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September 16th Webinar!

Thursday, September 16, 2010 at 12:00 PM

Performing Effective Internal Assessments

Presented by: Judith A. Sullivan, M.S., MT(ASCP)SBB, Manager
Accreditation Programs, AABB

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Welcome MAABB 2010/2011 MAABB President, Michelle Hunt, MA, MT(ASCP)SBB.

Congratulations 2010 Award Winner - Al Langeberg, MT(ASCP)

The Charles E. Walter Memorial Award was presented to Al Langeberg at the recent Annual Meeting in Annapolis recognizing his efforts as a member who has contributed in an exceptional manner to the field as a blood banker. The winner of this award must be a member in good standing and must reside or be employed (currently or at some previous time) within the MAABB region.

Al's career at Georgetown University Medical Center Hospital began over 30 years ago. He is currently a Team Leader in the blood bank at George-town. In the past several years, he has actively worked to fulfill the growing need of automation in the Blood Bank arena. In particular, he has been involved in the study and use of barcodes and radio frequency de-vices for patient identification for transfusions.

Al completed his Medical Technology training at the University of Iowa extension in 1965. He worked as a generalist at a community hospital and in an outpatient clinic before moving to Washington, DC in 1968. Before joining the staff at Georgetown University Medical Center Hospital, he worked with a plasma pheresis company obtaining plasma for manufacturing to RhIg and typing sera.

Al has been a member of MAABB for over 20 years, and has served as President, Delegate from the District of Columbia, and Chair of the An-nual Meeting Committee.

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Infusion, the association’s newsletter is published four times a year.

Click Here to view the Spring 2010 Infusion, featuring an Interest Article on Due Diligence for Biovigilance;
a Member Spotlight for Ruth E. Ross, MHS,MT(ASCP)SBB, Naval Medical Center; and the 2010 Joint Meeting Wrap Up

Interested in contributing as a writer to Infusion? Contact Infusion Editor, Walter Cancel, walter.cancel@medstar.net.

Infusion is an excellent resource to reach professionals in the blood banking and transfusion medicine industry.
Advertising opportunities are available for the next issue.

Contact for complete details and members may also
submit news and/or events for posting to eubank@eventstrategy.net.

Advertising opportunities in the Infusion Newsletter are available.
Contact Karla Darnall for complete details, schedule and rates.

The newsletter is published electronically 4 times a year.

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