Immunohematology boot camp: HLA antibodies - The platelet refractory patient
This program is designed to define platelet refractoriness, detail common laboratory values associated with refractoriness, and recognize these in the context of a patient case. In addition, distinguish platelet refractoriness from other common platelet issues. This program will be a lecture-based
Nov 30 1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver
Seminar series: Banking with precision - The future of genomics in transfusion
Part of the CBR seminar series, this lecture will review the genomic basis of blood groups, describe the application of genomic technologies to elucidate the blood phenotype diversity in Canadian blood donors and patients, and discuss the future applications of genomics in blood product
Nov 30 12:00 pm | Virtual
De-implementation of an exemplar low-value practice: Albumin fluid resuscitation in critical care
This webinar is part of the De/Implement series by Choosing Wisely Canada's Implementation Research Network (CWC-IRN). Dr. Daniel Niven will share results and lessons learned from a multifaceted quality improvement intervention to reduce low-value albumin use among adults admitted to intensive care
Research and education highlights: Innovation and Portfolio Management in 2021–22
Canadian Blood Services’ Innovation and Portfolio Management annual progress report for 2021–22 is now available. The report recaps the collaborations in research and education that take place every day in Innovation and Portfolio Management to support our shared purpose: to help every patient, match every need and serve every Canadian. These investments in research and education are vital to meeting the current and future needs of Canada’s blood system. For example, insights from our research network are helping to expand the donor base, uncover new insights into the biological mechanisms of
November 17, 2022
Nov 16 1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver
Seminar series: Big data applications in transfusion medicine, silos no more
Part of the CBR Seminar series, this talk will aim to provide an overview of application of Big Data analytics in furthering transfusion medicine research and outcomes and identify various needs and gaps. The lecture will identify various possible available and accessible resources for big data
Dec 12 2:00 pm | Webinar
First clinical trial to prevent graft rejection in heart transplant children employing a cellular therapy with autologous Treg obtained from thymic tissue (thyTreg)
Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the
Nov 30 2:00 pm | Webinar
Pre-transplant malignancy: Factoring cancer risk into transplant candidacy and the development of post-transplant malignancy
Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the
Nov 23 2:00 pm | Webinar
Arts-Based Research and Sensory Methods in Transplantation: Can Frictions Move the Field?
Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the
Nov 24 8:50 pm | Sheraton Centre, Toronto
CCCF: Deceased Organ Donation Stream
Deceased Organ Donation Stream Registration is now open! The Critical Care Canada Forum, Ontario Health Trillium Gift of Life Network, Canadian Blood Services and The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program are partnering to support the Deceased Donation Stream, taking place Thursday
Emerging Artificial Intelligence Methods to Assess Transfusion Quality
Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements accomplished by CBR trainees in education, training or knowledge mobilization. Erik Lamoureux, a PhD Student from the Ma Lab (Multi-Scale Design Laboratory) at CBR and recipient of a Canadian Blood Services graduate fellowship award, provides a summary of his lab’s paper “Assessing red blood cell deformability from microscopy images using deep learning”. Below is an
