 RECORDING NOW AVAILABLE: Save the Cord Foundation and WellSky are proud to welcome Paul Eldridge, Ph.D. as our featured speaker for our next edition of Share the Science on January 16th, 2020. 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. Learn how to transition to the new NetCord-FACT Cord Blood StandardsThe Seventh Edition NetCord-FACT (Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy) International Standards for cord blood collection, banking, and release take effect January 15th, 2020. If you haven't had time to fully digest the updated standards, or have questions about preparing your organization to meet them, join Paul Eldridge, PhD, in this installment of the Share the Science webinar series. Comprised of one steering committee, three subcommittees, and a total of 30 representatives, the committee for the new NetCord-FACT International Standards began their development process in January 2018. The Standards contain important additions and changes to requirements to reflect current processes typical in a cord blood bank. These changes maintain the relevance of the Standards in the cord blood field. The committee’s commitment, expertise, and experience is invaluable to the development of these Standards. In this timely webinar, Dr. Eldridge, Director of Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility at University of North Carolina Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program and chair of the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) standards committee, will review the significant changes to the Seventh Edition of the NetCord-FACT Cord Blood Standards. He will also provide examples for effective implementation. What will you learn during this webinar? Attend to learn the major content changes to the NetCord-FACT International Cord Blood Standards, including:
You will also learn specific changes applicable to parts B, C, D, and E of the NetCord-FACT International Cord Blood Standards. Additional Materials The FACT Standards webpage was updated with the new Cord Blood Standards, accompanying Accreditation Manual, and other associated documents. These are available to download for free at: http://www.factwebsite.org/cbstandards/. Printed copies can be purchased online at the FACT Store. There is a new tool highlighting the changes. A redlined compare document highlighting edits from the 6th to 7th edition is now available. SHARE THE SCIENCE with Paul Eldridge, Ph.D. Director at the Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility, UNC Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program "Transition to the 7th Edition of the NetCord-FACT Cord Blood Standards" Free webinar. Open to the public. Thursday, January 16th, 2020 - 12pm Eastern Time *Recording Now Available* About the Speaker Paul Eldridge, PhD, is the Director at Advanced Cellular Therapeutics Facility, UNC Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapy Program. Dr. Eldridge’s personal interests are in chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-Ts) and hematopoietic stem cells, with a focus in cancer immunotherapy. He is currently the chair of the FACT Standards Committee and is a FACT Inspector of cellular therapy processing for minimal and more than minimal manipulation. He is Co-chair of the WBMT Graft Processing Committee. * * * We wish to thank Paul Eldridge for volunteering his time to speak on Share the Science and sharing his valuable insight on the new NetCord-FACT International Cord Blood Standards. We also wish to thank our generous sponsor and partner for this event, WellSky Health (formerly known as Mediware, Inc.), who continue to support cord blood education through our “Share the Science” series.
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