{"id":10231,"date":"2022-04-18T11:06:29","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T01:06:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.psy.uq.edu.au\/dorn\/?page_id=10231"},"modified":"2022-07-13T09:24:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T23:24:10","slug":"the-dorn-symposium-series-2022-presenters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.psy.uq.edu.au\/dorn\/the-dorn-symposium-series-2022-presenters\/","title":{"rendered":"The DoRN Symposium Series 2022- Presenters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Donor Research Network is grateful to have our guest speakers who will present over the three days of the Symposium Series:\u00a0<\/p>

Diversity and Donation, Early Career Donor Researchers (ECRs)<\/strong> and Ethics and Donation.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>

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Title: <\/b>Addressing racial disparity in blood, stem cell, and organ & tissue donor pools


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In Canada, racialized\/ ethnic populations are underrepresented among blood, stem cell, and organ & tissue donors. Since patients from different ancestral groups can have unique blood and immune system markers, blood, stem cell, and organ & tissue donors from diverse backgrounds are needed. However, racialized\/ ethnic populations face multiple barriers to donation. This talk reviews racial disparity in blood, stem cell, and organ & tissue donor pools, the impact on diverse patients, and the ongoing challenges that need to be addressed to support donation from racialized\/ ethnic populations. The talk concludes by highlighting campaigns to engage peoples from specific racialized\/ ethnic groups as donors, led by or developed in collaboration with members of these communities.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr. Warren Fingrut is a Canadian Hematologist, currently completing Fellowship training in Adult Bone Marrow Transplantation at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He is Director of Stem Cell Club<\/a>, a donor-recruitment organization he founded in 2011 to address racial disparity on Canada\u2019s stem cell registry. Over the past ten years, Dr. Fingrut has led teams of recruiters across Canada to recruit tens of thousands of stem cell donors. He collaborates with diverse peoples to develop multimedia resources (e.g. donation stories, instagram.com\/whyweswab\/<\/a>; TikToks, tiktok.com\/@stemcellclub?lang=en<\/a>), and virtual campaigns (e.g. stemcellclub.ca\/blackdonorssavelives\/<\/a>; stemcellclub.ca\/EastAsian<\/a>) to engage underrepresented populations as donors.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This presentation describes the initial FAIR (F<\/strong>or the A<\/strong>ssessment of I<\/strong>ndividual R<\/strong>isk) project from conceptualization to evidence gathering, implementation and initial evaluation.\u00a0 FAIR was initiated by the UK blood services in collaboration with psychologists and public health and input from blood donors, patients and lobby groups. Blood donor selection was explored using a more individualised rather than a population-based approach to behaviours. Pre-FAIR sexually active men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) were deferred from donation for 3-months. The FAIR project triangulated evidence from epidemiological, behavioural and psychological science to identify questions to assess donor eligibility on the grounds of sexual behaviours. Data triangulated on 4-questions that identified increased risk both objectively and subjectively, were acceptable and unlikely to put people off donating. Following implementation in June 2021, initial evaluation shows no effect on blood safety, an increase in MSM donors, and an overall favourable evaluation in terms of emotional impact, perceived risk and operational issues.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2020, Canadian Blood Services initiated a proof of concept involving new source plasma collection sites to increase plasma sufficiency in Canada. The opening of the first centre in Sudbury Ontario coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, and required adjustments to ensure the safety of donors and staff. This study reports on a week of ethnographic work in Sudbury\u2019s plasma centre in September 2021, involving qualitative interviews with 16 members of the centre staff. Staff navigated the challenges of opening a new plasma centre amid a pandemic by forming close bonds with each other and with donors. In addition to their tasks in the centre, they engaged in emotional labour to put the donor first and create an atmosphere that was welcome and safe. This study concludes with recommendations about how blood services can support centre staff so that they can connect with donors and communicate the value of plasma.