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Clinical Guide to Transfusion

Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion is a valued resource for health-care professionals in Canada. Its chapters are written by experts in their respective fields and provide a practical summary of current knowledge in transfusion medicine practices.

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Sep 7, 2021

Massive Hemorrhage and Emergency Transfusion

Chapter 11

The approach to transfusion in emergent situations varies dramatically depending on the clinical scenario. The clinician’s assessment of the rapidity of bleeding, the severity of hemorrhage or amount of blood lost, and the clinical stability of the patient will determine the transfusion strategy.

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Oct 6, 2021
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FAQ: SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies in Immunoglobulin Products

Contributors: Utsav Patel, Canadian Blood Services manager of plasma protein products (PPP) formulary; Steven Drews, associate director of microbiology at Canadian Blood Services; Dimpy Modi, research analyst at Sunnybrook

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Upcoming Events

U of T Rounds: Machine Learning in Transfusion Medicine

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October 28, 2021 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Presented by:

Dr. Waseem Anani
Medical Officer, Canadian Blood Services
Assistant Professor, University of Toronto

Learning Objectives:

1.    Describe how machine learning techniques can be applied to transfusion medicine questions.
2.    Understand the drawbacks of machine learning in answering clinical questions.
3.    Describe the glycan changes on red blood cells in various disease states including sickle cell disease.

 

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Towards Better Outcomes in Immune TTP

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October 29, 2021 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Webinar

Presenter:

Dr. Katerina Pavenski
Head of the Division of Transfusion Medicine at Unity Health; and
Associate Professor in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at the University of Toronto

Click here to register for the webinar.

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Topic Teaching: Intrauterine Transfusion

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November 2, 2021 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Presented by:

Dr. Elina Vlachodimitropoulou

Objectives:

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References:

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Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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Blog

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Oct 18, 2021
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A spotlight on summer student research

The University of British Columbia’s Centre for Blood Research-School of Biomedical Engineering (CBR-SBME) Research Day celebrates the progress and accomplishments of summer students. It takes place every August, at the conclusion of the CBR-SBME Summer Studentship Program, which is supported in part by Canadian Blood Services. In this post, two Summer Student Program alumni describe the 2021 virtual event.

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Oct 5, 2021
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Updated resource for health-care professionals: massive hemorrhage and emergency transfusion

The latest evidence on managing patients with massive hemorrhage, a major cause of potentially preventable deaths, is now available in a recently updated chapter of Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion.

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Sep 29, 2021
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International collaboration on the cusp of delivering a new, more precise way to type blood

A powerful collaboration between blood services, research institutions and industry leaders promises to advance blood transfusion therapy to new levels of precision and safety.

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