All AATB members are invited to join a Council. The eight AATB Councils represent the viewpoints of the various disciplines that relate to tissue recovery, processing, storage, distribution, transplantation, research, and education. Learn more and express your interest in joining on the AATB Website.

 

AATB emailed a Member Satisfaction Survey through Survey Monkey to all AATB Members last week with a reminder being sent on Tuesday, Oct. 25. If you did not receive the survey, please check your spam. The results of this brief survey will help us identify the needs and preferences of our members and the changes we could implement to remain adaptive and enhance the member experience. Individuals who complete the survey and leave their name and email address will be entered into a drawing to win one (1) of five (5) gift cards. The survey closes Tuesday, Nov. 1. If you have questions or problems accessing the survey, please email davisa@aatb.org.

Endpoints News
The FDA built its final guidane from a Jan. 2021 draft and clarified that it recommends "sponsors carefully consider characteristics of the cell lines used in the manufacture of viral vectors that may impact the safety of the final product (such as presence of tumorigenic sequences) and limit residual host cell-DNA levels and DNA size."

Medical News Today
Directing the growth of stem cells shows researchers how our cells work without needing to rely on animal or human models.

News-Medical.Net
New research suggests that pain not only works as an alarm system but it also plays a role in protecting the gut.

ScienceDaily
A lab at Rice University is studying how undetected deleted or edited genes could continue to persist in stem cells as they grow and change, leading to long-term health implications.

Healio Orthopedics
According to findings presented at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meeting, 36% of excisional biopsies could not be used for limb salvage, but only 5.9% of needle biopsies were unusable.

When it comes to working with donor families, often there is a focus on training coordinators to be skilled in facilitating authorization and conducting DRAIs. What happens when a donor family has an unfavorable post-donation experience? Join AATB Nov. 9 to review case studies and explore best practices for handling difficult conversations with donor families after donation.

Join AATB and speakers from multiple tissue processors on Nov. 16 to review common challenges faced between tissue processors and recovery organizations including information sharing.

San Antonio, Texas: Bone Bank Allografts is the distributor of the SteriGraft® line of high-quality bone and soft tissue allografts to medical professionals. BBA became a part of Globus Medical in 2014 and has continued to help doctors and their patients with over 1 million successful transplantations. Join us!

San Antonio, Texas: Bone Bank Allografts is the distributor of the SteriGraft® line of high-quality bone and soft tissue allografts to medical professionals. BBA became a part of Globus Medical in 2014 and has continued to help doctors and their patients with over 1 million successful transplantations. Join us!

Nationwide: The Accreditation Inspector shall be responsible for assessing activities, via record review and on-site observation, performed by tissue transplant and/or non-transplant establishments seeking accreditation with the American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB).