Army Blood Program SAFMLS 2009

1. Army Blood ProgramSAFMLS 2009 Silver Legacy Resort and Casino, Reno, NV LTC Lopatka 25 Mar 2009 Unclassified

2. OUTLINE PURPOSE: To update Army Blood Program hot topics • Blood IT Future • 71E8T Locations / 2009 Moves • Deployments • Facility updates • Age of Blood Updates • Improvements to Date • Regional Testing Plans • Lot Release Efficiency review • Conclusion

3. INDEPENDENCE DAY for Future IT 18 MARCH 2009 4 JULY 1776

4. Founding Father of Future IT =

5. 71E8T Locations/Projections (2009) • Director ASBPO – COL Rentas • Army SBPO – LTC Lopatka (More info at end of brief on this) • DCDD – LTC(P) Gonzales (LTC Gourdine fall 09) • Commands: • MAJ Corley – 432nd BSD Bragg • CPT Terry – 932nd BSD Hood • CPT Evans – 153rd BSD Lewis • CPT Swingholm – 440th BSD FSHTX (CPT Mester summer 09) • CPT Harris – 95th BSD Korea • Robertson Blood Center – LTC(P) Fryar (CPT(P) Swingholm summer 09) • XO 1st AML – LTC Pell • NARMC Blood Manager—WRAMC – COL Beardsley • GPRMC Blood Manager—BAMC – CPT Mester (MAJ Quesada summer 09) • SERMC Blood Manager – Gordon – CPT Gates • EUCOM BPO – MAJ Quesada (LTC Whitacre – summer 09) • Korea BPO – LTC Whitacre (MAJ Bell – summer 09) • AMEDD Ctr and School—FSHTX—MAJ Taylor • WBAMC—Bliss--Chief, Blood Svcs – LTC Dunn • CRDAMC—Hood—Lab Manager—MAJ Bachman • WAMC—Bragg—Chief Blood Svcs—CPT Casco-Figueroa (CPT Trevino winter 10) • Students: PhD—MAJ Sloan / BBF--CPT Trevino; New SBB July 09– CPT Morrison/CPT Dilworth/LT Adamian

6. DEPLOYMENT KUDO’S Great Work to those now Home: • 932nd BSD – Afghanistan – MAJ Bachman • 153rd BSD – Iraq – MAJ Sloan • 86th CSH – Iraq – CPT McCarthy Currently Out There: • 440th BSD – Afghanistan – CPT(P) Swingholm • 432nd BSD – Iraq – MAJ Corley • 10th CSH – MAJ Colon AND TO ALL THOSE SUPPORTING OUR WARRIORS!!!

7. Facility Updates • WRAMC (Pentagon Collection Site) – moved due to construction to DiLorenzo Clinic area • Fort Bragg – New facility under construction • Fort Benning – New facility to start later this year • Fort Gordon – Facility remodeling planned • Fort Leonard Wood • Cooperation obtained from Post and MTF Command • HQDA OPORD in works to require facility • Temporary facility improvements and support in the works

8. Age of Blood • Improvements To Date • Regional Testing Plan • Lot Release Efficiency Review

9. Improvements to Date

10. Army Regional Testing Plan • East • Charlotte, NC – Red Cross National Testing laboratory • Ft Gordon • Ft Bragg • Ft Benning • Portsmouth • Camp LeJeune • INOVA Blood Services (Ashburn, VA) • WRAMC • Landstuhl • NNMC Bethesda • Central • Lackland AFB Testing • Ft Hood • Ft Leonard Wood • Ft Bliss • Ft Sam Houston • West • Puget Sound Blood Center, Seattle, WA • Ft Lewis Tripler blood donor center – continue testing on-site

11. Lot Release Efficiency Review • ABPPL 2006-04-02, dated 10 April 2006, subject: Standardized ABP SOP for Review and Lot Release • SOP trained 4-6 April 2006, Killeen Texas • Implementation NLT 19 May 2006 • Purpose of Lot Release Efficiency review – to evaluate the process at each BDC, streamline process for efficiency, and provide guidance as needed • Team to visit each BDC, coordinated with the facility • Requires Lot Release personnel available for discussions and training • First visit 30 March 2009 – ASBBC-PNW

12. New Army SBPOLTC(P) Ronny Fryar

13. THANK YOU!!

14. “MIKE’S” Future