LearnTransfusion Series

Topic Teaching: Bioethics as Applied to Transfusion Medicine

When
Where
Toronto/Webinar

Event details

Presented by:

Ms. Christy Simpson
Bioethics Consultant, Canadian Blood Services

Objectives:

At the end of this session, participants will be able to:

  1. Identify ethical values and principles commonly used in triage protocols
  2. Describe ethical challenges and tensions that arise in relation to triaging patients (including during a blood shortage)
  3. Discuss ethically relevant considerations and insights gained from the COVID-19 pandemic as these relate to the development and updating of triage protocols

References:

  1. Appendix D: Ethical Considerations in Management of Blood Shortages. National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products, The National Plan for Management of Shortages of Labile Blood Components, (v. 20220309, p.61-64).
  2. Prokopchuk-Gauk, O; Petraszko, T; Nahirniak, S; Doncaster, C; Levy, I. 2021. Blood shortages planning in Canada: The National Emergency Blood Management Committee experience during the first 6 months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Transfusion 61: 3258-3266.
  3. Downar, J; Smith, MJ; Godkin, D; et al. 2022. A framework for critical care triage during a major surge in critical illness. Canadian Journal of Anesthesiology https://doi.org/10.1007/s12630-022-02231-2
     

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Registration: https://teams.microsoft.com/registration/L9AwSHv9KUaQX6QbtYaBRw,EoJNaSWIeESxUFoZcjYukw,ofyp0wUtpUGhFu5riFDxxw,D4UuNM7Y9kSkJGz9sIqWAg,lKLT_i-KL0C_j12S4i9Pmg,XbtFbVDk8k-hSQwkgDG0sg?mode=read&tenantId=4830d02f-fd7b-4629-905f-a41bb5868147

To register 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 register 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., call-in number and a 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.