2022 Annual Meeting Schedule of Events*

Wednesday, June 1

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Registration
7:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Workshop: Leadership Excellence (Separate Registration Required)
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM	New Attendee Welcome
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	General Session (1 CEU) Annual Meeting Kick-off Keynote: The Inclusive Leader, Christopher “CJ” Gross, Ascension Worldwide
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM	Donor, Partner, and Community Relations Workshop (1.5 CEUs) Banking It! How to Build and Grow Strong Story & Ambassador Programs
2:15 PM – 3:45 PM	Quality Assurance Workshop (1.5 CEUs) To Be or Not To Be – Donor Eligibility Determination Reporting for Rookies: What, When and How do I Report?
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM	Leading Transformation and Navigating Complex Situations (1 CEU)
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM	EBAA LIVE: Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday, June 2

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM	Registration
7:00 AM – 7:45 AM	Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
8:00 AM – 9:30 AM	General Session (1.5 CEUs) Gift of Sight: Personal Accounts about Cornea Donation Keynote: Mindset Matters: Cultivate a Growth Mindset for Success, Mary Abbajay, Cornerstone Group
9:45 AM – 10:45 AM	Concurrent Sessions (1 CEU) Maximizing Observances and Campaigns to Strengthen Relationship with Donation Partners and the Public Eye Bank Recruitment and Hiring DMEK Corneal Tissue Processing and Live Demo
11:00 AM – 12:00 AM	Concurrent Sessions (1 CEU) Utilizing Environmental Monitoring to Support Microbiological Deviations & Investigations Can You Hear Me Now? Communication Matters!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Technical Skills Workshop (2.5 CEUs) Recruiting and Onboarding Technicians Importance of Mental Health Resources for Eye Bankers Donor Eligibility Case Studies Corneal Tissue Recovery Situational Case Studies Fighting the Never Ending Battle: Positive Fungal Culture
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM	Community Chat: Donor, Partner, and Community Relations
3:30 PM – 4:00 PM	Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
4:00 PM – 6:15 PM	Accreditation Board Meeting
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM	Concurrent Sessions (1.5 CEUs) Photographing Donors for Medical Examiners Managing and Resolving Conflict with Individuals and Organizational Partners
7:00 PM – 9:30 PM	Thursday Social: A Night at the National Aquarium Event Features: Access to the Blue Wonders Exhibit Dinner including local Baltimore favorites Open bar featuring beer and wine Breathtaking views of Baltimore’s famed Inner Harbor (Separate Registration Required)

Friday, June 3

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM	Registration
7:00 AM – 8:45 AM	Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM	Donor Cornea Tissue Evaluation (1 CEU)
7:45 AM – 8:45 AM	Caring for Yourself and Your Team: Managing Stress and Preventing Burnout (1 CEU)
9:00 AM –10:30 AM	General Session (1.5 CEUs) State of the Association Future of Eye Banking and Corneal Transplantation
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM	Concurrent Sessions (1 CEU) The Competency Assessment: Demo and Tips for Observing Technicians Performing Procurement Procedures Building Strong Relationships with Donation Partners for Successful Outcomes Negotiation Skills Workshop
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM	Lunch in the Exhibit Hall
1:00 PM – 3:30 PM	Medical Advisory Board Meeting (2.5 CEUs)
3:30 PM – 3:45 PM	Refreshment Break
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM	House of Delegates
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM	Board of Directors Business Meeting By invitation only
7:00 PM – 7:30 PM	Cocktail Reception
7:30 PM – 9:45 PM	Annual Dinner & Awards Program Join us for a sit down dinner and an awards program that will include: Crystal Cornea Award Presentation 2021 Leonard Heise Award Presentation: Brian Philippy, CEBT 2022 Leonard Heise Award Presentation: Eric Meinecke, CEBT Sponsored by Medline
9:45 PM – 11:00 PM	Reception with the Award Recipients Join us for dessert, coffee, and drinks, as we honor and celebrate the 2021 and 2022 Heise Award Recipients. Sponsored by Lions Medical Eye Bank of Eastern Virginia and Georgia Eye Bank

Saturday, June 4

7:00 AM – 12:00 PM	Registration
7:00 AM – 8:15 AM	Physician Leadership Program Breakfast (Invitation Only)
7:30 AM – 8:15 AM	Breakfast
8:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Scientific Symposium* (3.5 CEUs)Invited Session: Sophie Deng, MD, PhD, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, “Management of Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency: Past, Present and Future”Scientific Abstracts: Keratoplasty in the United States: Trends and Indications from 2015-2020 Trends of Surgery, Patient and Surgeon Characteristics for Corneal Transplants in Medicare Population 2011 to 2020 Size and Shape Matters: Cell Viability of Preloaded DSAEK Grafts in Three Different Carriers Accuracy of Automated Software for Assessing Endothelial Cell Loss on Trypan-Stained, Peeled DMEK Low-Friction Coating of Modified Jones Tubes Significantly Improves the Post-Ejection Endothelial Cell Viability of DMEK Grafts. DescePrep vs Manual Dissection for DMEK Graft Preparation: Efficacy, Efficiency, and Cell Viability in Non-Diabetic and Diabetic Corneas Patient- and Surgeon-Level Factors Associated with Early Regrafts after Endothelial Keratoplasty Sterile Keratolysis after Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis Implantation: Incidence, Risk Factors and Outcomes S-Nitrosylation (SNO) Therapy to Fortify Corneal Storage Media Donor Cornea Storage Temperature: Investigation of the Time Period Immediately Prior to Transplantation Surgery In vitro Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Cell-Entry Inhibitors in Donor Cornea Cells *This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.
12:15 PM – 1:15 PM	Physician Luncheon
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM	Medical Directors Symposium* (3 CEUs)  (All attendees are encouraged to attend, not limited to Medical Directors) COVID-19 and the Cornea: Impact on Eye Banking and Keratoplasty Back to Basics: Medical Director Consults Corneal Surgeon Tissue Acceptance Criteria and Eye Bank Sustainability Investigating Adverse Reaction Reports Case Spotlight: From Transplant to Explant Medical Director Dilemmas *This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM.