Ensuring Blood Safety and Protecting Public Health: Navigating Emerging Infectious Diseases
Join AABB, as they provide context for the recently published AABB Emerging Infectious Diseases (EID) Fact Sheets. Last published in 2009, these highly cited Fact Sheets describe 72 infectious agents in detail (including, but not limited to, respiratory and sexually transmitted diseases), include
Aug 23 8:30 am | Toronto
4th Annual SCAGO Sickle Cell Summit
This year's summit will be held in-person on August 23rd and 24th, 2024 at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Toronto Airport West (5444 Dixie Rd. Mississauga ON, L4W 2L2), and will focus on the theme of Innovative Cures for Sickle Cell Disease (SCD). This summit aims to bring together the diverse members
CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 2
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, took place on May 23-26, 2024, in Saskatoon with the theme of “Bridging transfusion communities.” Coinciding with CSTM, Canadian Blood Services' annual Research Day also provided a chance for Canadian Blood Services’ extended research network to collaborate, share their research, and connect. Following these events, we asked Canadian Blood Services research trainees to reflect on their experiences and key learnings from the event. This blog was prepared by
July 16, 2024
Jul 11 12:00 pm | Virtual
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
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 7 7:00 am | San Diego/Virtual
66th Annual Meeting and Exposition
The 66th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition is scheduled to take place December 7-10, 2024 in San Diego, California, and online. Registration For further event information and registration details, including important registration and abstract submission deadlines
CSTM 2024: Reflections from Canadian Blood Services trainees, part 1
The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, took place on May 23-26, 2024, in Saskatoon with the theme of “Bridging transfusion communities.” Coinciding with CSTM, Canadian Blood Services' annual Research Day also provided a chance for Canadian Blood Services’ extended research network to collaborate, share their research, and connect. We asked two Canadian Blood Services research trainees to reflect on their experiences and key learnings from these events. Read on for their perspectives! This blog
July 9, 2024
Jul 17 3:00 pm | Virtual
The 2024 Guideline on Use of Intravenous Albumin From the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG)
This International Society of Blood Transfusion webinar is for anyone who performs, manages, or studies transfusion medicine. This includes scientists, blood bankers, transfusion practitioners, master or PhD students, experts in a certain area, managers, and technicians. It is recommended attendees
Sep 13 8:15 am | Hamilton/Virtual
20th Annual McMaster Hematology and Thromboembolism Update
McMaster University, Continuing Professional Development is pleased to present this hybrid CPD conference. The target audience for this event includes subspecialists, general internists, hospitalists, community physicians, primary care practitioners, residents, physician assistants, nurse
Sep 27 8:00 am | Coquitlam/Virtual
25th Annual Education Day on Patient-Centered Blood Management
Canadian Blood Services and the BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) are hosting the 25th annual education day on patient-centered blood management in Burnaby, British Columbia. Join transfusion medicine technologists and clinicians from around the province for a day of presentations and
Jul 3 1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver
Seminar Series: 25 Years of Targeted Therapies for Hematologic Malignancies
This lecture is part of the CBR lecture series. Held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm PT, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds. On entry to graduate school in the Department of Microbiology (Immunology) in 1990, very
