Congress Programme

20th AATM Congress & 5th AATM-AABB Joint Meeting

Download Day 1 Schedule
Start Time - End Time
Lecture
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary
Inauguration
10:00 - 10:30
Plenary Session
Emerging Pathogens and their impact on the blood supply: Lessons Learned
10:30 - 11:00
Plenary Session
Plasma Medicines: Step wise access to safe plasma protein initiative
11:00 - 11:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
11:40 - 12:00
Evidence Based Decision Making
Blood safety: National and International Scene
12:00 - 12:20
Evidence Based Decision Making
Platelets in Practice: Evidence, Protocols, and Pitfalls
12:20 - 12:40
Evidence Based Decision Making
Infusing Clarity: The Current Evidence on Granulocyte Transfusions
12:40 - 13:00
Evidence Based Decision Making
Debate: Less is More? Or More is Better? The Transfusion Threshold Debate
13:00 - 14:00
Break
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20
Blood Component Therapy: The blood buffet: Separating the good stuff
Chill or Not to Chill? Innovations in Platelet Storage
14:20 - 14:40
Blood Component Therapy: The blood buffet: Separating the good stuff
Blood in, Blood Out: The Inventory Balancing Act
14:40 - 15:00
Blood Component Therapy: The blood buffet: Separating the good stuff
Beyond Basics: Next-Gen Blood Components in Practice
15:00 - 15:30
Blood Component Therapy: The blood buffet: Separating the good stuff
Panel Discussion: New Bags, New Benefits? The Future of Blood Containers
15:30 - 16:00
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
16:00 - 16:15
Donor Management: Keeping the lifeblood flowing
Comfort, Care & Convenience: The New Era of Blood Donation
16:15 - 16:30
Donor Management: Keeping the lifeblood flowing
From Scarcity to Security: The Path to Sustainable Donation
16:30 - 16:45
Donor Management: Keeping the lifeblood flowing
From One-Time to Lifetime: Changing How We Keep Donors Coming Back
16:45 - 17:00
Donor Management: Keeping the lifeblood flowing
Safe to Give, Safe to Return: The Pillars of Donor Vigilance
17:00 - 17:10
Donor Management: Keeping the lifeblood flowing
Discussion
17:10 - 18:00
Special Event
AATM Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Start Time - End time
Topic
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary
Inauguration
10:00 - 10:30
Plenary Session
Emerging Pathogens and their impact on the blood supply: Lessons Learned
10:30 - 11:00
Plenary Session
Plasma Medicines: Step wise access to safe plasma protein initiative
11:00 - 11:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
11:40 - 12:00
Cellular and Transplant therapies: The Engraftment ensemble
Cells, Consent and Compliance: Navigating the Regulatory Maze
12:00 - 12:20
Cellular and Transplant therapies: The Engraftment ensemble
Beyond Matching Blood: Transfusion Medicine in ABO Incompatible Transplants
12:20 - 12:40
Cellular and Transplant therapies: The Engraftment ensemble
Stem Cells 2.0: Pushing the Boundaries of Regenerative Medicine
12:40 - 13:00
Cellular and Transplant therapies: The Engraftment ensemble
Target Acquired: CAR-T in the Fight Against Cancer
13:00 - 14:00
Break
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20
Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology: Match made in HLAven
Virtual Crossmatch: Cutting Time, Boosting Safety
14:20 - 14:40
Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology: Match made in HLAven
The Algorithmic Art of HLA Matching
14:40 - 15:00
Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology: Match made in HLAven
Haploidentical transplant:
15:00 - 15:20
Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology: Match made in HLAven
Cracking the Code: Epitope-Based Compatibility in Focus
15:20 - 15:30
Histocompatibility and Transplant Immunology: Match made in HLAven
Discussion
15:30 - 16:00
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
16:00 - 16:15
AABB- AATM Seminar on Quality Management and Accreditation
Pathway to accreditation of BTS: Opportunities and Challenges in resource limited settings
16:15 - 16:30
AABB- AATM Seminar on Quality Management and Accreditation
AABB Quality Certificate in Cellular Therapy
16:30 - 16:45
AABB- AATM Seminar on Quality Management and Accreditation
Measuring Excellence: Key Quality Indicators in Transfusion
16:45 - 17:00
AABB- AATM Seminar on Quality Management and Accreditation
Quality in Action: Monitoring and Managing Transfusion Risks
17:00 - 17:10
AABB- AATM Seminar on Quality Management and Accreditation
Discussion
17:10 - 18:00
Special Event
AATM Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Start Time - End Time
Topic
09:00 - 10:00
Plenary
Inauguration
10:00 - 10:30
Plenary Session
Evolution of Global Blood Transfusion Services: Over the century!
