2024 Education Day

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| Dr. Teresa Skelton | ||
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Alberta's Home Transfusion Program Recording, Q&A, and Follow-up Q&A |
Nicole Gettle | |
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Case Study: Anti-Jk3 and Intrauterine Transfusion |
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Acquired Hemophilia A: Care Pathways in BC |
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Inherited Bleeding Disorders (Adult) In Hospital Care: Developing A Provincial Guideline |
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Sickle Cell Disease Management |
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2023 Education Day
September 15

2022 Education Day
Virtual Webinar
September 23
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| 1. It Takes a Village: Sickle Cell Disease Care in BC | Dr. Hayley Merkeley | |
| 2. Sickle Cell Patient Presentation | Daytone Douglas | |
| Education Day Recording - Part 1 - Opening Remarks, Presentations 1 & 2 | ||
| 3. Onward and Upwards: The Journey of Transition for Youth with Hemoglobinopathies in BC | Heather McCartney, RN | |
| 4. Genotyping and Next Generation Sequencing for Blood Group Antigens | Dr. Celina Montemayor | |
| 5. Gene Editing for Bone Marrow Transplants | Dr. Amanda Li | |
| Education Day Recording - Part 2 - Presentations 3, 4 & 5 | ||
| 6. A Day in the Life of a Request for HLA/HPA Selected Platelets Form | Natasha Rickards, RN | |
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7. Equitable health care – SCIG: Northern Health 3rd party training of nurses (Note: not available at this time) |
Lori Singh, RPN, Lead, Patient Services, Takeda Canada | |
| Education Day Recording - Part 3 - Presentation 6, Closing Remarks | ||
2021 Education Day
September 24

2020 Education Day
October 1, 2020

Click here to view video-recorded presentations
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| Dr. Dana Devine (CBS) | ||
| Dr. Matthew Yan (CBS) | ||
| Antibody Investigation with 3 Perspectives: | ||
| 1. Back to Typing School – A Primer on Resolving Blood Grouping Anomalies | Heba Abukhadra (CBS) | |
| 2. Bone Marrow Transplant Patients Develop New Phenotype | Janice Infanti (VCH) | |
| 3. Postnatal Investigation for Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn | Kelsey Wagner (C&W) | |
2019 Education Day
October 3, 2019

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Dr. Andrew Shih, VCH |
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Dr. Mark Scott, Canadian Blood Services |
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Dr. Karen Dallas, PHC |
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Crystal Brunk, PHC |
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The Cord Blood Bank & Stem Cell Programs at Canadian Blood Services |
Dr. Tanya Petraszko, CBS | |
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Heba Abukhadra, CBS |
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Rebecca Randall, FH |
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Kyle O’Scienny, FH |
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| Christina Lim, PBCO | ||
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Maintaining Red Cells at the Helijet Hanger for Critical Incidences |
Kristin Rosinski, VCH |
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2018 Education Day
October 25, 2018

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Darin Abbey, CICSL, Victoria |
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Automation in Transfusion Services: Hearsay, Heresy or Hallelujah? |
Sharon Sutherland, Island Health |
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Dr. Gwen Clarke, Canadian Blood Services |
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The Path to 7-12-21 & Bug-Free Blood…It Doesn’t Just “Happen”! |
Dr. Mark Bigham, Canadian Blood Services |
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| Amy Romanas, HEMBC | ||
| PIDD App & Toolkit | Dr. Karen Dallas, PHC | |
| Iron: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly | Dr. Mark Scott, Canadian Blood Services | |
| Case Studies | Lhevinne Ciurcovich, Canadian Blood Services | |
| Weak D Reporting & Testing | Pam Danesin, PBCO | |
2017 Education Session
September 28, 2017

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Daryl Gouthro (St Paul's Hospital) |
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Chris Biantoro (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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Why We Leukodeplete & What Can We Do with These "Nasty" Cells |
Dr. Mark Scott (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Dr. Tanya Petraszko (Canadian Blood Services) Dr. Bob Coupland (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office |
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Dr. Bob Coupland (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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Providing Phenotype Red Cells to Patients: Practical & Safe Transfusion Practice |
Dr. Gwen Clarke (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Lhevinne Ciurcovich (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Darlene Mueller (Fraser Health) |
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2016 Education Session
September 29, 2016
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Cellular Blood Products of the Future and Futures Past: Tales of Lust & Caution |
Dr. Mark Scott (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Tina Jacobucci (Providence Health Care) and Irene Pickell (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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Diana Kobes and Kelly Bizovie (Fraser Health) |
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Canadian Blood Services’ New Insulated Shipping Containers – Update |
Janet Unrau (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Utilization Management – A Clinical Perspective |
Shelley Feenstra (Vancouver Coastal Health) and Darlene Mueller (Fraser Health) |
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Transfusion Reactions Presenting as Shortness of Breath: The 3 T’s |
Dr. Jacqueline Trudeau (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Lhevinne Ciurcovich (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Susanna Darnel and Jenn Danielson (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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2015 Education Session
September 24, 2015

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Chris Biantoro (Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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IHA Case Study: Use of Group A Plasma for Emergency Issue in Trauma Situations |
Katie Gabanowicz (Kelowna General Hospital) |
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Paul Derksen (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Overcoming the Challenges Faced by Technologists Working in Rural TM - A Northern Health Perspective |
Pam Danesin (Vancouver General Hospital) |
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Colin Semple (Diagnostic Accreditation Program) |
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Lhevinne Ciurcovich (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Dr. Tanya Petraszko (Canadian Blood Services) |
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2014 Education Session
October 2, 2015

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Dr Jason Acker (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Dr Peter Schubert (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Dr Kristine Chapman (Vancouver Coastal Health) |
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Research Update: Red Cell Hemolysis & Bacterial Contamination of Platelets |
Dr Jason Acker (Canadian Blood Services) |
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Ruby Syropiatko (Provincial Blood Coordinating Office); Erica Crilly (Children’s & Women’s Hospital) |
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Sea to Sky: Elevating Transfusion Care in our Rural Communities |
Gail Macdonald, Brenda Lloyd, Shelley Feenstra (Vancouver Coastal Health) |
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Susanna Darnel (Provincial Blood Coordinating Office) |
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