Program Schedule

SABM® New England Regional Blood Management Conference
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Providence Biltmore Hotel - Providence, RI
Saturday, April 12, 2008
8:00 am - 8:15 am Introduction
Presenters:
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Kevin Wright
8:15 am - 9:00 am ESAs and Iron Therapy in the Pediatric Population
Presenter: Edwin Forman, MD
9:05 am - 9:50 am Blood Conservation in Pregnancy
Presenter: Arnold Friedman, MD
9:50 am - 10:05 am Break
10:05 am - 10:50 am Transfusion and Patient Outcome in Cardiothoracic Surgery
Presenter: Colleen Koch, MD, MS
10:55 am -11:40 am Iron in the Critically Ill Patient
Presenter: Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
11:40 am - 12:00 pm Break (lunch will be served at 11:45am)
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Luncheon - Management of Coagulopathy in the Cardiothoracic Patient
Presenter: Gregory Nuttall, MD
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Break
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm How Would You Treat This Patient?
Moderator: Kevin Wright
Presenters:
Arthur Bert, MD
Philip Lucas, MD
Francois Luks, MD
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm Break
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm The Whys and Why Nots of Current Payments (reimbursement) for Blood Conservation Modalities in New England
Moderator: Irwin Gross, MD
Panelists:
Arthur Lurvey, MD, FACS, FACE (National Government Services)
Martin Kodish, MD (Aetna)
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm All You Want to Know About Blood Conservation - Q&A Session
Moderator: Joseph Sweeney, MD
Panelists:
Edwin Forman, MD
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Irwin Gross, MD
4:45 pm - 4:50 pm Summary and Adjournment
Presenters:
Aryeh Shander, MD, FCCM, FCCP
Kevin Wright