Topic: Not So Bloody Easy - Ethical Considerations in Transfusion Medicine

Presented by

Dr. David Migneault & Dr. Nancy Duan

Vancouver Coastal Health

Learning objectives

1. Identify the ethical dimensions of transfusion decisions.
2. Assess capacity and informed consent, including when transfusion is refused.
3. Navigate refusal in the context of religion, culture, and mental illness.
4. Apply ethical principles to blood allocation under routine and crisis conditions.
5. Respond to requests for non-beneficial transfusion and transfusion at the end of life.

Registration

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Appraisal

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To be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series, send an email to learn.transfusion@blood.ca  with “Weekly Transfusion Medicine Seminars” in the subject line. Include your name and complete e-mail address in the body of the e-mail and confirm that you would like to be added to the distribution list for the LearnTransfusion series. You will then receive weekly email notifications of upcoming series events with details on how to join the webinars (e.g.,  link to register for the webinar).

The LearnTransfusion series is the seminar component of the Areas of Focused Competency (AFC)-Diploma Program in Transfusion Medicine. The series, organized by Canadian Blood Services, is also open to all practitioners in the field of Transfusion Medicine. Through a series of regular webinars, trainees and practitioners are exposed to various scientific, technical and clinical aspects of transfusion medicine.