10:30 - 11:00
Plenary Session
Plasma Medicines: Step wise access to safe plasma protein initiative
11:00 - 11:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
11:40 - 11:50
Country Chapter Presentations
India
11:50 - 12:00
Country Chapter Presentations
Bhutan
12:00 - 12:10
Country Chapter Presentations
UAE
12:10 - 12:20
Country Chapter Presentations
Indonesia
12:20 - 12:30
Country Chapter Presentations
Iran
12:30 - 12:40
Country Chapter Presentations
Iraq
12:40 - 12:50
Country Chapter Presentations
Kazakhstan
12:50 - 13:00
Country Chapter Presentations
Laos
13:00 - 13:10
Country Chapter Presentations
Maldives
13:10 - 14:00
Break
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20
AI, Innovation and Informatics in Transfusion Medicine: Where ideas meet Technology
Coding Compatibility: AI-Powered Serological Analysis
14:20 - 14:40
AI, Innovation and Informatics in Transfusion Medicine: Where ideas meet Technology
From Forecast to Fulfillment: Building Smart Blood Centres with Data
14:40 - 15:00
AI, Innovation and Informatics in Transfusion Medicine: Where ideas meet Technology
AI as a Clinical Partner: Enhancing Transfusion Outcomes Through Data
15:00 - 15:20
AI, Innovation and Informatics in Transfusion Medicine: Where ideas meet Technology
Getting started with data: The foudation for AI readiness
15:20 - 15:30
AI, Innovation and Informatics in Transfusion Medicine: Where ideas meet Technology
Discussion
15:30 - 16:00
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
16:00 - 16:20
Recent Advances in Transfusion Medicine
T Cells as Targeted Therapies: Harnessing Donor and Engineered Immunity
16:20 - 16:40
Recent Advances in Transfusion Medicine
Bioprinting for advanced wound care: Role of transfusion services
16:40 - 17:00
Recent Advances in Transfusion Medicine
From Blood to Cure: Translational Application of CIK cells as a Platform
17:00 - 17:10
Recent Advances in Transfusion Medicine
Discussion
17:10 - 18:00
Special Event
AATM Annual General Meeting (AGM)
Download Day 2 Schedule
Start Time - End Time
Topic
08:00 - 08:10
Oral Presentations
OP1: Active Hemoglobinopathy Screening by HPLC in Young Adults: A Preventive Strategy Toward Zero Thalassemia Births
08:10 - 08:20
Oral Presentations
OP2: Comparison of Post-Transfusion Effectiveness and Safety Between Cryopreserved Platelets (CPPC) and Liquid-Stored Platelets (LSPC) in Patients with Hematological Malignancy: A Pilot Study
08:20 - 08:30
Oral Presentations
OP3: Fueling the Flames: Cytokine-Driven Inflammation in Acute Pain Transfusion Reactions
08:30 - 08:40
Oral Presentations
OP4: Anxiety in First-Time Blood Donors: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial Using Statistical and Machine Learning Approaches to Compare Concealed vs. Open Blood Collection Materials
08:40 - 08:50
Oral Presentations
OP5: Efficacy of Buffycoat derived Granulocyte Transfusion to terminally ill hemato-oncology patients in a tertiary care hospital in North India : A Retrospective Study
09:00 - 09:30
Plenary
Standardization of information in blood supply: Why and How?
09:30 - 10:00
Plenary
Challenges of alloimmunisation against red blood cells in sickel cell disease in Africa
10:00 - 10:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
10:40 - 11:00
Hemoglobinopathies: New horizons
Transfusion management in Thalassemia patients
11:00 - 11:20
Hemoglobinopathies: New horizons
National goal of prevention of Sickle Cell Anemia and Thalassemia
11:20 - 11:40
Hemoglobinopathies: New horizons
Turning the Tide: Innovative Solutions for management in Hemophilia
11:40 - 12:00
Ethics, Education and Leadership in Transfusion Medicine
Informed Consent: Empowering Patients in Transfusion Decisions
12:00 - 12:20
Ethics, Education and Leadership in Transfusion Medicine
Blood Boundaries: Ethical Challenges in Transfusion Medicine
12:20 - 12:40
Ethics, Education and Leadership in Transfusion Medicine
Leading the Change: Transformational Leadership in Transfusion
12:40 - 13:00
Ethics, Education and Leadership in Transfusion Medicine
Ethics, Education & Leadership: The Triad Shaping Transfusion’s Future
13:00 - 13:45
Break
Lunch break
13:45 - 14:05
ISBT Academy Session; Advances in Immunohematolgy
Alloimmunisation and Autoimmune Antibody in Pediatric Thalassemia Patient
14:05 - 14:25
ISBT Academy Session; Advances in Immunohematolgy
Cracking the Code of HDFN: How Well Do Our IH Tests Tell the Story?
