The BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) and Canadian Blood Services provide a free education session every fall to support and educate technologists, nurses and physicians about transfusion medicine issues. This conference is also broadcast via webinar, reaching attendees throughout the province and beyond.
2023 Education Day
Friday, September 15th, 2023

Registration Flyer
Agenda
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Presentations and Speaker Biographies
Please note - passcode to access recorded presentations: 2wFh&fC%
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The Krever Commission Report and How It Changed Transfusion Medicine in Canada
RECORDING
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Dr. Gwen Clarke Clinical Professor, Laboratory Medicine & Pathology Department, University of Alberta |
A Clean Slate: How Canada's Blood System was Built
RECORDING (start at 00:30:00)
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Dr. Graham Sher CEO Canadian Blood Services |
PBCO – Old Dog, New Tricks
RECORDING
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Dr. Andrew Shih Regional Medical Leader, Transfusion Medicine, VCH Medical Co-Director, BC PBCO |
Freeze-Dried Plasma
RECORDING
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Dr. William Sheffield Associate Director, Research, Canadian Blood Services |
Something Old, Something New...Whole Blood in Canada
RECORDING
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Dr. Johnathan Mack Medical Officer, Canadian Blood Services |
Research Using Hemovigilance Data: Opportunities 2023 and Beyond
RECORDING
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Nancy Heddle Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University |
Implementation of Smart Fridges, Automated Temperatur Monitoring Systems and an ePPID application - Vancouver Coastal Health's Journey
RECORDING
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Margaret Roche Regional Technical Practice Lead, Transfusion Medicine, VCH |
Inventory Management Modeling
RECORDING
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Jas Dhahan PhD Candidate, Department of Mathematics, SFU |
Wellness Activity - Attitude of Gratitude |
Dr. Michelle Soltys Practice Leader, Psychological Health & Safety, Provincial Health Services Authority |
Evolution of the BC IVIg Program
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Dr. Katherine Beadon Co-Director St. Paul's Immunotherapy for Neurology Centre Dr. Kam Shojania Head, Division of Rheumatology, VGH Medical Director, Mary Pack Arthritis Program Dr. Douglas Morrison Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine, Division of Hematopathology, Children’s and Women’s Health Centre BC Medical Co-Director, BC PBCO Aimee Beauchamp Business Operations Lead, BC PBCO Katie Gabanowicz Technical Specialist, Transfusion Medicine, Interior Health |