LearnTransfusion series

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

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Attending LearnTransfusion

The LearnTransfusion series is delivered via weekly webinars organized by Canadian Blood Services. The series offers “Topic Teaching”, “Scientific Sessions”, and “Journal Club Reports”. Webinars usually take place on Tuesday mornings at 12 noon ET and are posted during the academic year (from September to June).

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Join our mailing list

To be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series, send an email to learn.transfusion@blood.ca with the following information included:

Subject: Weekly Transfusion Medicine Seminars
Body: Please add me to the distribution list for upcoming LearnTransfusion series events.
- [Firstname Lastname], [email address].

You will then receive weekly email notifications of upcoming series events with details on how to join (e.g., link to register for the webinar). Please note that Gmail is blocking emails sent from our distribution list. Please do not submit a Gmail address.

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Accredited presentation series

The LearnTransfusion series presentations are self-approved group learning activities (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. A certificate of attendance is provided to attendees who attend the live seminars and complete the presentation surveys.

LearnTransfusion series recordings

Video recordings of presentations from the LearnTransfusion series are posted here following the live event if the speaker has consented to publication. Recordings are in English only. A certificate of attendance for Continuing Medical Education purposes will be provided to individuals who attend the live presentation; it will not be provided for viewing a recorded presentation.

2026-27 Academic Year

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2025-26 Academic Year

June 16, 2026

Journal Club:

Presented by Dr. Ali Tabatabaey

June 9, 2026

Journal Club: Prehospital Resuscitation with Type O Whole Blood for Trauma and Hemorrhage (TOWAR)

Presented by Dr. Alex Dotto

May 19, 2026

Journal Club: Pathogen-Reduced Red Blood Cells in Cardiac Surgery: The ReCePI Trial

Presented by Dr. Naif Bin Muhannaa

May 12, 2026

Journal Club: Whole Blood, Whole Story? Evidence from the SWiFT UK Trial

Presented by Dr. Nicole Relke

April 28, 2026

Updates to the ISBT Blood Group Database for Clinical Transfusion Medicine

Presented by Dr. Sheharyar Raza

April 14, 2026

Journal Club

Presented by Dr. Ali Tabatabaey

April 7, 2026

Interesting inherited and acquired bleeding cases

Presented by Dr. Shannon Jackson

March 31, 2026

The National Plan for Management of Shortages of Immunoglobulin Products

Presented by Dr. Andrew Shih

March 17, 2026

Immunohematology Cases

Presented by Dr. Waseem Anani

March 10, 2026

Transfusion Mass Casualty Planning

Presented by Dr. Jeannie Callum

February 17, 2026

Social Science - Patient Perspectives in Transfusion

Presented by Dr. Kelly Holloway & Dr, Jennie Haw

February 10, 2026

Hospital Blood Inventory Management: Theory and Practice

Presented by Dr. Gwen Clarke & Dr, Jennifer Duncan

January 27, 2026

Method Validation: A Task That Causes Anyone to Pull Their Hair Out

Presented by Bruce Lyon

January 13, 2026

CAR-T therapy in lymphoma: Impact on transfusion

Presented by Dr. Abi Vijenthira

January 6, 2026

Journal Club: The TOP Trial - Adding Tools to our Approach to Peri-Operative Transfusion Strategies

Presented by Dr. Kate Lovatt

December 9, 2025

Journal Club: Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction in Pediatric Patients with Sickle Cell Disease

Presented by Dr. Emmanuel Bambi

December 2, 2025

Responding to an accreditation citation

Presented by Clare O'Reilly (RN)

November 4, 2025

A Social History of Transfusion Medicine

Presented by Dr. Jean Wang

October 14, 2025

Sickle Cell Disease for Transfusion Medicine Specialists

Presented by Dr. Hayley Merkeley

October 7, 2025

Gatekeepers of Giving: Navigating Donor Eligibility

Presented by Dr. Michelle Zeller