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Kelly Holloway is a medical sociologist with interdisciplinary training in health policy and political economy. She is a Scientist with the Canadian Blood Services\u2019 Centre for Innovation, and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto\u2019s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation. Dr. Holloway examines donation systems to inform blood services using qualitative research methodologies. Her current work focuses on plasma donation and health policy. She is also beginning work investigating the experiences of immune globulin recipients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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There is a continued imbalance between the need for transplants in Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities in Scotland and the availability of suitable organs with the right blood and tissue type. Unfortunately less than half as many families from BAME communities support donation compared to families from a white background. The recent change in legislation in Scotland has seen an increase in opt outs from certain communities. In my lecture I explore the reasons for this imbalance, the impact of the Opt out Legislation in the UK on behaviours amongst certain groups and whether labelling a very heterogenous group of dissimilar communities under the umbrella of BAME has actually helped public engagement in this issue. I advocate for equity of access to information for all groups, the need to acknowledge that structural racial inequalities are contributory and engaging the youth in our societies as change agents for encouraging reframed conversations about the imperative and need for action.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dr Radha Sundaram MBBS MRCP FRCA DICM FFICM \u00a0is a Consultant in Intensive Care and Anaesthetics at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley . Having qualified in India, she did her postgraduate medical, anaesthetic and intensive care training in Liverpool, Oxford and Glasgow. She is the\u00a0 Regional Advisor for training in Intensive Care Medicine for the West of Scotland and is also a Clinical Lead for Organ Donation in Scotland to promote awareness amongst BME communities.<\/p>

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The study is evaluating alternatives to the blood donor deferral policy known as men who have sex with men (MSM). Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that men who have had sex with another man be deferred from donating blood for three months after the most recent sexual contact. The purpose of the study is to determine whether a different donor deferral policy can be used at blood centers in the U.S. while maintaining the safety of the blood supply. Participants complete the ADVANCE Study questionnaire and a blood sample is drawn to test for HIV and for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). The ADVANCE study will help the FDA determine if a donor history questionnaire based on individual risk would be as effective as time-based deferral, in reducing the risk of HIV in the blood supply.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>Blood: Understanding thoughts, feelings and beliefs of Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander peoples about blood, blood donation, transfusion and blood tests.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In some populations, blood has complex and embedded meanings to people – it is not simply a substance without meaning. In some cultures, such as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, blood represents familial relationships, kinship, religion and\/or identity and ethnicity.<\/p>

My aim is to make blood transfusion and blood donation for Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander peoples safe from a cultural perspective by listening to their thoughts, feelings and beliefs about blood, blood donation, transfusion and blood tests.\u00a0 By listening to the voices\/stories of Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander peoples about their thoughts on these topics, it will allow Health Practitioners to use that information in their health service to make the care they provide culturally safe.\u00a0 This information may also form part of training either through annual compulsory personal development training or greater education through universities or specific health sites for health professionals who are tasked with managing the health conditions of Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander patients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Maree is an Nganyaywana (Anaiwan) and Wiradjuri woman, with family ties to Niangala and Wellington in NSW. \u00a0She holds a Bachelor of Biomedical Science majoring in Cell and Molecular Biotechnology, and is undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy at QUT. \u00a0Maree is a Research Assistant at the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood, Brisbane.\u00a0 Maree\u2019s aim is to make blood transfusion and blood donation for Aboriginal and\/or Torres Strait Islander peoples safe from a cultural perspective by listening to their thoughts, feelings and beliefs about blood, blood donation, transfusion and blood tests.\u00a0 This can be integrated into educating health professionals about this important area of chronic health care.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>From whole <\/span>blood donation to plasma donation: addressing barriers to improve conversion<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As recruiting plasma donors is crucial for non-remunerated blood collection agencies, we evaluated two experimental design<\/span>s<\/span> aiming at converting whole<\/span> blood donors to plasma donation. We developed a promotional support for plasma donation aiming at reducing barriers to donation (donor-centered support) and compared it to the standard support of the French Blood Establishment focusing on needs for plasma donation (patient-centered support) and a control condition. In a second design, we replicated the effect of our donor-centered support and tried to reinforce the <\/span>approach using an implementation intentions technique. Results showed that donor-centered <\/span>communication was associated with lesser anxiety, higher anticipated regrets and intention to donate, and higher likelihood of committing to donate plasma, in comparison of patient-centered communication and control condition. Implementation intentions did not increase the effectiveness of the approach. Drawing on these results, we recommend that blood collection agencies develop <\/span>\u201cdonor-centered\u201d communication campaigns<\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Antoine Beurel-Tr\u00e9han, PhD in psychology; organizational psychologist<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>