14:25 - 14:45
ISBT Academy Session; Advances in Immunohematolgy
Red Cell Genotyping: How Do We Implement It?
14:45 - 15:20
ISBT Academy Session; Advances in Immunohematolgy
Workshop and Discussion: Navigating Complex Transfusion Scenarios / Dry
15:20 - 15:30
ISBT Academy Session; Advances in Immunohematolgy
Discussion
15:30 - 15:45
Break
Tea break/ Poster Walk
15:45 - 16:05
ISBT Academy Session; Rare Donor Program in Asian Region
Intrauterine Transfusions with Rare Blood Group
16:05 - 16:20
ISBT Academy Session; Rare Donor Program in Asian Region
Challenges in Transfusion Management of Patient with Rare Blood Group
16:20 - 16:45
ISBT Academy Session; Rare Donor Program in Asian Region
Molecular basis of Rare blood group phenotypes in Indians
16:45 - 17:05
ISBT Academy Session; Rare Donor Program in Asian Region
Complex cases: Unique scenario and clinical significance
17:05 - 17-30
ISBT Academy Session; Rare Donor Program in Asian Region
Valedictory
Start Time - End Time
Topic
08:00 - 08:10
Oral Presentations
OP6: Impact of Standard-Dose Fresh Frozen Plasma on INR Correction at Varying Pre-Transfusion INR levels at a tertiary care centre
08:10 - 08:20
Oral Presentations
OP7: Development and Preclinical Evaluation of a Silver Nanoparticle-Based Dermal Patch for Blood Donor Phlebotomy Site Disinfection
08:20 - 08:30
Oral Presentations
OP8: ARIMA-Based Forecasting Platform for PRBC and Platelet Demand in Blood Banks: Integrating Seasonal Trends and Machine Learning for Smarter Inventory Management
08:30 - 08:40
Oral Presentations
OP9: Process Improvement Through Lean-Six Sigma in the Donor Complex in a Quaternary Care Centre.
08:40 - 08:50
Oral Presentations
OP10: Development and Validation of a Novel Severity Scoring System for Assessing the Severity of Hemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)
08:50 - 09:00
Break
Break for Hall rearrangement
09:00 - 09:30
Plenary
Standardization of information in blood supply: Why and How?
09:30 - 10:00
Plenary
Challenges of alloimmunisation against red blood cells in sickel cell disease in Africa
10:00 - 10:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
10:40 - 11:00
Transfusion Transmissible Infections: Transfusion Intrusions
Catching the Silent Passenger: HBV NAT and Serology Yield – What’s Next
11:00 - 11:20
Transfusion Transmissible Infections: Transfusion Intrusions
Hub and Spoke Model for NAT testing
11:20 - 11:40
Transfusion Transmissible Infections: Transfusion Intrusions
Invisible Enemies, Visible Solutions: Innovations in Pathogen Inactivation
11:40 - 12:00
Transfusion Transmissible Infections: Transfusion Intrusions
Second Chances? Debating Donor Re-Entry Across Borders
12:00 - 12:15
IPFA - AATM session on Plasma Sourcing
Plasma for All: Enhancing Public Sector Access to Medicinal Products
12:15 - 12:30
IPFA - AATM session on Plasma Sourcing
Plasma on the Frontlines: Overcoming Barriers in LMICs
12:30 - 12:45
IPFA - AATM session on Plasma Sourcing
Ethics, Efficiency, and Safety: Debating Plasma Donation Models
12:45 - 13:00
IPFA - AATM session on Plasma Sourcing
Role of regulatory supervision on safety, quality & efficacy of Plasma products
13:00 - 14:00
Break
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:15
Making a difference in Blood Transfusion Services
Regional model of Plasma Fractionation for Developing Countries
14:15 - 14:30
Making a difference in Blood Transfusion Services
Invasive Hemoglobin POCT
14:30 - 14:40
Country Chapter Presentations
Armenia
14:40 - 14:50
