The Impact of Demographic Changes on Blood Donation and Transfusion Demand, Implications of a Population Based Longitudinal Study
Special guest speaker Dr. Andreas Greinacher University Hospital Greifswald, Germany Head of the Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine Objectives 1. To understand the association between demographic changes and blood donation numbers To become aware that the baby boom generation who is
Top 5 R.E.D. Blog posts of 2024
This year, the most viewed R.E.D. blog posts of the past year feature some of the incredible researchers and trainees that were part of Canadian Blood Services’ research and education network in 2024: 5. Physician trainee promotes uptake of patient blood management in new publication The referenced media source is missing and needs to be re-embedded. Patient blood management (PBM) is a patient-centred, evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to caring for patients who might need a blood transfusion, often with a focus on the time before surgery occurs, which is known as the “perioperative
December 13, 2024
You’re invited to take our new Virtual Tour!
New Tour introduces journey of blood donation Canadian Blood Services’ new Virtual Tour provides an easy to access, highly visual introduction to the journey of a blood donation from donor to recipient and is now available on Canadian Blood Services professional education website, Profedu.ca. Originally envisioned as a centralized and interactive tool to help introduce new medical and laboratory trainees to information about Canada’s blood system, the Virtual Tour promotes awareness of the step-by-step processes for recruiting donors and collecting, manufacturing, testing, labelling, storing
December 10, 2024
Dec 19 12:00 pm | Virtual
Cluster randomized and stepped wedge trial designs
The Canadian Transfusion Trials Group (CTTG) is a pioneering national initiative designed to promote collaboration and excellence in Transfusion Medicine research. CTTG, led by co-directors Drs. Donald Arnold and Jeannie Callum, represents a paradigm shift in transfusion medicine research. CTTG
Dec 18 3:00 pm | Virtual
Vaccination and Blood Donation Policies Protect Blood Safety
The Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) invites healthcare professionals to participate in a one-hour educational program designed to address challenges to critical blood donation safety policies. This timely program focuses on potential policy proposals that would mandate
May 30 8:00 am | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
CSTM 2025: Save the date
The CSTM 2025 Conference will take place May 30 - June 1, 2025 in St. John's. This conference represents a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals involved in transfusion medicine to share knowledge, to learn about the most recent advancements in Transfusion Medicine and to appreciate
May 4 8:00 am | Scottsdale, Arizona
Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine in Trauma and Critical Care (CTTACC) 2025
This is the sixth in a series of conferences entitled “Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine in Trauma and Critical Care Medicine”. The conference will be hosted May 4–7, 2025, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learning objectives The goal of this meeting is to bring together the expertise and input of
Dec 5 11:00 am | Toronto/Virtual
The importance of phenotypes in the genomics era
Presented by Dr. Nicole Thornton Head of Red Cell Reference Laboratory International Blood Group Reference Laboratory NHS Blood and Transplant Filton, Bristol, UK Learning objectives TBA Registration Click here to register Appraisal TBA To be added to the distribution list for the Genomics
Apr 10 8:00 am | Vancouver
13th Annual Norman Bethune Symposium
Dr. (Henry) Norman Bethune (1890-1939) was a Canadian physician who in the 1930s spearheaded the implementation of the first practical mobile blood collection and distribution system and promoted universal access to health care. This symposium, held in his honour, is an informative and entertaining
Dec 3 9:00 am | Kyoto, Japan
ISODP 2025
ISODP 2025 The International Society for Donation and Transplantation is the organization advancing donation through science, developing professionals and inspiring networks supporting organ donation to improve organ transplantation worldwide. The Organ Donation Congresses have been held every other
