May 23
12:00 pm | Toronto/Webinar

The Impact of Demographic Changes on Blood Donation and Transfusion Demand, Implications of a Population Based Longitudinal Study

Special guest speaker Dr. Andreas Greinacher University Hospital Greifswald, Germany Head of the Institute of Immunology and Transfusion Medicine Objectives 1. To understand the association between demographic changes and blood donation numbers To become aware that the baby boom generation who is

Countdown to CSTM 2024: Bringing research to life

The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place May 23-26 in Saskatoon. Each year, the CSTM conference provides opportunity for health-care professionals in transfusion medicine to share knowledge, learn about recent advancements in transfusion medicine, and connect with colleagues. Coinciding with the CSTM conference, Canadian Blood Services also hosts an annual Research Day event for invited members of our research and education network. In this second post in a series of blogs counting
May 2, 2024

May 22
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Seminar series: Regulatory T cell functional plasticity in colorectal cancer progression

This lecture is part of the CBR lecture series. Held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm PT, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds. My lab studies regulation of inflammation in CRC with focus on the role of peripherally

Jun 10
8:00 am | Virtual

Semaine de la sécurité transfusionnelle 2024

Du 10 au 16 juin 2024, découvrez des conférences sur le thème: « La sécurité transfusionnelle, notre priorité à sang pour sang (100%) » C’est la 16ième édition de la semaine de la sécurité transfusionnelle, une chance de promouvoir la sécurité transfusionnelle. L’APCSTQ est une association

Sep 12
1:00 pm | Virtual

TBD

The British Columbia Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a monthly 1-hour educational rounds with a multidisciplinary audience bringing together pathologists, clinicians, nurses, technologists, and researchers from British Columbia and throughout Canada who have an interest in Transfusion Medicine. For

Jun 13
1:00 pm | Virtual

TBD

The British Columbia Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a monthly 1-hour educational rounds with a multidisciplinary audience bringing together pathologists, clinicians, nurses, technologists, and researchers from British Columbia and throughout Canada who have an interest in Transfusion Medicine. For

Countdown to CSTM 2024: A unique venue for ideas & reconnection

The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is taking place May 23-26 in Saskatoon. Each year, the CSTM conference provides opportunity for health-care professionals in transfusion medicine to share knowledge, learn about recent advancements in transfusion medicine, and connect with colleagues. In lead-up to the event, we are featuring a series of blogs written by members of our Canadian Blood Services research and education network previewing their contributions to CSTM 2024. This blog features
April 25, 2024

May 8
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Seminar series: Innate immunity in the brain: induction of the inflammasome-pyroptosis axis (IPA) by neurotropic viruses

This lecture is part of the CBR lecture series. Held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm PT, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds. The inflammasome-pyroptosis axis (IPA) coordinates an inflammatory type of regulated lytic

May 1
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Seminar series: Keeping up with the TEMPO in the omics era

This lecture is part of the CBR lecture series. Held on Wednesdays from 1-2pm PT, CBR seminars feature insightful scientific talks, with speakers from a range of clinical, industry and academic backgrounds. What time is it? Can different cells give different answers to the question “what time is it

Apr 24
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Precision Transfusion: Unique Donors; Unique Recipients

This lecture is part of the CBR seminar series. Unlike prescription medications that are chemically defined and well characterized, therapeutic cell products inherit the unique biological properties of the donors which makes them individually unique. As no two blood components are identical