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      • Participate in a Cord Blood Clinical Trial
    • Cord Blood FAQs
    • Cord Blood News >
      • RESEARCH
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    • Start a Cord Blood Donation Program
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Share the Science: An Innovative Model for Public Cord Blood Banking

7/21/2023

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Kristen Wilt, MSN, RN from the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program and Erin Eaton from the Cord Blood Bank at MD Anderson Cancer Center as our featured speakers for the next edition of Share the Science on Monday, July 31st at 3pm US Eastern Time / 12pm US Pacific Time. Join us to learn about the innovative and sustainable business model for public cord blood banking built on smart state funding and strategic partnerships.

REGISTER HERE for this upcoming webinar.

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.

How to Build a Sustainable Public Cord Blood Donation Program 

Innovation in the cord blood industry takes many forms, including new business models. For this session, we will dive deep into the innovative model and sustainable structure, objectives and funding of the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program. 

Everyone agrees that cord blood donation is a vital component to growing and maintaining public stem cell registries worldwide, providing life-saving transplants for patients in need. However, public cord blood donation programs remain very rare at hospitals across the globe. Indeed, innovation is needed to maximize opportunities for public cord blood banking. New business models are needed to make these programs easier to establish and sustainable in the long term. 

Funded by the state lottery and bringing together a unique group of strategic partnerships, the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program represents one of the most innovative and sustainable business models in the industry. 

Join us to hear Kristen Wilt (Arizona Public Cord Blood Program) and Erin Eaton (Cord Blood Bank at MD Anderson Cancer Center) discuss:
  • History and objectives of the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program
  • Analysis of a diverse and sustainable state-run public donation program
  • Keys to success: A unique business model & strategic partners

Go behind the scenes of this successful cord blood donation program and be inspired to launch a similar program in your hospital!
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

​Kristen Wilt, MSN, RN
Cord Blood & Placenta Donation Coordinator
TMC HealthCare I Women’s & Children’s Services - Arizona Public Cord Blood Program
&
Erin Eaton

Program Manager of the Cord Blood Bank at MD Anderson Cancer Center
 
"An Innovative Model for Public Cord Blood Banking" 

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Monday, July 31st 3pm US Eastern Time / 12pm US Pacific Time

REGISTER HERE
Register Here for Share the Science with Kristen Wilt and Erin Eaton

About the speakers

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Kristen Wilt, MSN, RN

​Cord Blood & Placenta Donation Coordinator
TMC HealthCare I Women’s & Children’s Services - Arizona Public Cord Blood Program


​Kristen Wilt, MSN, RN has been an integral member of the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program at TMC HealthCare for nearly 10 years. Passionate about the importance of preserving both umbilical cord blood and placental tissues, Wilt has played a critical role in establishing the public donation program within her own hospital and expanding the program to other hospitals throughout Arizona. 

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Erin Eaton

​Program Manager for the Cord Blood Bank at MD Anderson Cancer Center


With over 25 years of experience in operations management, human resources, strategic planning and business development, Erin Eaton has been a key force in expanding the Cord Blood Bank (CBB) at MD Anderson Cancer Center and has been instrumental in the success of strategic partnerships with groups such as the Arizona Public Cord Blood Program. Likewise, she holds a leading role in ensuring that the CBB operations are in accordance with the FDA, HRSA, NMDP, FACT, CAP and CLIA requirements, guidelines, and standards.


We wish to thank Kristen Wilt and Erin Eaton for volunteering their time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing their valuable insight
on the keys to running a successful public cord blood donation program.
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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.
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Share the Science: Dr. Sachit Patel - Bring Cord Blood Transplants to Your Hospital

6/14/2023

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Sachit Patel as our featured speaker for the next edition of Share the Science on Wednesday, June 21st at 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time. Join us to hear Dr. Sachit Patel share his expertise in expanding the use of cord blood transplants in Nebraska and beyond.

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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.

Cord Blood: The Life BLOOD of the Heartland

Cord blood is a vital source of stem cells for patients who need a stem cell transplant. Yet, some transplant centers hesitate using this medical resource due to lack of experience using cord blood. How can more medical teams become comfortable with using cord blood? Who will be the next generation of cord blood transplant specialists? Dr. Sachit Patel will answer these questions and more in his presentation: "Cord Blood: The Life BLOOD of the Heartland."

