Topic: Precision Medicine in Human Blood Transfusion

Presented by

Dr. James Zimring

Chief Science Officer, Canadian Blood Services

Learning objectives

• Describe emerging applications of precision medicine in transfusion beyond blood group compatibility.
• Explain how genomics, metabolomics, and proteomics contribute to understanding donor and blood product heterogeneity.
• Obtain a clear vision of the future of personalized transfusion medicine and how it may apply to clinical practice.

Additional Resources:

Precision transfusion medicine in the omics era

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.