ADRP Board Meeting, July 2009
Global Programs Committee Report
Respectfully Submitted by Carol Mitchell
Chair: Carol Mitchell
Co-Chair: John Armitage
Committee Members: Moira Carter, Sylvie Daigneault, Gavin Evans, Matt Granato,
Paul Hayes, Joe Ridley (three invites to new members outstanding at this time)
The committee met on July 7, 2009 to identify this year’s priorities to ensure alignment with the
organizational priorities John Hagins identified at May Board meeting.
To develop a three year strategic plan for ADRP that addresses the programs, activities
and finances to be supported by the organization
1.
The committee recommends that a longer term plan be developed to attract CEO
level participants from international blood systems to ADRP so that we can provide
a forum to show ‘here’s is what the world is doing in donor recruitment’
2.
The committee recommends that ADRP build a comprehensive plan (through the
committee) for facilitating World Blood Donor Day participation amongst our member
organizations and that a more formal partnership be developed with:
M. Niels Mikkelsen, President of the IFBDO/FIODS (International Federation of Blood Donor
Organisations)
c/o Bloddonorerne i Danmark
Vesterbrogade 191, DK 1800 Frederiksberg C, Danmark
Tel: (+45) 7013.7014, Fax: (+45) 7013.7010, Mobile (+45) 4011.9556
E-mail: mikkelsen@bloddonor.dk
Mr. Mikkelsen currently takes the lead on WBDD internationally. The plan would include a
pitch to CEO level at blood systems and include the rationale that WBDD fits with diversity
initiatives.
3.
The committee recommends that one of our key priorities is to focus ADRP on nonNorth American perspectives to ensure that ADRP activities speak to the
international blood banking community as well.
To expand the reach of ADRP throughout the world through outreach opportunities and
non-North American conference delivery
1.
the committee recommends that ADRP link, (co-chair/co-present)with existing blood
system conferences (eg. Red Cross Colloquim’s) over the next two years rather
than develop a non-North American conference to reduce the financial risk to ADRP
2.
The committee recommends that Webinar topics be developed that would also
appeal to a CEO or upper management audience in international blood systems like
the International Benchmarking Panel at conference that looked at demographics
and the impact of immigration on several blood systems in North America and
internationally.
3.
The committee recommends that the annual conference continue to provide a
structure to welcome international attendees and ensure that the conference serves
them and their blood system well. The international reception must continue but in
addition we need to provide either a pre-conference or a panel session that focuses
on international benchmarking discussion and/or the challenges facing national
blood systems. These sessions would be built to speak to CEO, manager level as
well as recruiters
To create the technological infrastructure necessary to support the online growth in both
outreach and revenue for the organization
(see previous references to use of webinar)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------General Overview of Committee and Action Items Pending approval of our priorities:
One of our challenges with international members in multiple time zones is the timing of
committee meetings. We have now scheduled the year’s meeting dates in order to facilitate
meeting the time zone challenge. Three conference attendees advised of an interest in this
committee. We held our first meeting to determine our priorities prior to including these new
members. Invitations to join the committee with an overview of the priorities we have identified
for this year has now been sent to Jeff Bacon (Community Blood Center, Kansas City); Debra
Miller (American Red Cross, West Henrietta, NY); Robert Strickland Jr.(Northwest Florida Blood
Center)
The following action items have been identified to support pursuit of the above priorities:
 Carol to represent this committee on a Conference Committee teleconference around
preferred conference structure to leverage international member benefit
 Committee members to build a database of scheduled international blood conferences
for ADRP to approach for co-hosting or co-presenting opportunities to give ADRP
increased profile
 Committee members to contribute to the international blood systems database that Deb
has created so that we have an already built invite list for future use (Moira/Gavin to
capture Continental Europe; Paul to capture Pacific Region; Matt to continue to capture
Latin, Central, South America and the Caribbean; Sylvie to capture African systems;
Carol/Joe/John to identify a geographical region to focus on
We have identified committee members who will (or in their absence we hope will) continue to
be liaisons between ADRP and other international organizations or geographic areas:
1. Pan American Outreach (PAHO) – Matt Granato
2. Continental Europe Outreach (EBA and Domaine) – Moira Carter liaison/Gavin Evans
3. Rotary International – Joe Ridley
4. African Liaison and International Linkages around World Blood Donor Day – Sylvie
Daigneault liaison
5. Southern Pacific Region – Paul Hayes liaison
6. Others to be determined