Topic teaching: Emerging infectious risks for transfusion

Presented by

Dr. Carmen Charlton
Medical Microbiologist
Donation Policy & Studies
Canadian Blood Services

Learning objectives

1. Identify new and emerging transfusion-transmitted infections 

2. Describe how climate change is modifying the geographical distribution of infectious diseases 

3. Discuss the role of pathogen inactivation and how it can mitigate the risk of emerging pathogens 

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Registration

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Appraisal

TBA

To be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series, send an email to learn.transfusion@blood.ca  with “Weekly Transfusion Medicine Seminars” in the subject line. Include your name and complete e-mail address in the body of the e-mail and confirm that you would like to be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series. You will then receive weekly email notifications of upcoming series events with details on how to join the webinars (e.g.,  link to register for the webinar).

The LearnTransfusion series is the seminar component of the Areas of Focused Competency (AFC)-Diploma Program in Transfusion Medicine. The series, organized by Canadian Blood Services, is also open to all practitioners in the field of Transfusion Medicine. Through a series of regular webinars, trainees and practitioners are exposed to various scientific, technical and clinical aspects of transfusion medicine.