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 |

