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The Beckman Conference Center
Irvine, CA
August 18, 2004
OPEN SESSION

9:30 Call to Order and a Review of Ground Rules for an Open Meeting

                       Kristine Gebbie, Dr.P.H.
                       Committee Chair        
                       Associate Professor of Nursing, Columbia University

Session I - Informatics and Matching

9:45                  Shelly Carter, Sc.D
                        The EMMES Corporation

10:15                Dennis Confer, MD
                        NMDP

10:45                Thomas Weigand 
                        Operations Manager, Caitlin Raymond
                         International Registry

11:15                Session I - Q&A

11:45                Lunch               

Session II - Quality and Accreditation

12:45                 Karen Shoos-Lipton
                         AABB

1:15                  Phyllis Warkentin, M.D.
                         FACT

1:45                  Session II - Q&A

2:15                  Break

Session III - Collection and Preservation Issues

2:30                 Cladd Stevens, MD, MPH
                       National Cord Blood Program of the New York Blood Center

3:00                 Joanne Kurtzberg, MD
                       Duke, Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Center
                       Carolina's Blood Bank

3:30                  Session III - Q&A

4:00                  Discussion

5:15                  Adjourn
                        Reception for Committee and Guests

August 19, 2004

Open Session

 7:45 AM         Breakfast

8:15   Call to Order and a Review of Ground Rules for an  Open Meeting

                     Kristine Gebbie, Dr.P.H.
                     Committee Chair       
                     Associate Professor of Nursing, Columbia University

Session IV - Ethical and Legal Considerations

8:30                 Valerie Hurt
                       NIH Office of the General Counsel

9:00                Phil Coelho
                      Thermogenesis Corporation

9:30                 David Leitch 
                       Illinois House of Representatives

10:00                Session VI - Q&A                     

10:30                Break

                        Session V - Outcome Data

10:45              Pablo Rubinstein, M.D.
                      Director, New York Blood Center

11:15              Dennis Confer, M.D.
                      NMDP

11:45              Session V Q&A

12:15                LUNCH

Session VI - Patient Support Issues

1:15               Jeffrey Chell, M.D. (slides part 1) (slides part 2)
                     NMDP

1:45               Pam Murph, LCSW
                     Association of Oncology Social Workers

2:15               Susan Stewart
                     BMTInfonet

2:45               Session V - Q & A

3:15               Break