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Welcome Message

Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the organizing committee, we are delighted to invite you to the Annual Transfusion Medicine update Conference” to be held on 14th & 15th November, 2025, in Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi,United Arab Emirates

The two days event will bring together the foremost thought leaders and experts in transfusion medicine from the USA, Europe, GCC and the UAE to present data on multiple topics, including the latest developments in clinical transfusion medicine, laboratory practices, immunohematology, donor and blood supply, patient safety, cellular therapies and the latest updates in Apheresis.
To make this a complete scientific experience, great care is being taken to design a comprehensive program in consultation with a renowned faculty from the field. The meeting will offer a superb opportunity for physicians, medical specialists and all healthcare professionals to attend expert updates and to share and exchange best practices, knowledge and experiences and to network with new and establish colleagues, creating and strengthening clinical collaborations.

The meeting will promise you the highest quality of scientific, and educational opportunities. It also provides the best networking platform with colleagues, both national and international while expanding existing connections or creating new ones.

We are very much looking forward to welcoming you all at the conference.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Eiman Al Zaabi
Conference Chairperson

Dr. Abba Zubair
Conference Co-chairperson

Dr. Hiba Alhumaidan
Chair of Scientific Committee

Scientific Program

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Learning Objectives

  • Understand the recent advances in immunohematology and patient blood management
  • ⁠Know emerging and new cellular therapies that include CAR-T therapy for oncology and stem cell therapies for regenerative medicine
  • Learn advances in donor and therapeutic apheresis
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Target Audience

  • ⁠Physicians – Transfusion Medicine, Hematologists, Anesthesiologists, Intensive Care Specialists, and all other medical and surgical specialties that utilize blood in their practice.
  • Nurses in the above medical field
  • Laboratory Technologist in the field of Transfusion Medicine

Committee and Faculty

Organizing Committee

Dr. Eiman Al Zaabi
Conference Chairperson
Chairperson of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department at Sheikh Shakbout Medical City
Consultant Hematopathologist
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Abba Zubair
Conference Co-chairperson
Dean Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Florida Campus
Professor (conference co-Chair)
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Florida, USA

Dr. Hiba Alhumaidan
Chair of Scientific Committee
Consultant Pathologist
Transfusion medicine, Apheresis and Cell Therapy
Chair of Department, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Dubai Health, Dubai, UAE

Ms. Ahlam Abbas Gadalla
Chair of Organizing Committee
President & CEO
Medical Education Advisor
NCL World Academy
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Scientific Committee

Dr. Irene Sadek
Department Head,
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Professor, Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada

Dr. Arwa Zakariya Al Riyami
Senior Consultant, Department of Hematology,
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Hind Alhumaidan
Chairman of Pathology And Laboratory Medicine,
Director of Blood Bank & Transfusion Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz University Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Chancey L. Christenson
Director of Blood Bank
Director of Transfusion Medicine Informatics
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville-Florida, USA

Dr. Manuel Ramon Algora
Consultant in Transfusion Medicine
Pathology and Laboratory Department
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. May Raouf
Consultant Clinical Pathologist
Head & Medical Director
Dubai Blood Donation Center – Pathology & Genetics Department
WHO Expert Member for Transfusion Safety
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Naima Oumaziane
Medical Affairs Manager
ARH Centralized Services Division
SEHA, Al Rahba Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ravi Dara
Specialist Physician Transfusion Medicine
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Rania Madkoor
Specialist Physician
Laboratory Medicine Services
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Faculty

Arwa Zakariya Al Riyami
Senior Consultant Hematopathologist Transfusion and Cellular Therapy
Department of Hematology
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
University Medical City
Muscat, Oman

Manuel Ramon Algora
Consultant in Transfusion Medicine
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Hiba AlHumaidan
Consultant Pathologist
Chair of Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Dubai Health
Dubai, UAE

Richard Benjamin
Professor of Laboratory Medicine
Dept of Pathology
Georgetown University
Washington, D.C., USA

Chancey Christenson
Director of Blood Bank
Director of Transfusion Medicine Informatics
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville-Florida, USA

Brian Custer

Moussab Damlaj
Consultant Adult Hematology
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Manish Ghandi

Shahrukh Hashimi

Robert Liwski
Head, Division of Hematopathology
Medical Director, HLA Typing Laboratory
Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre Professor
Department of Pathology
Dalhousie University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada

Amy Mata

Naima Oumaziane
Medical director
Seha blood bank services
SEHA
Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Glenn Ramsey
Professor of Pathology
Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
Chicago, Illinois, USA

May Raouf
Division Chief, Blood & Cord Bank Service
Dept. of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Dubai Health
Dubai, UAE

Klaus Torp
Associate Professor
Department of Anesthesiology
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, FL

Abba Zubair
Dean Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Florida Campus
Professor (conference co-Chair)
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Mayo Clinic

Registration

Abstract Submission

The Annual Transfusion Medicine Update Conference offers valuable opportunities for professionals in the field of transfusion medicine to stay updated on the latest research, share insights and network with peers globally.

