ABOUT ATAG

The Group is drawn from experts and representatives in the field of transfusion medicine working in the Americas in facilities that are licensed with ICCBBA.

In addition to voting members, liaisons attend ATAG meetings. Liaisons are from regulatory authorities and organizations with an interest in the ISBT 128 Standard.

Vendors and others interested in the work of the group may attend meetings as observers at the discretion of the chairperson.

The Americas Technical Advisory Group (ATAG) was established in 1994.

ATAG is actively contributing to the development of standardized inventory status and adverse event codes through ISBT 128. These codes are intended to support product status information across health IT systems.

ICCBBA thanks all ATAG members for their continued participation and valued support.

ATAG MEMBER LIST

Chair

Kathleen Hopping

ICCBBA Staff Liaison

Erwin Cabana

Representatives

  • Jerry Hughes – Department of Defense
  • Wendell Jones – Americas Blood Centers
  • Jim Latimer – Americas Blood Centers (Alt.)
  • Wanda Lefresne – Canadian Blood Services
  • Maria Locher – American Red Cross
  • Nathalie Marin – Héma-Québec
  • Jessica Poisson – Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB)
  • Carrie Van Stedum – Veterans Affairs Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Technical Experts

  • Scott Bevington
  • Mandy O’Leary
  • Yossi Schwartz​

Liaisons

  • Barbara Peoples – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  • Gilles Polnicky – Health Canada

Observers

  • Travis Berry
  • Geoff Browne
  • Melissa Burt
  • Troy Campbell
  • Shawnda Canady
  • Steven Casper
  • Alvin Chua
  • Cindy Cullum
  • Ashley Davis
  • Jeff Dragoo
  • John Gorowsky
  • Helmut Hanske
  • Mikhaila Harrell
  • Brenda Heiman
  • Kimberly Jimenez
  • Kristen Jones
  • Brian Kirkpatrick
  • John Kling
  • Nancy Luckemeyer
  • Ana Margarida Lopes​
  • Nuno Oliveira
  • Katie Risvold
  • Neal Rowland
  • Stephane Sajot
  • Laurie Sapp
  • Leif Sandvik
  • Mani Sayes
  • Marsha Senter
  • Tiffiney Teo
  • Daniel Waurzyniak
  • Renae Weaver

Join Our Mission!

Technical Advisory Group (TAG) members are experts in their fields and work toward globally consistent terminology, labeling, and use of ISBT 128 to improve patient safety.
If you are interested in contributing to the discussion, please reach out today!