The Nursing Resource Group for Transfusion Medicine (NRG) is comprised of Registered Nurses with expertise in transfusion medicine and/or nursing education. Its purpose is to provide nursing expertise and advice to the BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) regarding provincially and nationally mandated transfusion projects and programs, and to facilitate and support the implementation of such initiatives across BC.

 

NRG MEMBERS

The NRG consists of representatives from PBCO and regional health authorities.

Nursing Resource Group Membership List

Name

Position

Health Authority/ Organization (Site/Facility)

Caroline Watt Regional Transfusion Medicine Nurse Clinician

Vancouver Coastal Health 

(coastal sites)

Christine Sorgiovanni (temporary)

Nursing Coordinator,

Transfusion Medicine

Island Health 

(Royal Jubilee Hospital)

Clare O'Reilly Transfusion Safety Clinician, Transfusion Safety Office

 Provincial Health Services Authority

(BC Children's & Women's Hospital)

Kayla Schuitema Regional Blood Transfusion Nurse Clinician, Transfusion Medicine

Fraser Health

(Lower Mainland Pathology & Laboratory Medicine)

Liana Perruzza Regional Transfusion Medicine Clinician

Providence Health

(St Paul's Hospital)

Michele Tobin Clinical Nurse Specialist for Transfusion Practice Interior Health
Tara Winckler  Regional Transfusion Medicine Nurse Clinician 

Vancouver Coastal Health 

(Vancouver Acute)

PBCO   
 Aimee Beauchamp Business Operations Lead BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office

Crystal Brunk

Consultant - Nursing and Quality Improvement (Chair) BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office