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HIV and the Blood Supply: An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking (1995)

Chapter: B Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony

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Suggested Citation:"B Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1995. HIV and the Blood Supply: An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4989.
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B
Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony (for a public meeting held September 12, 1994)

Christina Gudavich for Tiffany Althouse

Jenison, Michigan

American Blood Resources Association

Annapolis, MD

Robert Baldwin

Bedford, TX

Larry Bark

Iowa Falls, IA

Peter Brandon Bayer

Tampa, FL

Luis Berrios

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Val Bias

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Jonathan A. Botelho

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

William P. Brock, III

Ft. Worth, TX

Ed Burke

Dunwoodie, GA

Regina Butler

Division of Hematology

Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia

Kristine Richardson for Beth Carew

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Jorge L. Casal

North Lauderdale, FL

Fred E. Cashion

Snellville, GA

Ryan and Debbie Chedester

Bunkie, LA

Suggested Citation:"B Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1995. HIV and the Blood Supply: An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4989.
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Donna Cialone

Fenpark, FL

Donald Colburn

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Mollie and Ray Dattoli

Fort Worth, TX

Calvin Dawson

Apopka, FL

James Deefillipi

Arlington, VA

Art DeMario

Prince George, VA

Larkey Sheldon De Neffe, M.S.

Portland, OR

Elaine DePrince

Cherry Hill, NJ

Jan, Ken, and Leo Dixon

Youngsville, LA

Corey Dubin

Goleta, CA

Marlys Edwardh

Toronto, Ontario

Canada

Randy and Gale Ellman

Mt. Verde, FL

William Eurto

Ft. Worth, TX

Helen R. Flowerday

Daly City, CA

Dawn Foote

Caledonia, MI

Shirley A. Gaulzetti

Birmingham, MI

Kathleen and Stephanie Gerus

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Margaret M. Greilick

Traverse City, MI

Edith M. Gutowski

Bloomfield Hills, MI

Paul F. Haas, Ph.D.

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Charles Hill

Chickamauga, GA

Michael and Courtney Hylton

Costa Mesa, CA

Queen E. and Percuial Ingram

Pageland, SC

Warren Ingram

Alpharetta, GA

Petra Jason

Miami, FL

Karen Jentzen-Nunnelly

Hudsonville, MI

Sherwin and Dorothea Jordan

Pageland, SC

Dana Kuhn, M.Div., Ph.D.

Midlothian, VA

Suggested Citation:"B Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1995. HIV and the Blood Supply: An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4989.
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Sanford R. Kurtz, M.D.

American Society of Clinical Pathologists

Washington, D.C.

James P. Kryfko

Plano, TX

Joyce Lawson

Kingsport, TN

Mark L. Leverone

Smithsburg, MD

Linda and Grant Lewis

Licking, Missouri

Beulah T. and Moses A. Louallen

Jefferson, SC

Lauraine and Ryan Lovelady

Damascus, AR

Edward and Pamela Maslak

Toledo, OH

Anthony W. McDaniel

Katy, TX

William L. and Clara A. McKinney

Richardson, TX

Emma Lee Miller

Baltimore, MD

Thomas Morabito

Alamos, CO

Aubrey Motz

Coconut Creek, FL

Rick Nagler

Manassas, VA

Ron Niederman

E. Brunswick, NJ

Luis and Deborah Noriega

Tucson, AZ

Brian O'Mahoney

World Hemophilia Federation

Montreal, Quebec

Canada

Victoria S. Ornowski

Katy, TX

Jackie Otis

Minot, ND

David and Sharon Perrigo

Conway, AR

Glenn Pierce, M.D., Ph.D.

National Hemophilia Foundation

New York

Herbert F. Polesky, M.D.

College of American Pathologists

Washington, D.C.

Karen Procopio

Chester Springs, PA

Christine and Doyle Pullum

Lafayette, LA

Oscar Ratnoff, M.D.

University Hospitals of Cleveland

Louise Ray

Orlando, FL

Ted Reumke

Arlington, VA

Suggested Citation:"B Individuals Providing Oral and Written Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1995. HIV and the Blood Supply: An Analysis of Crisis Decisionmaking. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/4989.
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Edward G. Rogoff, Ph.D.

Hemophilia Association of New York

New York

Katherine Royer

Tigared, Oregon

Brent Runyon

Wilmington, NC

Maxine Segal

Miami, FL

Joan Carole Shipers

Mr. Pleasant, MI

Mary Lou Simpson

Pittsburgh, PA

Lisa and Brent Smith

Edwardsville, IL

Joseph M. Smith

Evans, GA

Ellis Sulser

Chantilly, VA

Mary Ann and Wayne I. Swindlehurst

Hudsonville, MI

Richard J. Valdez, Sr., and Richard J. Valdez, Jr.

Cardiff, CA

Linda D. Vining

Morgan City, Louisiana

Jonathan Wadleigh

Committee of Ten Thousand

Stoughton, MA

Sylvia and Steve Ward

Baltimore, MD

David L. White

Albany, GA

Mike Williams

Dallas, TX

Melissa Wright

Narberth, PA

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During the early years of the AIDS epidemic, thousands of Americans became infected with HIV through the nation's blood supply. Because little reliable information existed at the time AIDS first began showing up in hemophiliacs and in others who had received transfusions, experts disagreed about whether blood and blood products could transmit the disease.

During this period of great uncertainty, decision-making regarding the blood supply became increasingly difficult and fraught with risk. This volume provides a balanced inquiry into the blood safety controversy, which involves private sexual practices, personal tragedy for the victims of HIV/AIDS, and public confidence in America's blood services system.

The book focuses on critical decisions as information about the danger to the blood supply emerged. The committee draws conclusions about what was done—and recommends what should be done to produce better outcomes in the face of future threats to blood safety.

The committee frames its analysis around four critical area:

  • Product treatment—Could effective methods for inactivating HIV in blood have been introduced sooner?
  • Donor screening and referral—including a review of screening to exlude high-risk individuals.
  • Regulations and recall of contaminated blood—analyzing decisions by federal agencies and the private sector.
  • Risk communication—examining whether infections could have been averted by better communication of the risks.
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