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

Presented by

Dr. Kate Lovatt

MD, Physician Trainee 

Medical Laboratory & Stem Cell Services (CBS)

Learning objectives

1. Discuss the development of red cell transfusion thresholds for specific populations
2. Review evidence for and against transfusion in patient with cardiac disease
3. Evaluate the TOP trial and it's applicability to the Canadian population

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.

Registration

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To be added to the distribution list 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 be added to the distribution list 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.,  link to register for the webinar).

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.