In this session, Dr. Patel will discuss how he has used training from early in his career to expand the utilization of cord blood transplants at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He will showcase four separate patient-focused case studies. He will detail how he learned about cord blood transplants working alongside Dr. Joanne Kurztberg at Duke University and then took this experience to the University of Nebraska Medical Center where he led the state's 1st double cord blood transplant. 

Dr. Patel's presentation will highlight: 

- The importance of advancing cord blood awareness and utilization in more cancer centers

- Case studies from his experience of introducing cord blood treatments in his hospital

- The current state of industry around cord blood and what the future holds
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with

Dr. Sachit Patel
Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology Clinical Director,
Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center
 
"Cord Blood: The Life BLOOD of the Heartland" 
Free webinar.  Open to the public.
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Wednesday, June 21st 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time

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Click Here to Watch: Dr. Sachit Patel - Share the Science

About the speaker

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Dr. Sachit Patel

​Associate Professor, Division of Hematology/Oncology Clinical Director, Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dr. Sachit Patel is a specialist in pediatric hematology/oncology. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center's residency program. He is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.

We wish to thank Dr. Sachit Patel for volunteering his time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing his valuable insight
on how to bring cord blood transplants to more hospitals globally.
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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.
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Share the Science: Is Cord Blood Undervalued? Ask Dr. Colleen Delaney

5/4/2023

 
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Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Dr. Colleen Delaney as our featured speaker for the next edition of Share the Science on Wednesday, May 17th at 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time. Join us to hear Dr. Colleen Delaney discuss why she is observing a decrease in the utilization of cord blood stem cells in hematopoietic stem cell transplants.

Register free here.


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.

Identifying best practices to increase usage of cord blood stem cells 

If you are regular attendee of our Share the Science webinar series, then you already know that cord blood stem cells have numerous advantages over other stem cell sources. In particular, in comparison to bone marrow for example, cord blood is much easier to match to a patient in need of a stem cell transplant and cord blood units are available at a moment's notice given that the cord blood units only take a few days to ship once matched to a patient. Despite these advantages, Dr. Colleen Delaney and her team at Fred Hutch have observed a decline in the utilization of cord blood as a source of stem cells for allogeneic hematopoietic transplants. 

Where and why is this decline happening? There was an increase in the use of cord blood units in some regions of the world during COVID. Why has the trend reversed? How can we increase usage again? 

​Dr. Delaney will discuss her observations regarding this decline in the use of umbilical cord blood as a primary stem cell source for allogeneic hematopoietic transplants. She will discuss best practices for improving cord blood donor selection and increasing better quality and larger amounts of starting material products. This forward thinking session will address ways to potentially increase the use of cord blood units and highlight the pros/cons of its use. 

Key points of this webinar will include: 
  • Reflecting on trends in cord blood usage
  • Best practices in donor selection
  • Increasing quality and quantities of collections
  • Looking forward at ways to increase utilization
SHARE THE SCIENCE
with


​Dr. Colleen Delaney
Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Research Division
at Fred Hutch Cancer Center
 

 
"Umbilical Cord Blood: An Undervalued and Underutilized Resource in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant" 

Free webinar.  Open to the public.
​
Wednesday, May 17th 2pm US Eastern Time / 11am US Pacific Time
Register HERE: Dr. Colleen Delaney - Cord Blood Transplants

About the speaker

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Colleen Delaney, M.D., M.Sc.

Affiliate Investigator, Clinical Research Division at Fred Hutch Cancer Center
​Dr. Colleen Delaney is pioneering methods to make umbilical cord blood transplants more available and successful worldwide. Because it does not need to be as closely matched to the patient as bone marrow, cord blood offers an option to those thousands of blood cancer patients every year who can’t find a matched adult donor. Dr. Delaney developed a breakthrough method for multiplying the small number of stem and progenitor cells in each cord blood unit hundreds of times over in the lab. Her primary research focus is on developing these multiplied cells for use in the clinic. Her goal is to develop therapies that protect patients from severe side effects after cord blood transplant or intensive chemotherapy. Dr. Delaney was the founding director of the Hutch’s Cord Blood Program.

We wish to thank Dr. Colleen Delaney for volunteering her time to speak on
Share the Science and sharing her valuable insight
on the use of cord blood in hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
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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.
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Save the Cord Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was established to promote awareness of the life-saving benefits of cord blood based on u​nbiased and factual information. The Foundation educates parents, health professionals and the general public about the need to preserve this valuable medical resource while providing information on both public cord blood donation programs and private family cord blood banks worldwide. Learn more about our global community.

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