Presented by Dr. Matthew Yan Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services Learning objectives Provide an overview of Canadian Blood Services’ Rare Blood Program (RBP) Highlight a collaborative management approach to a rare red cell request, including inventory and logistical considerations Review cases

Presented by Dr. Melanie Bodnar Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services Learning objectives Practice an approach to ABO discrepancies that anticipates further testing and clinical correlation Review advanced techniques for understanding the ABO blood group (genotyping, ABO flow cytometry) Recognize

Presented by Dr. Nadia Gabarin Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee McMaster University Learning objectives Review the epidemiology and pathophysiology of hyperhemolysis Define the clinical and laboratory features of hyperhemolysis Describe reported hyperhemolysis clinical outcomes and treatment

Presented by Dr. Andrew Shih Clinical Associate Professor, University of British Columbia Regional Medical Leader, Transfusion Medicine, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Medical Co-Director, British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office Learning objectives TBA Note: The session is a self

Presented by Dr. Yulia Lin Division Head, Transfusion Medicine & Tissue Bank Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Jacob Pendergrast Associate Medical Director, Blood Transfusion Service University Health Network Learning objectives Compare and contrast the Canadian and Rwandan blood systems. List

Presented by Dr. Harinad Maganti Scientist Canadian Blood Services Learning objectives Identifying current barriers in gene editing of hematopoietic stem cells Using stem cell agonist cocktails to expand hematopoietic stem cells Using lipid nanoparticles to gene edit HSCs Note: The session is a self

Presented by Dr. Michelle Zeller Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services Dr. Aditi Khandelwal Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services Learning objectives Review the role of donor eligibility criteria at Canadian Blood Services Outline the key processes involved in criteria development

Presented by Dr. Lianne Rotin Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee University of Toronto Learning objectives •To review current strategies for reducing anemia in the non-bleeding ICU patient •To present a recently published clinical trial evaluating the impact of small-volume blood collection

Presented by Dr. Akash Gupta Medical Officer Canadian Blood Services Learning objectives Review causes of neonatal thrombocytopenia and incidence of FNAIT Examine the available treatment options for possible FNAIT cases Discuss interesting cases that highlight the available clinical practice

Presented by Dr. Charles Lafrance Transfusion Medicine Physician Trainee University of Toronto Learning objectives To review the relevance of assessing the risk of transmission of cerebral amyloid angiopathy through transfusion To present a recent observational study discussing an association