Share the Science: Collaboration to Improve Public Cord Blood Collections

Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin as our featured speakers for the next edition of Share the Science on Thursday, September 15th, 2022 at 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time. Join us to hear Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin discuss how they have built strong public cord blood collections at both Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and Bioworks Bio & Cord Blood Bank through strategic collaboration.

RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE via Share the Science Archive

​Share the Science is a free webinar series focused on the cord blood industry and the latest research in this field.  As always, we invite both health professionals and the general public to join us for this unique online educational series. Learn more about this exciting educational series here.

When should cord blood banks collaborate? And why?

​Join us for this special edition of Share the Science which will focus on how important collaboration is in the cord blood industry. We will sit down with Dr. David Lin, the Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio & the Public Cord Blood Bank & Dr. Randal Wada, the Medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank.  Together we will learn how they have structured their businesses to work together and create success for both.

The Cord Blood Donation Program operates within Bloodworks Northwest, an independent, community-based nonprofit organization with a tradition blending volunteerism, medical science and research to advance transfusion medicine and improve patient care.

Cord blood units are collected at the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and sent to their partners at Bloodworks Northwest in Seattle for processing and storage. Those units collected by the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank are then listed with the National Marrow Donor Program’s network of cord blood banks.

Listen into this live Q&A session to learn how Bloodworks and the Hawaii Cord Blood Bank work together to ensure safe inventory levels of this important live saving resource.

SHARE THE SCIENCE
with
Dr. Randal Wada & Dr. David Lin
Hawaii Cord Blood Bank and Bloodworks Bio & Cord Blood Bank
 
"Collaboration to Improve Public Cord Blood Bank Collections" 
Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Thursday, September 15th, 2022  2pm US Eastern Daylight Time / 11am US Pacific Daylight Time
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RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE
Click here to view via the Share the Science Archive

Recording Now Available: Share the Science - Dr. Randal Wada and Dr. David Lin

About the speakers

Dr. David Lin
Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio & the Public Cord Blood Bank

David is the Medical Director and Executive Director of the Washington Center for Apheresis Therapy (WACAT) and the Medical Director of Bloodworks Bio and the Public Cord Blood Bank. He brings unique knowledge and expertise in leukapheresis practices to our clients as well as a passion for growing the capabilities of his team. He received his Bachelor of Arts in Neuroscience from Pomona College, Master of Health Administration from the University of Southern California, and Doctor of Medicine from Drexel University College of Medicine. He received Internal Medicine residency training at the University of California in Irvine, and Transfusion Medicine fellowship training at the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA). He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine.

Dr. Randal Wada
Medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawai‘i Cord Blood Bank

Dr. Wada serves as the medical director of the Hawaii Bone Marrow Donor Registry and the Hawai‘i Cord Blood Bank, both of which are part of the National Marrow Donor Program network. He is also the medical director of the NMDP Collection Center for bone marrow donation at Kapi‘olani Medical Center, and associate director of the NMDP Apheresis Center. Dr. Wada actively participates in the teaching programs at JABSOM and SONDH, where in addition to conferences to medical students and residents, he lectures to undergraduate and graduate students in nursing, and serves as PhD/ DNP thesis advisor to students in the School of Public Health and SONDH. He is active on a number of committees, both at the University and nationally, with organizations such as the Beat Childhood Cancer Consortium, the National Marrow Donor Program, and the Society for Behavioral Medicine.

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We wish to thank Dr. Randal Wada & Dr. David Lin for volunteering their time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing their valuable insight
on the importance of strategic collaborations in public cord blood banking.
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We also wish to also thank our generous sponsor and partner for this event,
WellSky Health, who continue to support cord blood
education through our “Share the Science” series.