LearnTransfusion Series

Journal Club: Expanding the Evidence for Tranexamic Acid: Noncardiac Surgery

When
Where
Toronto/Webinar

Event details

Presented by:

Dr. Heather VanderMeulen
Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee
University of Toronto

Objectives:

  1. Review and appraise the efficacy and safety of tranexamic acid use among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery. 

References:

  1. Tranexamic Acid in Patients Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery. Devereaux PJ, Marcucci M, Painter TW, Conen D, Lomivorotov V, Sessler DI, Chan MTV, Borges FK, Martínez-Zapata MJ, Wang CY, Xavier D, Ofori SN, Wang MK, Efremov S, Landoni G, Kleinlugtenbelt YV, Szczeklik W, Schmartz D, Garg AX, Short TG, Wittmann M, Meyhoff CS, Amir M, Torres D, Patel A, Duceppe E, Ruetzler K, Parlow JL, Tandon V, Fleischmann E, Polanczyk CA, Lamy A, Astrakov SV, Rao M, Wu WKK, Bhatt K, de Nadal M, Likhvantsev VV, Paniagua P, Aguado HJ, Whitlock RP, McGillion MH, Prystajecky M, Vincent J, Eikelboom J, Copland I, Balasubramanian K, Turan A, Bangdiwala SI, Stillo D, Gross PL, Cafaro T, Alfonsi P, Roshanov PS, Belley-Côté EP, Spence J, Richards T, VanHelder T, McIntyre W, Guyatt G, Yusuf S, Leslie K; POISE-3 Investigators. N Engl J Med. 2022 May 26;386(21):1986-1997. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2201171. Epub 2022 Apr 2. PMID: 35363452 Clinical Trial.

 

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.

Register: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/L9AwSHv9KUaQX6QbtYaBRw,EqmKag2Og0qTs_tWFURiZA,6dTLTUX2nEu-F8FE0GtYPg,Ym9OQzvASkKoncFBqfTHKQ,i8XUQyoIwUGMA0gtL-XohA,Pb9aREbIQUOBhaT7iGkPng?mode=read&tenantId=4830d02f-fd7b-4629-905f-a41bb5868147

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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.