Speaker Pierre-Aurèle Morin, MD Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee, McMaster University, Hamilton Objectives Review the prevalence, risk factors and clinical impacts of iron deficiency in blood donors Evaluate the possible approaches to prevent and treat iron deficiency in this population

Speaker Hanadi AlJedani, MD Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee, Dalhousie University, Halifax Objectives Overview on intravenous ummunoglobulin products, manufacturing, indications Overview IVIG-related hemolysis and related published studies Discussion of the journal club article Reference

Speaker Pierre-Aurele Morin, MD Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee Objectives Review the known and potential impacts of female donor blood products on recipients Appraise the article and consider the impact of pregnancy on such outcomes Consider the possible implications of this risk on the

National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week (NOTDAW) raises awareness about the critical need for more donors across the country and encourages Canadians to register their decision and to talk to their loved ones about organ donation. The year 2017 marked the 20th anniversary of National Organ

Speaker Matthew Yan, MD Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee University of Toronto Objectives Review the concept of patient-reported outcomes in medicine Discuss the utilization of patient-reported outcomes in transfusion Critically review and appraise the article: Factors affecting patient

Speaker Shadhiya Al Khan, MD Transfusion Medicine Fellow Canadian Blood Services University of British Columbia Objectives Become aware of outcome of a transfusion policy of transfusing all emergency patients with unknown blood type with O RhD+ PRBCs. Anti D alloimmunization rates in different RhD

Speaker(s): Dr. Matthew Yan Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee University of Toronto Event objective(s): Review the literature on donor attributes and associated patient outcomes Discuss the emergence of linked donor-recipient databases Critically appraqise the impact of donor age adn gender on

The Critical Care Canada Forum 2017 is Canada's national critical care meeting. Held over 4 days, it focuses on clinicians, scientists, and leaders in critical care medicine, and attracts the best speakers worldwide. CCCF consists of superlative plenary talks, thematic sessions and posters, with