Day 1: Blood component & product indications

The content on this page is specific for 2022-2023 Transfusion Camp. Content for 2023-2024 will start being updated approximately one month ahead of the live event held in Toronto. See General Information Schedules and Locations document for live event dates.

Reminder:

• Materials and YouTube links must not be used or distributed outside of Transfusion Camp without the consent of the Transfusion Camp organizers.
• Materials are ​provided for educational purposes only. They are not intended to be a substitute for the advice of a physician and should be assessed in the context of the applicable medic​al, legal and ethical requirements in any individual case.

Day 1 Overview

• Pre-course exam (delivered electronically)
• Red Cell Transfusion (Dr. Jeannie Callum)
• Platelet Transfusion (Dr. Katerina Pavenski)
• Basic Blood Bank Testing (Dr. Yulia Lin)
• Seminar 1A: RBC & Platelet Transfusion Cases (Dr. Shuoyan Ning)
• Albumin (Dr. Justyna Bartoszko)
• Plasma, PCC & Fibrinogen replacement (Dr. Aditi Khandelwal)
• Seminar 1B: Plasma, PCC & Fibrinogen Cases (Dr. Aditi Khandelwal)

Note that breaks are included throughout the day. 

Pre-readings 

1.    Burns CD. Anemia and red blood cell transfusion in the adult non-bleeding patient. Ann Blood 2022;7:2.

2.    ORBCON. Ontario albumin administration recommendations. 2012.

Lectures 

Slides of lectures are posted prior to the live event (typically posted 1 week prior but often the night before).

1.    Red Cell Transfusion, Dr. Jeannie Callum

2.    Platelet Transfusion - Dr. Katerina Pavenski

3.    Blood Bank Testing, Dr. Yulia Lin

4.    Albumin, Dr. Justyna Bartoszko

5.   Plasma, PCC & Fibrinogen replacement, Dr. Aditi Khandelwal

Recordings of lectures are posted after the live event (typically posted within 2 weeks).  To view the lectures on YouTube, open the video and click on the playlist icon in the top right corner to select your lecture of interest.

Day 1 Highlights

Transfusion Camp 2022-2023 Day 1: Blood Component & Product Indications, summary highlights will be uploaded in the coming days.

Seminars

Answers for the seminars are posted after the last group of trainees has completed the Transfusion Camp day (this may take several months after the live event).

Review the Guide for Participating in Seminars prior to attending the seminars.

Seminar 1A: RBC & Platelet Transfusion Cases

Seminar 1B: Plasma, PCC & Fibrinogen Cases

Optional lectures to view on your own:

1.    Alloimmunization & Anemia in Pregnancy (Dr. Nadine Shehata)

2.    Neonatal & Pediatric Transfusion (Dr. Lani Lieberman)