U of T Rounds: Transfusion-Associated Circulatory Overload (TACO): Past, Present, Future

Presented by:

Dr. Mark Popovsky
Chief Safety Officer, Haemonetics Corporation
Associate Clinical Professor, Harvard Medical School

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand the clinical morbidity of TACO
2. Understand the risk factors for TACO
3. Understand risk mitigation strategies for TACO

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

To register 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 register 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., call-in number and a link to register for the webinar).

The LearnTransfusion series is the seminar 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.