U of T Rounds: Life-threatening hemorrhage in remote locations: the role of Ornge and CBS dispensary sites

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Event details

Speaker

Russell D. MacDonald, MD, MPH, FCFP, FRCPC
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto

Attending Staff, Emergency Services, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Medical Director, Ornge Transport Medicine

Medical Advisor, Toronto Paramedic Services

Objectives

  1. To understand Ornge's role in delivery of emergency health services and transport medicine in Ontario
  2. To recognize the challenges faced when managing a patient with life-threatening hemorrhage in a resource-challenged setting
  3. To appreciate how Ornge and Canadian Blood Services can collaborate to address the needs of patients with life-threatening hemorrhage in this setting

To view live webcast please log onto www.transfusionontario.org and click on the Webcasting Centre.  This link will direct you to The Ontario Telemedicine Network webcast page. Go to “Live Events” and select “Public” From the next page select the appropriate webcast, in your case “U of T Transfusion Medicine Rounds” (The list of events may be on more than one page).

To attend in person please go to University Health Network - Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth St, Eaton Wing Ground floor, Medical Education Room 025/026, Toronto.


This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons Canada. 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. For more information about the LearnTransfusion series and how to register visit LearnTransfusion series.