<\/span>Antoine Beurel-Tr\u00e9han is a doctor in psychology and a psychologist specialized in organizational change. He works as a <\/span>researcher<\/span> at the French Blood Establishment where he completed his PhD<\/span>, affiliated with the Unive<\/span>rsity of Rennes and the<\/span> \u201cLaboratory of Psychology: Cognition, Behavior, and Communication\u201d. <\/span>He studied <\/span>determinants of plasma donation behavior, <\/span>in order to develop applied methods to convince whole blood donors to donate plasma<\/span>. <\/span>His areas of interest also target recruitment of non-donors, retention of plasma donors, and <\/span>the impact of <\/span>negative donation experiences (<\/span><\/span>e.g.<\/span><\/span> definitive deferrals<\/span>)<\/span> on donors.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>P<\/span>sychological ownership and identity motives in blood donation<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In Australia<\/span>,<\/span> 26.5% of first-time blood donors won\u2019t return to donate again. Although donor attrition is highest between the first and second donation, we can lose donors at any stage of the donor career. As such, I argue <\/span>that <\/span>retaining existing donors provides a key opportunity for intervention.<\/span><\/span> A blood donor <\/span>self-<\/span>identity has been proposed\u202fto motivate\u202fsustained blood donation behaviour. However, interventions to encourage identity in the absence of performing the associated behaviour (i.e., donating blood) are scarce. In the absence of effective interventions to build identity, psychological ownership provides a potential avenue for fostering a donor identity and subsequent blood donation behaviour. <\/span>In this presentation, I provide <\/span>initial support for a model of blood donation behaviour in which blood donors past behaviour is positively associated with psychological ownership, which is positively associated with self-identity, and subsequently associated with future donation intention<\/span>s<\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In 2019, Abigail graduated from <\/span>the University of Queensland<\/span> with a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in psychology. Her honours research assessed unique question-based interventions for blood donor recruitment and retention, as well as the underlying emotional motivations. In 2021, Abigail was awarded a PhD scholarship under the Helping the medical matchmakers: sustaining and understanding living donors research program. Abigail\u2019s PhD research assesses the impact of identifying as a blood donor on future intentions to donate blood. Her research falls within <\/span>a<\/span>pplied <\/span>s<\/span>ocial <\/span>p<\/span>sychology, a field which focuses on implementing social psychology theory to enact real world change.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Blood collection agencies face ongoing challenges in retaining voluntary donors to meet the demand for blood and blood-related products by healthcare services. A known deterrent to continued blood donation is the experience of a vasovagal reactio<\/span>n<\/span>.<\/span> In a qualitative interview study, we found that <\/span>donors <\/span>felt more likely to return if they perceived their risk of a recurrent event as low and if they were able to identify appropriate problem and emotion-focused coping strategies.<\/span> We used these insights to <\/span>design a post-<\/span>donation<\/span> intervention to <\/span>improve donor retention following a <\/span>vasovagal reaction<\/span>. We found that addressing common donor concerns in an email significantly increased donor return among first-time whole-blood donors.<\/span> This presentation will <\/span>focus on <\/span>describ<\/span>ing<\/span> donor experiences of <\/span>vasovagal reactions<\/span> and how they feel about returning to donate, and the evaluation of the newly designed post-donation intervention.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Amanda Thijsen is a <\/span>social science <\/span>researcher with interdisciplinary training in human geography, public health<\/span>, and knowledge translation<\/span>. She is a Senior Research Assistant at Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and is undertaking a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Sydney. <\/span>Amanda\u2019s work focuses on <\/span>improving the experience of donating blood, with a particular emphasis on reducing the occurrence of adverse events and their impact on donor retention. Her work has been <\/span>implemented into routine blood collection practice and she has a continued interest in ensuring policies and practices relating to blood collection are informed by research evidence.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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This\u202fpresentation\u202fis about a study co-authored by Silke Boenigk that aims to (1) explore the consciousness of blood donors’ decision to stop donating blood, (2) analyse the association with the donors’ intention to return to blood donation and the various reasons for discontinuation, and (3) identify effective activities for the recovery of donors who are no longer donating blood.