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2024 Webinar Series: Introduction to the AATB Change Control Best Practices Tool (Individual)

Description: Recognizing that the 15th edition of Standards for Tissue Banking is expected to be published soon and that it may require accredited tissue establishments to make significant changes to their quality systems, the Quality Council has led the development of a document that provides general guidance on how organizations might manage such changes. Join this webinar to learn more about this tool and how it might be applied to quality systems changes necessitated by the 15th edition.

Target Audience: This webinar is for tissue bank professionals with experience in quality/regulatory processes.



Emily Biloski

Quality Manager

Lake Superior Centre for Regenerative Medicine

Emily is the Quality Manager at the Lake Superior Centre for Regenerative Medicine (RegenMed) and is responsible for managing review and implementation when changes and updates to standards and regulations come from AATB, FDA, and the CSA and Health Canada. She is a CTBS and Certified Medical Device Auditor. Emily has served as chair of the Quality Council Change Control Subgroup.

Silva Ohanian

Manager of Quality Assurance

NJ Sharing Network

Silva is Manager of Quality Assurance at the NJ Sharing Network and brings expertise in quality, auditing, and training. She is CTBS-certified and licensed as a Funeral Director, and she has served as a member of the Quality Council Change Control Subgroup.

Jennifer Drago, CTBS, CQM/OE, CQA

Executive Director

Advanced Quality Resources

Jennifer Drago is the Executive Director of Advanced Quality Resources. She has over 15 years of combined experience in Quality and Regulatory Affairs in blood banking, medical devices, and tissue and organ procurement. She has served as the AATB Quality Council leadership since 2017 and has participated as a member of the Quality Council Change Control Subgroup. Jen is a CTBS, Certified Quality Auditor, a Certified Manager of Quality and Operational Excellence, and has her Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification.

Mario Sindaco, MS, MBA

Director of Standards

American Association of Tissue Banks

Mr. Sindaco joined AATB in 2023 as Director of Standards. Prior to joining AATB, he spent 18 years at the United States Pharmacopeia, heading operations for standards and serving as Executive Secretariat to the Council of Experts. He initially joined USP’s quality department after holding various operations, quality, and regulatory affairs leadership positions in the blood and clinical laboratory industries. Mr. Sindaco earned a B.A. in Biology from Franklin and Marshall College, an M.S. in Pharmaceutical Policy and Regulation from the University of Florida, and an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh. 

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