Programme

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Download here ECDHM Booklet

PhD/Doctoral Course (September 15th)

PhD students can take part in a one-day doctoral class before the conference starts.

The PhD course involves relevant issues and topics in donor health & management, which will be discussed and reviewed. Each PhD student is to present one research project (15 minutes) she or he is currently working on. PhD students will receive extensive feedback by their peers and faculty members. This session addresses both, medical as well as management focused PhD students.

To accommodate the different and diverse topics of all doctoral students, four different courses are offered at the conference:

    1. Medical Focus, Beginner
    2. Medical Focus, Advanced
    3. Management Focus, Beginner
    4. Management Focus, Advanced

Confirmed faculty members providing feedback to presentations by PhD students:

  • Dr. Silke Boenigk (University of Hamburg)
  • Dr. Michel Clement (University of Hamburg)
  • Dr. Eamonn Ferguson (University of Nottingham)
  • Katja van den Hurk (Sanquin)
  • Dr. Wim de Kort (Sanquin)
  • Dr. Eva-Maria Merz (Sanquin and VU Amsterdam)
  • Pierre Tiberghien (EBA)

Time (CET)

Room I

Room II

9.00 am – 10.00 am

PhD course: Welcome & introduction

 

10.15 am – 11.45 am

PhD course „Medical focus“

Faculty: Pierre Tiberghien, Wim de Kort

PhD course „Management focus“– Faculty: Silke Boenigk, Eva-Maria Merz, Eamonn Ferguson, Michel Clement

11.45 am – 1.15 pm

Lunch break

1.15 pm – 2.45 pm

PhD course „Medical and Management focus“

Faculty: Silke Boenigk, Eva-Maria Merz, Eamonn Ferguson,

Michel Clement, Wim de Kort

2.45 pm – 3.15 pm

Coffee break

3.15 – 3.50 pm

Meet the Editor of Transfusion and Vox Sanguinis

3.50 pm – 4.20 pm

Meet the Editor: Vox Sanguinis (Katja van den Hurk and Jill Storry) Questions from PhD students

Meet the Editor: Transfusion (Richard Kaufman and Jay Menitove) Questions from the audience

4.20 pm – 4.45 pm

Meet the Editor: Transfusion (Richard Kaufman and Jay Menitove) Questions from PhD students

Meet the Editor: Vox Sanguinis (Katja van den Hurk and Jill Storry) Questions from the audience

5.00 pm

Virtual get-together

Time (CET)

Room I

Room II

Room III

Room IV

9.00 am – 9.15 am

Welcome to ECDHM 2021!

9.15 am – 10.00 am

Keynote: “Convalescent Plasma” – Hubert Schrezenmeier

10.00 am – 10.15 pm

Coffee break

10.15 am – 11.45 am

Session 1:

Blood donor relationship management

Chair: Wolfgang Rüstig

Session 2:

Communication strategies to increase donations Chair: Edlira Shehu

Session 3:

Effects of pandemics on donation safety

Chair: Wim de Kort

Session 4:

Donor health and eligibility Chair: Michael Müller-Steinhardt

11.45 pm – 1.00 pm

Lunch break

1.00 pm – 2.30 pm

Session 5:

Donor recruitment & donor retention

Chair: Lars Eberhart

Session 6:

Recent developments in plasma donation

Chair: Torsten Tonn

Session 7:

Effects of pandemics on donation behavior

Chair: Pierre Tiberghien

Session 8:

Challenges regarding infection & diseases

Chair: Christian Erikstrup

2.30 pm – 2.45 pm

Coffee break

2.45 pm – 3.30 pm

Keynote: Utilizing identity to increase donations: Research-based insights – Karen Winterich  

3.30 pm – 4.00 pm

Coffee break

4.00 pm – 5.30 pm

Session 9:

Donor behavior mechanisms Chair: Silke Boenigk

Session 10:

Dealing with donor deferrals Chair: Eva-Maria Merz

Session 11:

Current issues in donor health Chair: Tamam Bakchoul

Session  12: Dealing with iron deficiency Chair: Katja van den Hurk

5.30 pm

Virtual get-together

Time (CET)

Room I

Room II

9.15 am – 10.45 am

Special Session I:

How social relations shape blood donation behavior

 

10.45 am – 11.00 am

Coffee break

11.00 am – 12.30 pm

Special Session II:

The tricky business of incentives

 

12.30 am – 1.30 am

Lunch break

1.30 pm – 3.00 pm

Special Session III:

Donor iron management: Pros and cons of existing strategies

Workshop

The Route to Digital Donor Management Chair: Martin Oesterer (GRC Blood Donation Service), Lars Eberhart

(Austrian Red Cross)

3.05 pm – 3.30 pm

Closing remarks

All information with reservations. Changes are possible.