Additional resources

The content on this page is specific for 2021-2022 Transfusion Camp.

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 medical, legal, and ethical requirements in any individual case.

If you have any questions with regards to the additional materials, please contact transfusioncamp@blood.ca.

Blood operator's virtual tours

Lectures:

1.    Virtual Héma-Québec tour (Dr. Nancy Robitaille)

2.    Virtual Canadian Blood Services tour (Dr. Michelle Zeller)

To view the lecture recordings on YouTube, open the video.

New Updates in Transfusion

Lecture:

1.    New Updates in Transfusion (Dr. Aditi Khandelwal)

To view the lecture recording on YouTube, open the video.

Patient Blood Management

Lecture:

1.    Intra-op Patient Blood Management: Tranexamic Acid, Salvage and Triggers (Dr. Keyvan Karkouti)

To view the lecture recordings on YouTube, open the video.

Lecture summary highlights for patient blood management:

Inherited Blood Disorders

Lectures:

1.    Sickle Cell Disease (Dr. Jacob Pendergast)

2.    Cogential Coag - VWD, Hemophilia (Dr. Michelle Sholzberg)

To view the lectures recordings on YouTube, open the video and click on the playlist icon in the top right-hand corner to select your lecture of interest.

Lecture summary highlights for inherited blood disorders:

Reading references:

1.    Arya S, Wilton P, Page D, Boma-Fischer L, Floris G, Winikoff R, Teitel J, Dainty K, Sholzberg M. “Everything was blood when it comes to me”: Understanding the lived experiences of women with inherited bleeding disorders. J Thromb Haemost. 2020;18:3211-3221. 

2.    McCavit T, Desai P. Management of Acute Complications of Sickle Cell Disease: A Pocket Guide for the Clinician. Washington, DC: American Society of Hematology; 2014. 5p. 

3.    Ware RE, de Montalembert M, Tshilolo L, Abboud MR. Sickle cell disease. Lancet. 2017 Jan;390:311-323.

4.    American Society of Hematology. 2012* Clinical Practice Guideline on the Evaluation and Management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD). Washington, DC: American Society of Hematology; 2012. 4p. 

5.    Black L, Selby R, Brnjac E, Lin Y, Elbaz C, James P, et al. Bloody easy: Coagulations simplified. 2th ed. Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network;2019. 24p.  

6.    Elbaz C, Sholzberg M. An illustrated review of bleeding assessment tools and common coagulation tests. Res Pract Thromb Haemost. 2020;4:761–773.

Massive hemorrhage protocol

Lecture:

1.    Massive Hemorrhage: Pathophysiology and Evidence based management (Dr. Jeannie Callum)

To view the lecture recording on YouTube, open the video. 

Reading reference:

1.    ORBCON. Provincial recommendations for Massive Hemorrhage Protocol. 2019

Albumin

Lecture:

1.    Albumin (Dr. Justyna Bartoszko)

To view the lecture recording on Youtube, open the video.

Reading reference:

1. ORBCON. Ontario albumin administration recommendations. 2012.