Nancy Benitez, Mhs (Ascp)
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NANCY BENITEZ, BS, MHS (ASCP) SBB OneBlood, Inc 14721 SW 21 STREET. DAVIE-FL 33325 Phone: 954. 618. 9561 E-mail: [email protected] Employment: Reference Laboratories Director, OneBlood, Inc., Cypress Creek, Florida January 2012 to present. Reference Laboratory Director, Community Blood Centers of South Florida (CBCSF) Inc., Ft Lauderdale, Florida September 1998 to December 2011. Reference Laboratory and Distribution Technical Director, American Red Cross, Miami, Florida April 1996 to August 1998 Reference Laboratory Supervisor, American Red Cross, Miami, Florida March 1992 to July 1996 Supervisor Blood Bank Technologist, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston-MA January 1990 to February 1992 Administrative and Technical Coordinator, Centro Medico de Caracas- Venezuela February 1988 to December1990 Education: Master Sciences. Subspecialty: Health Care Administration, Nova University, Ft Lauderdale, Florida July 1994 to August 1997 Specialist Blood Bank, ASCP (SBB), New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston-MA August 1987 to September1988 Series Lectures School of Blood Banks, Barnes Hospital and American Red Cross, St Louis Missouri. January 1986 to July1987 Bachelor of Science and Education, Catholic Andres Bello University, Caracas- Venezuela - August 1979 to July 1985 Nursing Degree, Municipal Blood Bank and National School of Nursing, Caracas- Venezuela May 1977 to July 1979 Publications: Improving the Safety and Quality of Blood supply in developing countries bulletin # 3. Pan American Health World Organization, 2002 Frequency of Hepatitis B virus among Venezuelan Dentists. Dental Journal 1985; 22-28 Benitez N. Select the proper automation platform for your lab. Transfusion Series. The Grifols Collection 2016. Gammon RR, Alvarez H, Benitez. Rare donor needed- Transfusion 2018. 58:1890-1893. doi:10.1111/trf.14625. Delk A, Gammon RR. Benitez N, Bravo M. Antigen Screening By Serology in a Molecular World: Microplate (MCP) Proves Itself As a Stalwart Method. Accepted for presentation at 2018 AABB Annual Meeting. Awards: Massachusetts Associating of Blood Banks- excellence SBB student award. First-Level Award for Employee Excellence in Management- American Red Cross Larry L.Trow Memorial Educational Award- the South Central Association of Blood Banks for significant contributions in the field of Immunohematology Education. Kaiser University- outstanding service to the Medical Laboratory Technical Advisory Board. Toastmaster International: Exceptional achievements in the communication program. Associations and Committees: American Association of Blood Banks 1989-Present South Central Association of Blood Banks-District Director Florida 2017-Present Venezuelan Society of Blood Banks and Hematology -1983-present Massachusetts Association of Blood Banks-1987 thru 2005 Peruvian Association Blood Bank Professionals 1990-present Florida Association of Blood Banks 1988-2014 Toastmaster Association of Broward 2016-present Grupo International Iberoamericano de Medicina Transfusional international Liaison- 2016-present. South Florida Association Of Blood Bank- Board Director area IV (2018-present) International Activities- Presentations. Congress Venezuelan Blood Bank society and Clinical Pathologist. Venezuela 1998 and 2001 Congress Blood Bank and Hematology Society Cordova-Argentina 2000 Pan American Health World Organization Quality and Blood safety workshop Peru-2000, 2015, 2018. Honduras Pan American meeting Special Techniques and Protocols 2002 Workshop Brazilian Blood Banks Standards Brazil 2006 Continuing education special IRL techniques Peru 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016 Iberoamerica meeting - Panama Blood Bank Society Panama 2017 Speaker International Blood Bank Programs: Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Mexico. Venezuela. AABB activities: Assessor- 1999 to present AABB Conference Speaker 1997, 1998, 2005, 2015, 2016 Spanish Seminar Director 1997, 1998, 2015. 2016 Immunohematology Accreditation committee 2014-2018 Immunohematology Standards committee 2018-present Professional License: Florida SU 31563 .