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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The results show that former blood donors may be located at distinct stages of consciousness about their decision of discontinuation. Furthermore, the findings indicate that the intention to restart blood donation and the most important reasons for discontinuation vary depending on the consciousness. The most effective activities for recovery are more flexible donation hours, appointment-scheduling online, and sending out reminders.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Carolin Saltzmann is a PhD student and research assistant working at the chair for Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations in the Department of Socioeconomics at the Universit\u00e4t Hamburg in Germany. She is a member of the Research Cooperation Health Marketing with the German Red Cross Blood Donation Service North-East. The aim of this cooperation is to use scientific insight to derive on this basis new strategies and measures for the German Red Cross blood donation services.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Following a recent review that suggests that some practices within Motor Vehicle Departments (MVDs) may reduce organ donor registrations, this experiment was designed to determine if the placement of the donor question matters for registration. Specifically, this experiment examined whether when the donor question either preceded or followed a series of questions commonly asked in MVDs influenced the likelihood of registering as an organ donor. Question placement proved to be significant for both donors and non-donors. This appeared to be because of satisficing, a common <\/span>behavior<\/span> where respondents do not give the most accurate response in an attempt to save effort.\u202f\u202fThese results have implications for MVDs, where more than 90% of all registrations in the United States occur.<\/span>\u202f<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Despite decades of the growing global demand for Immune Globulin (IG), research on recipients\u2019 and clinicians’ experiences receiving, delivering, and administering IG therapies is only starting to emerge. The purpose of this literature review is to provide a conceptual classification of the constructs in the literature on this topic to help generate new ideas or directions for future research. This presentation will share the key themes\/constructs that emerged as well as identify any gaps in the literature. This review found that there is a lack of research on the experiences of clinicians and recipients as they receive, administer, or deliver IG.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stories are powerful in their ability to disseminate information in a meaningful way. We hypothesized that a stem cell donation story library optimized to social media could support the education and recruitment of committed unrelated hematopoietic stem cell donors from needed demographic groups. This talk will outline the development of Why We Swab, a library of stories in stem cell donation (@WhyWeSwab on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter). As of May 2022, \u00a0the library includes 28 story arcs featuring 45 storytellers from diverse ancestral backgrounds. Data will be presented demonstrating the impact of the library on social and traditional media, potential unrelated donor\u2019s knowledge and attitudes towards donations, and recruitment outcomes. The talk will conclude by outlining ongoing work to expand the library to include videos and other storytelling multimedia, and to evaluate its impact on potential donors’ family members’ attitudes towards donation.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This presentation will provide an overview of the Iranian Donors Save Lives Campaign which aims to engage Iranian peoples as stem cell donors.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Farnaz Farahbakhsh is a Masters of Clinical Science student at Western University in London, Ontario. For several years she has been involved as a leader in stem cell donor recruitment in Canada, advocating for patients from diverse ethnic groups who need a blood stem cell transplantation. She is currently leading the Stem Cell Club\u2019s Iranian Donors Save Lives Campaign alongside an engaging team of volunteers to recruit Iranians as potential stem cell donors.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Are donors recruited via word of mouth more likely to comply with solicitations? How does talking about donations relate to compliance behaviour? In this talk, I examine how social influences affect the compliance with solicitations for blood donations. Using survey and register data from the Dutch blood bank <\/span>Sanquin<\/span>, we show that donors that are one unit higher on our measure of talking about donations (range = 1-4) are predicted to have a 3 percentage points higher compliance with solicitations for donations. This association is moderated by experience, such that it is stronger for novice donors. An Agent-based model informed by the empirical study shows that social influence is a possible explanation for the variation in compliance rates across collection sites. Our results suggest that organizations could promote communication about donations among their contributors to increase the effectiveness of solicitations for donations.