Transfusion 2023
Celebrating a decade of Blood Transfusion Services in Pakistan, Transfusion 2023 aims to create awareness related to the challenges of voluntary donor mobilization and will also address the feasibility of new approaches in blood banking.
TransFusion 2023Revitalizing Blood Banking in Pakistan
October 29, 2023 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Karachi Marriott Hotel
| Chief Guest | Health Minister, Sindh Province | |||
| Guest of Honour | German Ambassador | |||
| 8:30 AM | 30 Mins | Registration | ||
| 9:00 AM | 10 Mins | Tilawat & National Anthem | ||
| 9:10 AM | 10 Mins | Welcome Address | Dr. Abdul Bari Khan | President, Indus Hospital & Health Network |
| Plenary Session | ||||
| 9:20 AM | 20 Mins | German Support for Blood Safety Reforms in Pakistan | Alfred Grannas | Republic of Germany |
| Session 1- Fostering Voluntary Blood Donations | ||||
| Session Chair | Prof. Dr. Saleem Rana (President, Pakistan Society of Hematology) | Moderator | Dr. Shabneez Hussain | |
| 9:40 AM | 20 Mins | Inspiring Transformation: Iran's Journey to 100% Voluntary Blood Donation | Dr. Mahtab Maghsudlu | Vice President, Research & Education, High Institution for Research & Education in Transfusion Medicine, Iran |
| 5 Mins | Q & A session | |||
| 10:05 AM | 20 Mins | Forging Progress: Advancements in Turkish Voluntary Blood Donation | Dr. Nuri Solaz | Executive Board Member, Turkish Blood Foundation & Vice President, Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine |
| 5 Mins | Q&A session | |||
| 10:30 AM | 20 Mins | Driving Change: Progress and Challenges in Voluntary Blood Donations in Pakistan | Dr. Saba Jamal | Senior Director, Blood Transfusion Services, Indus Hospital & Health Network |
| 5 Mins | Q &A session | |||
| 11:00 AM | 30 Mins | Tea Break & Sponsors' Exhibition | ||
| Session 2 - Plasma Fractionation: Expanding Horizon | ||||
| Session Chair | Dr. Dur e Naz Jamal - Director SBTA | Moderator | Dr. Jawwad Hassan | |
| 11:30 AM | 20 mins | Plasma Fractionation : A Means To Improve National Transfusion System | Brig (Rtd) Nuzhat Mushahid | CEO, P First Solutions |
| 5 Mins | Q&A | |||
| 11:55 AM | 20 mins | Closing the Gap: Enabling Self-Sufficiency in Plasma-Derived Medicines for Low & Middle Income Countries | Dr. Yuyun Mayuningsih | Team Lead for Blood and other Products of Human Origin, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 5 Mins | Q & A session | |||
| Introduction to the International Coalition for Safe Plasma Proteins (ICSPP) | Dr. Jay Epstein | Chair, International Coalition for Safe Plasma Proteins, Steering Committee, ISBT | ||
| 12:20 PM | 20 Mins | Breaking Ground: Initial Strides towards Plasma Fractionation in Pakistan | Dr. Amer Nagi | COO, UPH Biopharmaceuticals (Pvt.) Ltd. |
| 5 Mins | Q & A | |||
| 12:45 PM | 60 mins | Lunch Break | ||
| Session 3 - Strategic Directions: Shaping the Future of Blood Banking in Pakistan | ||||
| Session Chair | Commandant Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion | Moderator | Dr. Natasha Ali | |
| 1:45 PM | 20 Mins | Building a Lifeline: Establishing a Rare Blood Inventory in Pakistan - The Need of the Hour | Dr. Thierry Peyrard | Director, National Reference Department of Immunohematology and Rare Blood, Paris, France |
| 5 Mins | Q & A session | |||
| 2:10 PM | 20 Mins | Unlocking Compliance: Regulatory and Resource Requirements for Blood Bank Reagent Production | Elaine Williamson | Director, Diagnostic Manufacturing Division, American Red Cross, USA |
| 5 Mins | Q & A session | |||
| 2:35 PM | 20 Mins | Raising the Bar: Developing & Implementing Standards for Quality Blood Banking in Pakistan | Dr. Bushra Moiz | Haematology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, AKUH |
| 5 Mins | Q & A session | |||
| 3:00 PM | 30 Mins | Navigating the Roadblocks: Challenges in Safe Blood Banking in the Public & Private Sector in Pakistan - A Panel Discussion | Panelists; Dr. Ayesha Junaid (Shifa International Hospital), Dr. Shabnam Bashir (Allama Iqbal Medical College/Jinnah Hospital Medical University), Dr. Uzma Ata (Dow University of Health Sciences), Dr. Agha Umer Daraz (Hussaini Blood Bank), Dr. Samra Waheed (Regional Blood Center Karachi), Dr. Noor e Saba (Regional Blood Center, Peshawar), Dr. Amanullah Bhutto (Regional Blood Center, Sukkur) & Dr. Hanif Mengal (Regional Blood Center, Quetta) |
|
| 3:30 PM | 15 mins | Distribution of Souvenirs | ||
| 4:00 PM | 5 Mins | Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks | Dr. Shabneez Hussain | |