Country Chapter Presentations
Nepal
14:50 - 15:00
Country Chapter Presentations
SriLanka
15:00 - 15:10
Country Chapter Presentations
Turkey
15:10 - 15:20
Country Chapter Presentations
Uzbekistan
15:20 - 15:45
Break
Tea break/ Poster Walk
15:45 - 16:00
Clinical Transfusion Practices: From Lab to Bedside
Smart Blood: How RFID Tech is Transforming Transfusion Safety
16:00 - 16:15
Break
Coordinated Team Response to Massive Blood Loss
16:15 - 16:30
Clinical Transfusion Practices: From Lab to Bedside
Closer to the Patient: The Rise of Point-of-Care Tools in PBM
16:30 - 16:45
Clinical Transfusion Practices: From Lab to Bedside
Right Order, Right Time: Tackling MSBOS Implementation Hurdles
16:45 - 17:15
Clinical Transfusion Practices: From Lab to Bedside
Valedictory
Start Time - End Time
Topic
08:00 - 08:10
Oral Presentations
OP11: Detection of HLA Alloantibodies by Flow Cytometric (FXM) cross match and comparison of results with CDC (Complement Dependent Cytotoxicity), CDC - AHG (Anti Human Globulin) & Luminex (LumXM) cross matching methods.
08:10 - 08:20
Oral Presentations
OP12: Trends in TTI Co-Infections Among Blood Donors Across the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Study
08:20 - 08:30
Oral Presentations
OP13: Initiating a Stability Program to determine the expiry of cryopreserved Hematopoietic Progenitor Products at an Indian Transplant Center
08:30 - 08:40
Oral Presentations
OP14: In-House Validation and Quality Control of Platelet-Rich Plasma Using DEPA Classification: A Significant Step Towards Ensuring Quality Assurance in Clinical Therapy
08:40 - 08:50
Oral Presentations
OP15: Correlation Between ABO Blood Group and Coagulation Factor Levels in Cryoprecipitate: A Study Conducted at a Tertiary Care Centre
08:50 - 09:00
Break
Break for Hall rearrangement
09:00 - 09:30
Plenary
Standardization of information in blood supply: Why and How?
09:30 - 10:00
Plenary
Challenges of alloimmunisation against red blood cells in sickel cell disease in Africa
10:00 - 10:40
Break
Tea Break & Informal Discussions/ Poster Walk
10:40 - 11:00
Adverse Events and Haemovigilance
TRALI, TACO, TA-GVHD: The Hidden Risks of Transfusion -Hemovigilance
11:00 - 11:15
Adverse Events and Haemovigilance
From Near Miss to No Miss: Proactive Error Management
11:15 - 11:30
Adverse Events and Haemovigilance
Bacterial Safety Nets: Strategies to Prevent Contamination in Transfusion
11:30 - 12:00
Adverse Events and Haemovigilance
Hemovigilance Uncovered: Improving Safety Through Surveillance
12:00 - 12:15
Apheresis: The art of extraction
Therapeutic Plasma Exchange in Auto-immune disorders
12:15 - 12:30
Apheresis: The art of extraction
Keeping Current: Key Changes in Therapeutic Apheresis Recommendations
12:30 - 12:45
Apheresis: The art of extraction
Cascade Plasmapheresis: Cutting-Edge Techniques Explored
12:45 - 13:05
Apheresis: The art of extraction
Centrifugal or Membrane? The Great Plasmapheresis Debate
13:05 - 13:45
Break
Lunch break
13:45 - 14:00
Beyond blood: Unlocking new horizons
Beyond Blood and Blood Components, New uses of SoHO (substance of human origin)
14:00 - 14:15
Beyond blood: Unlocking new horizons
Diagnosing Platelet Function Defects: Case based approach
14:15 - 14:30
Beyond blood: Unlocking new horizons
Repair, Renew, Restore: Transfusion Medicine Meets Regeneration
14:30 - 15:00
Beyond blood: Unlocking new horizons
Panel discussion: Navigating New Techologies in Transfusion Medicine
15:00 - 16:45
Special Event
AATM QUIZ
16:45 - 17:15
QUIZ
Valedictory