BC Resuscitation Sciences Series: Organ Donation and Transplantation Symposium
BC Resuscitation Sciences Series: Organ Donation and Transplantation Symposium Date: May 12-13, 2025 Where: VGH, Paetzold Auditorium Prof. Dale Gardner from the UK will discuss NRP practices and future direction. A panel discussion between several transplant recipients Cutting edge advances in solid
Jan 30 7:00 pm | Virtual
Behind the Lab Coats: The Dynamic Duo of Laboratory Technicians (LT/MLA) and Laboratory Technologists (MLT) at the National Immunohematology Reference Lab (NIRL)
Lab Talks webinars are monthly, one-hour webinars hosted by the Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Association of Ontario (MLPAO) which feature presentations on a variety of lab topics including discipline-specific topics, new innovations, new technologies, disease states, quality, etc., delivered by
Connecting minds, advancing science: Recapping the 18th annual Earl W. Davie Symposium
Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia (UBC) is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements in education, training or knowledge mobilization accomplished by CBR trainees. Prepared by CBR communications and programs coordinator Kaitlyn Chuong, this blog originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in January 2025 in a series of posts recapping the 2024 Earl W. Davie Symposium. Additional posts in the series prepared by trainees who
January 16, 2025
Jan 16 12:00 pm | Virtual
Adaptive and platform trials
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
Feb 12 12:00 pm | Virtual
Getting to the heart of sickle cell disease
CSTM Virtual Education Days offer short, 2-3 hour, themed education sessions, with an opportunity to directly connect with the experts via a live Q&A. Save the date for this upcoming event! This event will be offered simultaneously in both English and French. Open to anyone - you do not need to be a
Jan 9 10:00 am | Virtual
Measurement of lead, mercury, and cadmium in blood donors in Canada & Unexpected findings in donors - Trace substances in donations: What to do?
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
May 30 9:00 am | Saskatoon, SK
NENA
NENA 2025 The National Emergency Nurses Association (NENA) is the national voice for the highest standards and practices in emergency nursing and emergency departments across Canada. When: May 30 - June 1, 2025 Where: Saskatoon, SK To learn more
Feb 20 11:00 am | Toronto/Virtual
Noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping in D negative, pregnant women
Presented by Dr. Frederik Banch Clausen Senior Research Scientist, DMSc, PhD Copenhagen University Hospital København, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark Learning objectives To provide insight into the Danish experience with noninvasive fetal RHD genotyping. Including overview of the clinical background
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