| TransFusion 2023 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revitalizing Blood Banking in Pakistan | ||||
| Sunday, 29th October 2023 | ||||
| Chief Guest | Health Minister, Sindh Province | |||
| Guest of Honour | German Ambassador | |||
| 8:30 AM | 30 mins | Registration | ||
| 9:00 AM | 10 mins | Tilawat & National Anthem | ||
| 9:10 AM | 10 mins | Welcome Address | Dr. Abdul Bari Khan | President, Indus Hospital & Health Network |
| Plenary Session | ||||
| 9:20 AM | 20 mins | Blood Safety Reforms in Pakistan - 15 years of German Support | Alfred Grannas | German Ambassador |
| 9:40 AM | 10 mins | Speech | Dr. Azra Afzal Pecho | Health Minister, Sindh Province |
| Session 1- Fostering Voluntary Blood Donations | ||||
| Session Chair | Prof. Dr. Saleem Rana (President, Pakistan Society of Hematology) | Moderator | Dr. Shabneez Hussain | |
| 9:50 AM | 20 mins | Inspiring Transformation: Iran's Journey to 100% Voluntary Blood Donation | Dr.Mahtab Maghsudlu | Vice President, Research & Education, High Institution for Research & Education in Transfusion Medicine, Iran |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 10:15 AM | 20 mins | Forging Progress: Advancements in Turkish Voluntary Blood Donation | Dr.Nuri Solaz | Executive Board Member, Turkish Blood Foundation & Vice President, Asian Association of Transfusion Medicine |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 10:40 AM | 20 mins | Driving Change: Progress and Challenges in Voluntary Blood Donations in Pakistan | Dr. Saba Jamal | Sr. Director, Blood Transfusion Services, IHHN |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 11:10 AM | 30 mins | Tea Break & Sponsors' Exhibition | ||
| Session 2 - Plasma Fractionation: Expanding Horizon | ||||
| Session Chair | Dr. Dur e Naz Jamal - Director Sindh Blood Transfusion Authority | Moderator | Dr. Neelum Mansoor | |
| 11:40 AM | 20 mins | Plasma Fractionation : A Means to Improve National Transfusion System | Brig (Rtd.) Nuzhat Mushahid | Hematologist & CEO, P First Solutions |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 12:05 PM | 20 mins | Closing the Gap: Enabling Self-Sufficiency in Plasma-Derived Medicines for Low & Middle Income Countries | Dr. Yuyun Mayuningsih | Team Lead for Blood and other Products of Human Origin, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 12:30 PM | 20 mins | Introduction to the International Coalition for Safe Plasma Proteins (ICSPP) | Dr. Thierry Burnouf | Director of R&D and Production of the plasma fractionation center, Regional Blood Transfusion Center (Lille, France) |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 1:00 PM | 20 mins | Breaking Ground: Initial Strides towards Plasma Fractionation in Pakistan | Dr. Amer Nagi | COO, UPH Biopharmaceuticals(Pvt)Ltd |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 1:30 PM | 60 mins | Lunch Break | ||
| Session 3 - Strategic Directions: Shaping The Future Of Blood Banking In Pakistan | ||||
| Session Chair | Dr. Hassan Abbas Zaheer - Advisor WHO | Moderator | Dr. Javeria Aijaz | |
| 2:30 PM | 20 mins | Building a Lifeline: Establishing a Rare Blood Inventory - The Need of the Hour | Mostafa Moghaddam | Head of Immunohematology Reference Laboratory at IBTO, Iran |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 2:55 PM | 20 mins | Unlocking Compliance: Regulatory and Resource Requirements for Blood Bank Reagent Production | Elaine Williamson | Director, Diagnostic Manufacturing Division, American Red Cross, USA |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 3:20 PM | 20 mins | Raising the Bar: Developing & Implementing Standards for Quality Blood Banking in Pakistan | Prof. Dr Bushra Moiz | Hematology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, AKUH |
| 5 mins | Q&A Session | |||
| 3:45 PM | 30 mins | Navigating the Roadblocks: Challenges in Safe Blood Banking in the Public & Private Sector in Pakistan - A Panel Discussion | Panelists: Dr. Ayesha Junaid (Shifa International Hospital), Dr. Shabnum Bashir (Allama Iqbal Medical College/Jinnah Hospital/ Medical University), Dr. Uzma Ata (Dow University of Health Sciences), Dr. Agha Umer Daraz (Hussaini Blood bank), Dr. Samra Waheed (Regional Blood Center, Karachi), Dr. Noore Saba (Regional Blood Center, Peshawar), Dr. Khalid Lateef (Regional Blood Center, Sukkur) & Dr. Hanif Mengal (Regional Blood Center, Quetta) | |
| 4:15 PM | 15 mins | Distribution of Soveniours | ||
| 4:30 PM | 5 mins | Vote of Thanks & Closing Remarks | Dr. Syed Zafar Zaidi - CEO, Indus Hospital & Health Network | |