May 27
7:45 am | In-person and virtual

BC Transplant

BC Transplant's Education Day REGISTER NOW Please find the agenda to review the topics/presenters at this year's event. Event Our annual educational conference for healthcare professionals who work in organ donation and transplantation is back early this year as we move to a spring schedule going
Organs and tissues

Aug 8
11:30 am | Webinar

HLA Journal Club

HLA Monthly Journal Club Topic: Immunology and Biomarkers of Liver Transplant Rejection Presented by: Dr. Abubaker Sidahmed CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is a monthly journal club where various topics and presentations will be presented for discussion, training, and education. For more information
Organs and tissues

May 16
1:00 pm | Virtual

Hemoglobin Bart's Hydrops Fetalis: Tailored management for a unique disease

The British Columbia Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a monthly 1-hour educational rounds with a multidisciplinary audience bringing together pathologists, clinicians, nurses, technologists, and researchers from British Columbia and throughout Canada who have an interest in Transfusion Medicine. For
Transfusion

Apr 4
10:00 am | Virtual

Strategies for managing staff shortages in the clinical laboratory

The British Columbia Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a monthly 1-hour educational rounds with a multidisciplinary audience bringing together pathologists, clinicians, nurses, technologists, and researchers from British Columbia and throughout Canada who have an interest in Transfusion Medicine. For
Transfusion

Apr 13
8:30 am | Calgary

Alberta Vein to Vein Conference 2024

Alberta Vein to Vein’s 2024 Conference will be held at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) MacDonald Hall on April 13, 2024 with the theme of “Transfusion Medicine: The More You Gnome”. Registration Registration is required by April 7, 2024. For additional event details and to
Transfusion

Apr 13
7:03 pm | Edmonton/Virtual

Second Annual Hematology Update

The Second Annual Hematology Update is an exciting and innovative conference that will be held online and in-person in Edmonton at the Robbins Learning Pavilion at the Royal Alexandra Hospital on Saturday, April 13, 2024. All sessions will be recorded and available for viewing at your convenience
Transfusion

New program to deliver advanced training for medical technologists

This blog post was adapted from a blog post from the May 2023 issue of ORBCoN's newsletter and a Letter to the Editor published in the peer-reviewed journal, Immunohematology,1 in October 2023. The Specialization in Transfusion Science (STS) program is a new training program in development at the University of Alberta that will offer advanced training for medical technologists. Intended for those with work experience in transfusion medicine, this program will allow individuals to develop and demonstrate an area of advanced competency in transfusion and earn credentials: a certificate in
March 5, 2024
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Blood

Jun 13
12:00 pm | Virtual

Community-based research

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
Transfusion

Apr 11
12:00 pm | Virtual

Data integrity

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
Transfusion

Mar 27
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Seminar Series: Endothelial caveolae, nitric oxide and cholesterol in vascular diseases and muscular dystrophy - from bench to bedside

This lecture is part of the CBR seminar series. The vascular endothelium is a critical and dynamic barrier between the blood and underlying tissues. We study how changes in endothelial function, vascular sheer stress and nitric oxide (NO) release can prevent atherosclerosis, aortopathies and
Transfusion
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