Nov 16
1:00 pm | Virtual/Vancouver

Seminar series: Big data applications in transfusion medicine, silos no more

Part of the CBR Seminar series, this talk will aim to provide an overview of application of Big Data analytics in furthering transfusion medicine research and outcomes and identify various needs and gaps. The lecture will identify various possible available and accessible resources for big data

Dec 12
2:00 pm | Webinar

First clinical trial to prevent graft rejection in heart transplant children employing a cellular therapy with autologous Treg obtained from thymic tissue (thyTreg)

Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the

Nov 30
2:00 pm | Webinar

Pre-transplant malignancy: Factoring cancer risk into transplant candidacy and the development of post-transplant malignancy

Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the

Nov 23
2:00 pm | Webinar

Arts-Based Research and Sensory Methods in Transplantation: Can Frictions Move the Field?

Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series The Alberta Transplant Institute Seminar Series is a forum for discussion of the latest advances in donation and transplantation and an opportunity to highlight the great work of Institute members. It is a platform to develop collaborations within the

Nov 24
8:50 pm | Sheraton Centre, Toronto

CCCF: Deceased Organ Donation Stream

Deceased Organ Donation Stream Registration is now open! The Critical Care Canada Forum, Ontario Health Trillium Gift of Life Network, Canadian Blood Services and The Canadian Donation and Transplantation Research Program are partnering to support the Deceased Donation Stream, taking place Thursday

Emerging Artificial Intelligence Methods to Assess Transfusion Quality

Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements accomplished by CBR trainees in education, training or knowledge mobilization. Erik Lamoureux, a PhD Student from the Ma Lab (Multi-Scale Design Laboratory) at CBR and recipient of a Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship award, provides a summary of his lab’s paper “Assessing red blood cell deformability from microscopy images using deep learning”. Below is an
November 10, 2022

Nov 30
4:00 pm | Webinar

Organ Culture of Corneas and its Role in Eye Banking Economics

Organ Culture of Corneas and its Role in Eye Banking Economics Webinar November 30, 2022 4:00 - 5:30pm ET Hosted by Mr. Gary Rockl, with guest speaker Dr. Graeme Pollock, this presentation examines the technical aspects of organ culture of donor corneas and the benefits that may accrue through its

May 8
8:00 am | Scottsdale, Arizona

Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine in Trauma and Critical Care (CTTACC) 2023

This is the fifth in a series of conferences entitled “Cellular Therapies and Transfusion Medicine in Trauma and Critical Care Medicine - Looking Towards the Future”. The conference will be hosted May 8-11, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Learning objectives The goal of this meeting is to bring

CBR Research Day 2022: A day to celebrate summer student research

Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements accomplished by CBR trainees in education, training or knowledge mobilization. This post was written by Waris Bhatia and Paniz Ghavimi, summer student CBR alumni. This post originally appeared on the Centre for Blood Research blog in September 2022.  The CBR’s community and friends gathered in-person for CBR Research Day on August 16th, to celebrate the achievements
November 8, 2022

Nov 18
9:00 am | Virtual

12th Annual Blood Matters Conference

The Nova Scotia Provincial Blood Coordinating Team presents the 2022 Blood Matters Virtual Conference, a free, transfusion focused education day. Registration Registration is required. For additional event details, including an agenda and registration link, visit Education and Resources | Nova