Please note: AABB reserves the right to make updates to this program.

Live Program Date: Thursday, February 29, 2024
Program Number: 24EL-410

Program Description
This is a members-only complimentary program to learn about an emerging state policy trend that has the potential to impact the entire transfusion medicine community.

Faculty
(titles and affiliations at the time of the live program)

Susan N. Leppke, MPH, Senior Director, Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships, AABB
Leah Mendelsohn Stone, JD, Vice President, Public Policy and Advocacy, AABB

Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education credit is not available for this program.

Resources
Listing of resources provided during the presentation for your use:

AABB Advocacy Action Center: https://www.votervoice.net/AABB/home

AABB Member Toolkit
Access tools and resources to help you communicate about the safety and availability of the blood supply. This toolkit includes sample talking points that you can incorporate into your own resources for your organization in your state, links to articles and research papers, as well as external documents from the AMA, CDC, and the FDA.
- https://www.aabb.org/news-resources/resources/transfusion-medicine/vaccinations-and-blood-donation
- https://www.aabb.org/news-resources/resources/transfusion-medicine/directed-blood-donations

Find your policymaker: https://votervoice.net/AABB/Address

State Societies & Agencies:

AMA: https://federationdirectory.ama-assn.org/federations
AHA: https://www.aha.org/directory/2020-06-09-state-hospital-associations
Federation of State Medical Boards: https://www.fsmb.org/

Questions
Contact advocacy@aabb.org.

Susan Leppke MPH

Senior Director, Public Policy and Strategic Partnerships, AABB

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