Topic teaching: Future of Transfusion Medicine

Presented by

Dr. Dana Devine
Chief Scientist
Canadian Blood Services, Vancouver

Learning objectives

1. Describe the current state of whole blood in transfusion medicine
2. Identify the potential uses of freeze dried plasma
3. Review cold stored platelets and cryo platelets

References

1. Sheffield et al. Retention of hemostatic and immunologic properties of frozen plasma and COVID-19 convalescent aphersis fresh-frozen plasma produced and freeze-dried in Canada. Transfusion 2022 Feb; 62(2):418-428
2. Peng et al. Freeze-dried plasma: from damage control resuscitation to coronavirus disease 2019 therapy. Transfusion 2022; 62:1408-1416 

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

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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.