluid Management in Hemorrhagic Shock
Dafydd Thomas (United Kingdom)
12:25-12:30 Q&A
12:30-14:30 Lunch
Afternoon session “Quality and Safety issues”
Moderators: Tom Krusius, Cees van der Poel
14:30-14:50 Quality management: requirements in the European Blood Directives
Jean-Claude Faber (Luxembourg)
14:50-14:55 Q&A
14:55-15:15 Has haemovigilance increased safety and quality in blood transfusion?
Paul Strengers (The Netherlands)
15:15-15:20 Q&A
15:20-15:50 Break
15:50-16:10 Inspection system in Czech Republic
Renata Zimova (Czech Republic)
16:10-16:15 Q&A
16:15-16:35 Residual infectious risk of allogenic transfusion
Cees van der Poel (The Netherlands)
16:35-16:40 Q&A
16:40-17:10 Break
17:10-17:30 Quality of ECO RBCs (enzyme converted group O red blood cells)
Martin Olson (Sweden)
17:30-17:35 Q&A
17:35-17:55 Medical selection of blood donors
Cees van der Poel (The Netherlands)
17:55-18:00 Q&A