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Joris M. <\/span>Schr\u00f6der<\/span> is<\/span> a PhD Candidate at the Department of Sociology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He has a background in Socio-Economics and Development Studies and has previously worked as an Economist at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies. His research focusses on the social embeddedness of prosocial behaviour and blood donations in particular, and on drivers and consequences of socio-economic inequality.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Egg donation, and specifically concerns about payment for donor eggs, have been the subject of much socio-ethical debate. <\/span>Debate ranges from whether non-patient egg donation should be permitted at all, given the physical, <\/span>psychological <\/span>,<\/span>and<\/span> emotional risks, to whether payment for egg donation crowds out nonmarket values, like altruism, and is coercive.<\/span> In this paper, I rely on interview data with 16 Canadian egg donors to explore egg donors\u2019 appraisals of the \u201cworth\u201d of egg donation. Egg donors identified <\/span>a number of<\/span> losses and gains of egg donation. Ultimately, I argue that egg donors are in a sense \u201ceconomic actors\u201d (<\/span>Haimes<\/span> et al., 2012) who thoughtfully evaluate the losses and gains of the transaction and base their decision to donate (and often to donate again) in whether or not the transaction is \u201cworth it\u201d for them.<\/span>
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Recently, many countries have changed restrictions that historically excluded men who have sex with men from donating blood. These changes are welcomed, especially in LGBT communities. It is unknown, however, how the public respond to the addition of blood donated by men who have sex with men into the blood supply. Two studies examined attitudes and emotional responses in this context. Study 1 documented more negative attitudes towards a homosexual male donor relative to a heterosexual male donor, an effect mediated by heightened anxiety and disgust and lower gratitude. Study 2 replicated these findings and demonstrated that effects were robust to reminding participants of the safety testing completed on donated blood. These results echo broader, documented prejudice towards men who have sex with men. Directly targeting the emotional responses that underpin negative attitudes could be key to ensuring broad support for policy changes in this space.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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This presentation will provide an overview of the East Asians Save Lives Campaign which aims to engage East Asians as stem cell donors.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lauren Sano is currently an undergraduate student at Western University in London, Ontario. She has been involved as a leader in stem cell donor recruitment in Canada for several years. Currently, she is president of the Western University Chapter of Stem Cell Club, and lead of Stem Cell Club\u2019s East Asians Save Lives campaign. She is also a member of the @WhyWeSwab committee which develops stories of stem cell donors and recipients. Lauren previously was a stem cell donor for her father, and she uses her story as a platform to encourage and educate others to join the registry<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>Exploring prospective donors\u2019 perspectives on stem cell donation for cell and gene therapy research and development<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Stem cell registries and not-for-profit charities play a crucial role in the advancement of stem cell research and the development of novel treatments such as cell and gene therapies. However, as these organizations\u2019 role entails direct involvement with prospective donors to provide stem cells, a multitude of ethical considerations emerge. As such, a <\/span>blood cancer not-for-profit UK organization conducted<\/span> a survey in 2019 to <\/span>explore prospective donors\u2019 <\/span>views on donating stem cells for novel treatments research and developmen<\/span>t<\/span>. <\/span>The survey was completed by 2400 prospective stem cell donors. The presentation will focus on the results of the survey and the implications of these findings for the cell and gene therapy community as well as future research.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Lina Hamad is a final year medical student at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She holds an undergraduate degree in medical laboratory sciences. She has a passion for research, particularly on genetic diseases and public health. Lina is interested in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology<\/span>,<\/span> and she is planning on pursuing her medical career in the United Kingdom upon graduation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>Donating plasma: Experiences from the Dutch \u2018p<\/span>owerbank<\/span>\u2019<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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In an attempt to become more self-sufficient in terms of plasma collection, the Dutch blood supply organization in the Netherlands \u2013 <\/span>Sanquin<\/span> \u2013 opened up a plasma-only donation center in 2020: the <\/span>Powerbank<\/span>. The <\/span>Powerbank<\/span> aims to recruit and retain large numbers of (new) plasma donors by focusing on visibility, efficiency, and hospitality. Located in a mall, the <\/span>Powerbank<\/span> intends to offer donors a smooth and comfortable process and offers a loyalty program to encourage retention. Using qualitative focus group discussions, we studied how donors perceived and experienced the <\/span>Powerbank<\/span>. Even though donors had mixed feelings about some aspects of the <\/span>Powerbank<\/span>, they were generally quite positive about the look and feel of the <\/span>Powerbank<\/span>, the visibility of the location, the hospitality of the staff, and the loyalty program. Future studies will tell whether these experiences also pay off in terms of donor recruitment and retention.