Journal club: When transfusion gives headaches ! Is There an Association Between Transfusions and Intracerebral Hemorrhage?

Presented by

Dr. Charles Lafrance
Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee
University of Toronto

Learning objectives

1. To review the relevance of assessing the risk of transmission of cerebral amyloid angiopathy through transfusion 
2. To present a recent observational study discussing an association between blood transfusions from donors with subsequent intracerebral hemorrhage, and an increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage for recipients 
3. To critically appraise an observational study in the context of transfusion medicine 

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

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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.