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
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
A summary of recent discoveries advancing the understanding and treatment of hemophilia
Hemophilia is a rare bleeding disorder that undermines blood's regular clotting mechanism. There are two types of hemophilia, known as hemophilia A and hemophilia B, which are caused by a shortage or lack of different clotting factors. Since clotting factors are responsible for putting a stop to bleeding, individuals with hemophilia can bleed longer than normal after an injury, experience bleeding from minor injuries, spontaneous bleeding episodes, and in severe cases, bleeding into joints and muscles causing pain and damage. Chapter 17, Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema, of
April 17, 2024
Apr 18 12:00 pm | Virtual
Exploring the relevance of race and ethnicity in transfusion medicine
Presented by Sunitha Vege Technical Director, Genomics Lab, New York Blood Center Learning Objectives Define race and ethnicity and explain guidance for reporting. Describe the use of race and ethnicity in transfusion medicine with focus on blood group differences. Discuss how expansion of cost
Nov 17 8:00 am | Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Critical Care Canada Forum
Critical Care Canada Forum 2024 Join your colleagues and peers in-person for CCCF 2024, November 17 – 20 at the Sheraton Centre, Toronto, a world-renowned meeting for professionals involved with the care of critically ill patients. The forum focuses on leading-edge science through informative and
Oct 14 8:00 am | In-person
CST - Annual Scientific Meeting
CST - Annual Scientific Meeting Vision: Connect members of the Canadian Society of Transplantation with cutting edge science and leading clinical practices that can be used to advance the practice and science of transplantation in Canada. When: October 14-18, 2024 Where: The 2024 Annual Scientific
Nov 14 11:30 am | Webinar
HLA Journal Club
HLA Monthly Journal Club Topic: TBD Presented by: Dr. Meaghan Aversa & Dr. Jeffrey Kiernan CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is a monthly journal club where various topics and presentations will be presented for discussion, training, and education. For more information about the Journal Club, or to join
Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program helping team establish national best practices for out-of-hospital transfusions
Canadian Blood Services has multiple competitive funding programs open to Canadian researchers that pursue projects related to our research priorities. Since 2017, Canadian Blood Services’ Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program (BEAP) has supported innovative research projects that seek new knowledge or accelerate the application of existing knowledge to improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products, while maintaining the safety of the blood system. Following a trauma in a remote location, an air ambulance urgently makes its way to pick up a bleeding patient. Due to
