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
New data available: Top 4 takeaways from our 2024 Surveillance Report
Canadian Blood Services’ 2024 Surveillance Report is now available on our professional education website, Profedu.ca. This report provides data from 2024 on the activities undertaken by members of our epidemiology and surveillance team that are essential for maintaining the safety of Canada’s Lifeline, including surveillance of transmissible blood-borne infection, infectious threats, and donor safety. What does the Surveillance Report tell us about Canada’s blood donors? The Surveillance Report provides key demographics about donors’ region, sex, and age. It also outlines characteristics about
November 13, 2025
Dec 2 12:00 pm | Toronto/Virtual
Topic: Responding to an Accreditation Citation
Presented by Claire O'Reilly, RN Transfusion Safety Nurse Clinician PHSA, BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital & Health Centre Learning objectives TBA 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
Nov 20 12:00 pm | Virtual
Explanatory vs. pragmatic trials
The Canadian Transfusion Trials Group (CTTG) is a pioneering national initiative designed to promote collaboration and excellence in Transfusion Medicine research. CTTG, led by co-directors Drs. Donald Arnold and Jeannie Callum, represents a paradigm shift in transfusion medicine research. CTTG
Nov 24 10:00 am | Hamilton, ON and virtually
TTISS-ON Annual Education Meeting
This year’s annual TTISS-ON meeting, including interesting presentations and an interactive workshop, will be held in-person and virtually on November 24, 2025 Registration A list of speakers is included in the registration link below. Please complete the registration form to indicate whether you
Nov 13 10:00 am | Virtual
Resident QI project presentations
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
Nov 9 12:00 pm | 585 University Avenue - UHN MaRS Building - 9th floor Room 9005
2nd Annual ACB Organ Health Summit
Better Health, Better Life! Welcome to the 2nd Annual ACB Organ Health Summit! Join us at Toronto General Hospital- MaRS Building for a day filled with informative sessions about healthy eating, mental health and racism in health care, along with an interactive panel about organ donation. Learn from
Nov 13 12:00 pm | Virtual
CHEER Webinar Series: Integrating the patient perspective in pediatric clinical care through the implementation of Voxe: An electronic patient-reported outcome measure platform with Samantha Anthony and Sarah Pol
CHEER Webinar Series 2025-2026 Integrating the patient perspective in pediatric clinical care through the implementation of Voxe: An electronic patient-reported outcome measure platform with Samantha Anthony and Sarah Pol Date: November 13, 2025 Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm EST Join us for an insightful
Nov 6 11:00 am | Toronto/Virtual
Genomics Programme in England: Real World Validation and Reporting
Presented by Dr. Shane Grimsley Clinical Scientist Blood Group Reference Laboratory at NHS Blood and Transplant Dr. Nicholas Gleadall Assistant Professor in Clinical Genomics of Transfusion and Transplant University of Cambridge Learning Objectives 1. Theory of predicting phenotype from genotype. 2
Nov 18 12:00 pm | Toronto/Virtual
Topic: HLA Testing - Platelet Refractoriness - Case Discussion
Presented by Dr. Akash Gupta MD, FRCPC Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathobiology Learning objectives 1. Describe the immunologic mechanisms of platelet alloimmunization 2. Evaluate the diagnostic criteria and laboratory methods used to identify immune-mediated platelet refractoriness 3
