Workshop 6: Roadmap for Laboratory Data Standards

Speaker(s)

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  Amelia Devereaux, CSPO

  United Network for Organ Sharing
• 

  Loren Gragert, PhD, A(ACHI)

  Tulane University School of Medicine
• 

  Steve Mack, PhD

  UCSF
• 

  Martin Maiers, MS

  NMDP

Moderator(s)

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  Abeer Madbouly, PhD

  NMDP
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  Benedict Matern, PhD

  PIRCHE AG

This workshop will delve into multiple aspects of standardizing the workflows of all laboratory managed data, including acquiring, managing, storing, reporting, messaging, and discarding data. The speakers and panelists will touch on some recommended HLA and antibody data standards, examples of best practices as well as practices to avoid when handling laboratory/clinical data.

Session developed by Steve Mack, Abeer Madbouly, Jerry Morris and Nicole Valenzuela, program planning committee.

Presentations:

• 2:46 PM – 3:05 PM US PDT

  History of typing and the need for data standards
  

  Speaker: Steve Mack, PhD – UCSF
• 3:05 PM – 3:25 PM US PDT

  Data standards in the histocompatibility laboratory
  

  Speaker: Loren Gragert, PhD, A(ACHI) – Tulane University School of Medicine
• 3:25 PM – 3:45 PM US PDT

  Applications of antibody data in HCT
  

  Speaker: Martin Maiers, MS – NMDP
• 3:45 PM – 4:15 PM US PDT

  A possible future of data reporting for SOT
  

  Speaker: Amelia Devereaux, CSPO – United Network for Organ Sharing