Canadian Blood Services’ Research Day is an annual event designed to foster collaboration, share knowledge, and highlight the ongoing scientific work carried out by members of our extended research and education network. It also serves as a key professional development opportunity, particularly for emerging scientists. In this blog, knowledge mobilization coordinator Alex Williams, who was a member of the Research Day Planning Committee, recaps a special trainee alumni spotlight presentation which took place during the event and its impactful message. Reflections on growth and the power of

Working with subject matter experts, Canadian Blood Services supports the development and delivery of initiatives that address the educational needs of the transfusion medicine community and supports best practices in clinical care. Several of these initiatives were recently showcased at the annual Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) conference, held in St. John’s last month. In this blog, Canadian Blood Services knowledge broker, Kaylee Brooks, recaps key takeaways about the impact of these initiatives after visiting the poster session at CSTM. Empowering the transfusion medicine