This gathering brings together leading experts, healthcare professionals, researchers, and industry pioneers to explore the latest advancements, challenges, and innovations in transfusion medicine. As we embark on this journey of learning and collaboration, we look forward to insightful discussions, groundbreaking research presentations and the opportunity to share best practices that will shape the future of patient care. Whether you are here to present, learn, or network, we encourage you to engage fully and make the most of this unique experience.
This is an excellent opportunity to share your research, case studies and innovative practices with fellow experts in transfusion medicine, hematology, and patient care.

Abstract submission deadline: Monday, 1 September, 2025 – 11:59 PM (GST).
Notification on Acceptance/Rejection: Tuesday, 30 September 2025 – 11:59 PM (GST).

To submit an abstract, please read all of the instructions below:

Submissions will be made within 2 categories:

  • Oral Presentation
  • Poster Presentation

Topics Accepted

  • Blood Component Processing and Storage
  • Transfusion Medicine Practice
  • Patient Blood Management
  • Transfusion Safety and Hemovigilance
  • Blood Donor Management
  • Laboratory Methods in Transfusion Medicine
  • Emerging Technologies in Blood Banking
  • Quality Management in Blood Banks
  • Donor and Therapeutic Apheresis
  • Regional Transfusion Medicine Challenges
  • Cell therapies

Language
Abstract must be submitted in English using the online submission form on the Annual Transfusion conference website.

General conditions

  1. Please note that only electronic submissions through the abstract submission website are accepted.
  2. Abstract must be submitted by Monday, 1 September, 2025 – 11:59 PM (GST). Abstract received after this time will not be accepted for judging.
  3. Abstract must be submitted in English.
  4. Withdrawal of abstract can only be accepted if notified in writing. It is possible to withdraw an abstract 7 days after notification on acceptance.
  5. If selected, it is the responsibility of the presenter to bear registration, travel and accommodation expenses.
  6. All correspondence relating to scientific abstract will be undertaken by email with the first named author.
  7. Entrants will be advised no later than Tuesday, 30 September 2025 – 11:59 PM (GST), on the acceptance of rejection of their abstract.

Presenting Author and Registration

  1. Please verify that your email address (submitter and presenting author) is correct as it will be used for contacting you after the review process.
  2. Disclosure: Abstract submitter and presenter are required to disclose any conflict of interest.
  3. Ensure that all co-authors approve the abstract submission, publication and potential presentation.
  4. At least one of the named authors or all co-authors of an abstract must be a registered paying delegate for the conference they are submitting their abstract for, to be able to present the abstract. Registrations must be received by Wednesday, 15 October 2025.
  5. Scientific committee reserves the right to exclude any abstract that is not followed by a participant registration at the latest 7 days after notification on acceptance.

Contents of your abstract

  1. Title: Maximum 200 characters (no commercial product names)
  2. Length: Maximum 3500 characters (including spaces)
  3. Structure must include:
    Background
       ✓ Aims
       ✓ Method
       ✓ Result
       ✓ Summary/Conclusion
  4. Language: English
  5. Tables: Maximum one table permitted
  6. Graphics/Images: Not permitted
  7. Abstract uploaded should only be submitted in the Microsoft Word format, single-spaced, using size 12 Times New Roman font.
  8. Abstract should highlight major points of your research and explain why your work is important; what your purpose was, what you learned, and what you concluded.
  9. The title should be as brief as possible but long enough to clearly indicate the nature of the study. Write the abstract title in CAPITAL LETTERS. No full stop at the end. The title of the abstract during the Poster or Oral presentation at the conference should be the same as the title on the submitted abstract.
  10. All abbreviations must be defined in first use.
  11. No identifying features such as names of authors, hospitals, medical schools, clinics or cities may be listed in the title or abstract text, as a “blind” review process will be used. You will be asked to enter the name(s) of author(s) and their institution(s), when you submit the abstract online.
  12. Statements such as “results will be discussed” or “data will be presented” cannot be accepted.
  13. By submitting an abstract, the authors confirm that the abstract is their own original work, is not defamatory or unlawful and does not infringe anyone else’s rights.
  14. Submission of material which has previously been submitted and or presented elsewhere is welcomed providing copyright is not infringed
  15. No amendments or additions to abstract or authors can be made once your abstract has been submitted. Please ensure that all information is correct and all authors are listed when submitting
  16. Please note that all submissions are subject to proof reading and editing

Decisions

  1. Judges appointed by the Scientific Committee will assess and judge scientific abstract for both e-poster and oral presentations.
  2. To avoid any conflict of interest, a “blind” review process will be used.
  3. The decision of the judges is final.

Venue

Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi

Experience the fusion of Thai elegance and warm Arabian hospitality in the heart of Abu Dhabi. Our five-star luxury city hotel, ranked among the Top 20 Best Hotels in the Middle East by Condé Nast Traveller, offers exquisite facilities and diverse dining experiences, perfect for discerning guests.

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