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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People living with HIV (PLWH) are ineligible to donate blood but donations by PLWH on anti-retroviral drugs (HIV+\/ARV+) have been detected in South Africa and the USA. While such donations pose theoretical risk to blood safety, research on the context and motivations behind them is lacking. South African HIV+\/ARV+ donors participated in individual in-depth interviews (IDI) about a recent non-compliant donation. IDIs were audio-recorded, transcribed and thematically analyzed. Interviewees reported disparate contexts and motivations for donation, but shared a deeper concern: maintaining biopolitcal respectability. Attempts to prevent HIV+\/ARV+ donations must be conceived in cognizance of HIV-related stigma and resource constraints.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Sylvia is a recent graduate of the University of Regina, where she obtained her Bachelors in Biochemistry, with hopes of becoming a physician in the near future. Sylvia has been involved in donor recruitment for the past six years. During that time, she served as President of the University of Regina\u2019s Stem Cell Club, as well as a community liaison stakeholder with Canadian Blood Services. Sylvia is the Lead on the \u2018Black Donors Save Lives\u2019 campaign, where she advocates for the need of more Black stem cell donors on Canada\u2019s stem cell registry. She is also a committee member on @WhyWeSwab, which develops stories of stem cell donors and recipients.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title:\u00a0<\/b>A national representative survey estimating the prevalence and perceptions of blood donation eligibility, and the main reasons for ineligibility in the population of Australia<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Background\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Estimates of the prevalence of the population eligible to donate blood enable blood collection agencies to model the impact of changes in eligibility criteria and inform education, recruitment, and retention strategies.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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To estimate the prevalence and perceptions of blood donation eligibility in Australia<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u202f<\/span>Methods\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

A\u202fcross-sectional\u202fnational population survey was conducted. All respondents were aged over 18 and living in Australia.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

\u202fResults<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

A total of 5,178 people completed the survey. 59.73% were eligible to donate blood. 47% of those eligible had never donated blood in Australia. 60% of the sample correctly perceived themselves to be eligible or ineligible, 40% were incorrect or did not know if they are or are not eligible.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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This demonstrates a large pool of potentially eligible blood donors. A small proportion of those eligible have donated blood recently. Respondents\u2019 knowledge of their eligibility status was low.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

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Yasmin<\/span>\u202fMowat works in\u202fthe Global Health Program at the Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney.\u202fShe is both a PhD candidate and a clinical project coordinator,\u202fwith\u202fextensive experience coordinating\u202fclinical trials in the UK and Australia.\u202f<\/span>Yasmin<\/span>\u202fcurrently coordinates\u202fa national Blood Donor Survey,\u202fin partnership with University of Queensland and Australian Red\u202fCross Lifeblood. This is the focus of\u202f<\/span>Yasmin<\/span>\u2019s PhD, which aims to estimate the prevalence of blood donation eligibility, and to examine knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of blood donation eligibility in Australia.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Title: <\/b>Motives and barriers to blood donation in first-time deferred donors<\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The deferral of whole blood donors is associated with a decrease in return behaviour. This reduction in return rates is particularly evident in the group of first-time donors. To understand the association in more detail, we explored motives and barriers to past donation behaviour and future donation intentions in deferred first-time donors. For this purpose, we surveyed two closed and two open-ended items in a representative study of the German population. In this sample, n=<\/em>128 respondents identified themselves as deferred first-time donors. While similar motives were reported with regard to past blood donation behaviour, the motives and barriers of the participants differed depending on the intention to donate in the future. Moreover, changes in the frequency distribution of motives and barriers related to post-deferral donation intention can be observed. Some of these following a deferral may be buffered by tailored interventions. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Dipl.-Psych. Klara Greffin, University of Greifswald<\/em><\/p>