September 28, 2015




 
Topic: Core Elements for the Document of Authorization
 
Date:
Wednesday, Oct. 14

Time:
2:00 - 3:00 PM (ET)

 
Learning Objectives: 
  • Recognize the use of appropriate language to meet the intent of the Core Elements for Authorization at AATB Standard D2.400 as well as the rUAGA
  • Describe recent discussions involving the Standards Committee and Authorization language
  • Describe reasons for using clear language during the Authorization process
Speakers:  
Scott Brubaker, CTBS, Senior Vice President, Policy, AATB

Christina Strong, Esq., Law Offices of Christina Strong 
 
Moderator:
Jennifer Sargeant, Vice President, Education, AATB

Cost:
AATB Individual Members:  
$129/1st Connection; $30/each additional Connection  

Non-AATB Members: 
$259/1st Connection; $60/each additional Connection

The email address you used to register should be the same email address assigned to you by your Tissue Bank/employer.

Additional Connections:  
Every computer that is connected must be registered separately.
You will have an opportunity to select the additional connection option during registration. 

CEUs:  
1.2 Continuing Education Units will be offered for an unlimited number of attendees per live connection. 

Key Benefits:
  • Live Q&A with expert faculty
  • Registration fee for live event includes CEU Certificate for all attendees
  • Members have access to archives of webinar content for 60 days following the live event 

Scott Brubaker joined the staff at the American Association of Tissue Banks in August 2004 and holds the title Senior Vice President, Policy. His main duties are to liaise with the US FDA, the CDC, and other organizations nationally and internationally who are standards-setting or regulating bodies for cell & tissue banking. He also serves as the office liaison for the AATB's Standards Committee, the Scientific & Technical Affairs Committee, and Physicians' Council, and leads the Association's membership in the creation of new standards and guidance documents. Oversight of the AATB Accreditation Program, including inspections, became a new responsibility in 2012. Prior to joining the AATB staff, he acquired 18 years of practical experience in tissue banking and organ donation at LifeNet in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Scott regularly provides educational presentations to promote best practice and tissue safety.

Christina Strong is an attorney in private practice; she concentrates in healthcare law and policy. Ms. Strong is particularly engaged in issues surrounding organ and tissue donation for transplant, education and research, and has been closely involved in state and national law and policy development concerning authorization for and allocation of organs and tissues, brain death, donation after circulatory death and medical examiner law development, as well as end-of-life issues. Deeply involved in the drafting and adoption of the 2006 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act, Ms. Strong served as the Chair of the American Association of Tissue Banks "Consent and Authorization Task Force", presiding over the successful two year project to update accreditation standards in accordance with national and international legal and ethical precepts. A frequent speaker on legal and policy topics nationally, Ms. Strong endeavors to stimulate civil discussion on topics at the intersection of law, health care and bioethics. She is a member of the New Jersey Bar Association's End of Life Task Force, and is a Contributing Author of the textbook Bioethics, 4th Edition. She co-wrote the Editorial for the British Medical Journal on the Nuffield Bioethics Council's report on anatomic gifts. In December 2011, Ms. Strong joined the Board of Donate Life America. She also teaches at Rutgers University School of Law-Newark, as an Adjunct Professor in Health Law.
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The American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) -- a professional, non-profit, scientific and educational organization -- is the only national tissue banking organization in the United States. Founded in 1976, the AATB is dedicated to improving and saving lives by promoting and advancing the safety, quality and availability of donated human tissue. To fulfill that mission, 
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