Membership OrientationMembership Orientation

Moderator: Tom Choi, Membership Committee Co-ChairModerator: Tom Choi, Membership Committee Co-Chair Executive Director, UBS - Reno, NevadaExecutive Director, UBS - Reno, NevadaPresenter: LeaAnn Teague, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, Membership Committee Presenter: LeaAnn Teague, MBA, MT(ASCP)SBB, Membership Committee Co-ChairCo-Chair Center Director, UBS – Baton Rouge, LouisianaCenter Director, UBS – Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Conflict of Interest Statement

In accordance with SCABB Conflict of Interest Policy, the faculty for this event have signed a conflict of interest form in which they have disclosed any significant financial interests or other relationships with industry relative to the topics that they will discuss at this program. Such disclosures allow you to better evaluate the objectivity of the information presented in the lectures.

South Central Association of Blood Banks (SCABB)

• NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION

•Members from nine states assigned to three districts. (District I, Texas; District II, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada,

New Mexico, and Oklahoma; District III, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.)

What is SCABB?

Who is SCABB?Who is SCABB?

Technical Director

Collections

Donor Recruitment/Marketing

TestingPatient CareBlood Bank/Lab Supervisor

Medical Director

Crossmatching

Bench Technologist Executive Director

Pathologist

Phlebotomist

Mission Statement and PurposeMission Statement and Purpose

The The MissionMission of South Central Association of Blood Banks is to provide opportunities of South Central Association of Blood Banks is to provide opportunities for members to enhance their abilities to deliver quality blood services. for members to enhance their abilities to deliver quality blood services.

Purpose:Purpose:To promote, foster and support the exchange of ideas and material and dissemination of To promote, foster and support the exchange of ideas and material and dissemination of information related to blood banking, transfusion medicine, related technical methodology, information related to blood banking, transfusion medicine, related technical methodology,

and administrative practices associated with the above by education and open forums. and administrative practices associated with the above by education and open forums.

To provide information on current events related to blood banking to professional To provide information on current events related to blood banking to professional personnel and, on important policy questions, to represent blood banks to the general personnel and, on important policy questions, to represent blood banks to the general

public through the region consisting of those states defined by the Association's Bylaws. public through the region consisting of those states defined by the Association's Bylaws.

To assist and support training of personnel in the field and provide mechanisms for To assist and support training of personnel in the field and provide mechanisms for individual professional growth. individual professional growth.

To promote and foster opportunities for interaction throughout the region, supporting both To promote and foster opportunities for interaction throughout the region, supporting both exchange of ideas and camaraderie.exchange of ideas and camaraderie.

Member BenefitsMember BenefitsQuarterly NewsletterQuarterly Newsletter

Networking ResourcesNetworking ResourcesAnnual MeetingAnnual Meeting

Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall WebinarsWebinars

Networking Networking ResourcesResources

www.scabb.orgwww.scabb.org

Annual MeetingAnnual Meeting- Exhibit HallExhibit Hall- AbstractsAbstracts

- AwardsAwards- Education Education ProgramsPrograms- P.A.C.E.P.A.C.E.

- Award LecturersAward Lecturers-SBB Exam ReviewSBB Exam Review

-Networking!Networking!

CBBS and SCABB Joint MeetingApril 26-29, 2011

The Mirage – Las Vegas

LEADERSHIPLEADERSHIP

Executive Committee Executive CommitteePresident President-ElectNancy Haubert, BSMT(ASCP)SBB Jose GarciaCreative Testing Solutions Qualtex Laboratories

Vice President TreasurerKirk Kitchen, MT(ASCP)SBB Christie Loe, MT(ASCP)SBBBlood Systems, Inc. Charter Medical, Ltd.

Secretary Immediate Past PresidentJeannie Gardner, RN Dennis Harpool, SBB(ASCP)Oklahoma Blood Institute Blood Systems, Inc.

District DirectorsDistrict DirectorsDistrict I – (TX)

Diane Lechuga, MT BB(ASCP) James GiacolettiCorpus Christi Medical Center Carter BloodCare

District II (AZ, NM, CO, OK, NV)

Nancy Mowry, BA, MAAmerican Red Cross

District III (AR, LA, MS)

David Gremillion, MT(ASCP)SBB MS HPOur Lady of The Lake Regional Medical Center

District Director-at-Large

Tom Choi, BSBMUnited Blood Services

CommitteesCommitteesAdministrative Program Awards

Bylaws Exhibits

Donor Recruitment & Collections Education

Finance Membership

Fundraising Local Arrangements

Information Technology Planning

Nominating Technical/Scientific Program

Publications Industry Workshops

Protégé Mentorship History/Archives

Administrative CommitteeAdministrative Committee

To develop administrative programs for the association at the annual meeting to include seminars, lectures, paper and poster presentations.

Awards CommitteeAwards Committee

To select and showcase winners of awards presented by South Central Association of Blood Banks.

Bylaws CommitteeBylaws Committee

To recommend changes as needed in the Bylaws of South Central Association of Blood Banks.

Donor Recruitment/Collections Donor Recruitment/Collections CommitteeCommittee

To serve as a source of expertise in donor recruitment and donor room personnel and to plan seminars for the annual meeting.

Education CommitteeEducation Committee

To evaluate current educational offerings to the membership and recommend future directions.

Exhibits CommitteeExhibits Committee

To coordinate the successful recruitment of vendors, presentation of vendors, presentation of exhibits and hospitality for commercial participants at the Annual Meeting.

Finance CommitteeFinance Committee

To propose an annual budget and make recommendations to the Board regarding the financial status of the Association.

Fundraising CommitteeFundraising Committee

To coordinate and facilitate fundraising activities for the Association.

To gather records and pictures from To gather records and pictures from SCABB’s past for future members to look SCABB’s past for future members to look back and rememberback and remember

Historian Committee

Information Technology Information Technology CommitteeCommittee

To evaluate and recommend how current technology can be employed by the organization to enhance value to the members benefits.

Local Arrangements Local Arrangements CommitteeCommittee

To plan and coordinate specific activities for successfully hosting the Annual Meeting

Membership CommitteeMembership Committee

To recruit and retain individual and institutional members for the Association.

Nominating CommitteeNominating Committee

To assemble a quality slate of nominees for Association elections.

Planning CommitteePlanning Committee

To guide the Association in planning and implementing long and short term strategies to achieve the mission of the Association.

To provide a unique, interactive To provide a unique, interactive educational opportunity and foster a educational opportunity and foster a passion for Transfusion Medicine as a passion for Transfusion Medicine as a long-term careerlong-term career..

Protégé Mentorship Committee

Publications CommitteePublications Committee

To coordinate the production and assure the high quality of major publications of the association.

Technical/Scientific Program Technical/Scientific Program CommitteeCommittee

To plan programs and solicit papers and posters on the technical and scientific aspects of transfusion medicine.

FoundationFoundation

To support the educational efforts of the Association.

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