Aim of the webinar:
Presenting RWE on establishing and running whole blood programs, including regulatory considerations, implementation challenges, successes, and lessons learned.
Level of education required:
Fundamental Awareness (basic knowledge)
What prior knowledge is required?
Basics on blood transfusion and blood processing.
Target audience
Health care professionals in blood banking, transfusion medicine, and emergency medical services.
Agenda:
- Introduction: Manuel Gutiérrez de Ravé (TBCT) > 5 min
- Presenter 1: Geir Strandenes (Haukeland University, Norway) > 20 min
- Presenter 2: Courtney Hopkins (Vitalant, U.S.) > 20 min
- Q&A > 15 min
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Speaker
Geir Strandenes
Geir Strandenes, MD, is affiliated with the Department of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. He is known for research and operational work on emergency whole-blood transfusion, walking blood banks, remote damage-control resuscitation, and transfusion preparedness, often bridging civilian transfusion medicine and military/austere-care practice.
Courtney Hopkins
Dr. Courtney Hopkins is a Clinical Pathologist and Transfusion Medicine physician, currently serving as the Vice President, Corporate Medical Affairs at Vitalant overseeing the Vitalant regional and corporate physicians. Prior to her nine-year tenure at Vitalant, she spent 7 years with the American Red Cross, where she held the role of CMO for the East Division. Dr. Hopkins has been an active contributor to her field, participating in various committees, including the AABB Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee, AABB Donor Health and Safety Committee, AABB COI Task Force, and AABB Standards for Transfusion Committee. She also currently serves on both the AABB TTD, AABB Donor Hemovigilance, and AABB Out of Hospital and Prehospital Standards Committee. Furthermore, she has publications in the areas of transfusion service and donor center medicine.
Moderator
Manuel Gutiérrez de Ravé
Manuel Gutiérrez de Ravé, PhD, works as a Real-World Evidence (RWE) Scientist at Terumo BCT. His career spans academic research in neuroscience and healthcare innovation. He specializes in generating real-world data, building scientific advocacy networks, and developing educational and scientific materials in transfusion medicine. He applies his expertise in translational research by implementing integrated evidence strategies to improve outcomes across the healthcare sector and increase impact for patients and society.
