LearnTransfusion Seminar

Scientific session: Emerging use of machine learning and advanced technologies to assess red cell quality

When
Where
Toronto/Virtual

Event details

Presented by

Dr. Jason Acker
Senior Scientist
Canadian Blood Services, Edmonton

Learning objectives

  1. Challenge you to think about what other factors besides storage which may be affecting the quality of “what’s in the bag”
  2. Provide evidence that blood product quality affects transfusion patient outcomes
  3. Share examples of where machine learning and artificial intelligence is being used to predict blood product quality

References

  1. Mykhailova, O. et al. Donor-dependent aging of young and old RBC subpopulations: Metabolic and functional heterogeneity. Transfusion 60 (11): 2633-2646 (2020). 
  2. Doan, M. et al. Objective assessment of stored blood quality by deep learning Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 117 (35): 21381-21390 (2020). 
  3. Sebastian, J.A. et al. Emerging use of machine learning and advanced technologies to assess red cell quality. Transfusion and Apheresis Science 59 (6): 103020 (2020).

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

Closed

Appraisal

Closed

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.