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Online Physician Education Opportunity – Transfusion Medicine for Physicians Online Course Now Open for Registration
Blood Transfusion – Less is More – The benefits and risks of blood transfusion are complex. Are you aware of the physician recommendations on blood transfusion recently released on the Choosing Wisely Canada website by the Canadian Societies for Transfusion Medicine, Hematology, Internal Medicine, and Palliative Care? Take the online course Transfusion Medicine for Physicians and be confident you are making the decision to transfuse using the latest evidence-based information.
Target audience: Emergency and Family physicians, hospitalists, internists, residents, and surgeons
Apr 1st, 2015 – March 31st, 2016 / One hour online course made up of six 10-minute modules – flexibility to complete modules in one or multiple sittings / interactive case studies highlighting important points common in daily clinical decision making / accompanying references and resources to update and test practice knowledge in transfusion medicine/ CME credit available
Register directly at http://learninghub.phsa.ca or contact PBCO for more information.
Preparing a Syringe for Emergency Neonatal Red Cell Transfusion - New Procedure Template Now Available
The PBCO, in partnership with the Health Authorities of British Columbia is pleased to release the procedure template for Preparing a Syringe for Emergency Neonatal Red Cell Transfusion. This document must be reviewed, customized, and validated prior to use in the user's organization.
Version 2.3 of the IVIG Request Module is now live!
Updates are now in place, including changes for ease of use and dose calculator information. More information about the IVIG Provincial Program, including the updated Request Module materials, is available on the PBCO website.
PBCO 2013-14 Year End Data Presentation now available
The PBCO 2013-14 Year End Data Presentation is now available for viewing.
