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Introduction to Barcoding
Who is Using ISBT
128?
Frequently Asked Questions
Technical Advisory Groups
Cellular Therapy AG

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ICCBBA Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs)
The two main Advisory Groups are: the Middle East and Europe Technical Advisory
Group (MEETAG) and The Americas Technical Advisory Group (ATAG).
Members are appointed by the ICCBBA, Inc Board of Directors; liaisons
are appointed by an organization wishing to participate in TAG meetings;
observers, usually government officials, or representatives from Licensed
Vendors are encouraged to attend TAG meetings. For permission to attend
any TAG meeting as an observer, please contact the appropriate chairman
by eMail using the link provided below.
The Middle East and Europe Technical Advisory Group (MEETAG)
Current Members
- Ingunn Reite, Nordbyhagen, Norway
- Önder Arslan, Ankara, Turkey
- Paul Ashford, Cardiff, Wales
- Angela Brazier, Newcastle, England
- Jørgen Georgsen, Odense, Denmark
- Galina Hanstein
- Teemu Laakso, Finland
- Faten Moftah, Cairo, Egypt
- John Muircroft, Edinburgh, Scotland
- Stuart Morris, Cardiff, Wales
- Charles Munk, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Mario Muon (),
Coimbra, Portugal
- Reem Radwan, Kuwait
- Jan Säfwenberg, Uppsala,
Sweden
- Antonio Salat, Spain
- Jelle Vonk , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Thomas Wagner, Graz, Austria
Observers
- Isabelle Bartier, Haemonetics
- Francois Bidet, Macopharma
- Roland Biset, Terumo Europe
- Wolfgang Böcker, Fresenius Hemocare
- Karin Brands, Fresenius Hemocare
- Pia Bruce, ISBT WPIT
- Bertil Cassemar, Databyran
- Steffen Goebel,
- Mark Herzberg, Gambro
- Ilka von Hoegen, Compuserve
- Marcel Imholz, Terumo Europe
- Ljubisa Lukic,
- Pascal Maffre, Compuserve
- Aileen McHugh, Zebra
- Antonia Menditto,
- Bjorn Nord, Databyrån AB
- Janja Pajk,
- Pieter Potstra, Fresenius Hemocare
- Yves Poubeau, Baxter
- Bruno Rousselin, Wyndgate
- Ad Saers,
- Stèphane Sajot, Compuserve
- Pertti Sistonen, Red Cross
- Renny Skagestad, Labcraft AS
- Marcel Thomasin,
- Wolfram Walker,
- Stuart Wallwork, Abbott
- Marion Weidenhausen, Haemonetics
- Yong Ming Zhu,
The Americas Technical Advisory Group (ATAG)
Members
- Suzy Grabowski (
),
Houston, TX, USA
- Kathy Brient, Houston, TX, USA
- Karen Burns, Chicago, IL, USA
- Irene Feller, Washington, DC, USA
- Simon Fournier, Saint Laurent, Québec, Canada
- Patti Larson, Erie, PA, USA
- Sylvia Olyntho , Brazil
- Dorothy Ward, Canada
Liaisons
- AdvaMed - vacant
- American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) - Gary Griffin, Houston,
TX, USA
- America's Blood Centers (ABC) - Kim Peck, USA
- American Red Cross (ARC) - Steve Kassapian, Washington, DC, USA
- CBER, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Ken Zemann, Rockville,
MD, USA
- Department of Defense (DoD) - Major David Lincoln, USA
- Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy/International
Society for Cellular Therapy (FACT/ISCT) - Phyllis Warkentin, Omaha, NE, USA
- Health Canada -
ATAG Meeting Summary
October 19, 2007; Anaheim
The ATAG group met this past October in Anaheim, CA to discuss new and previous issues concerning the use of ISBT 128 in the Americas. A new representative from Canadian Blood Services (CBS), Dorothy Ward was welcomed. A motion was made to approve the minutes from the previous meeting; this motion was approved. The meeting began with reports from participating groups such as ICCBBA, MEETAG, Hema Quebec, CBS, ARC, ABC, FDA, DoD, and HL7. The following proposals were approved: Container Volume Range (07-001), Small Container Base Label (07-002), Derivative Labeling and Coding (07-003), Add Column to Database (07-004), Pooled ABO Code (07-007), and FIN Revision (07-008) with modifications. The following proposals are still pending: Flag Characters (06-002) and Consignment Data Structure (07-006). The proposal for ABO Code for Autologous with no ABO/Rh test (07-009) was rejected. There was new discussion about adding a Confidential Unit Exclusion data structure to the Technical Specification. However, this data structure will not be used in the US if it is created.
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