The BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) 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.
26th Annual Education Day
Friday, September 12th, 2025, 8am - 4pm
Burnaby, BC
In-person registration is now full!
Registration remains open for virtual attendance.
Register online here or
Download Registration Form here
Registration deadline: Aug 22, 2025
Please note: for group viewing, everyone must still register in order to receive a Certificate of Completion.
Download DRAFT Agenda here
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Albumin Guidelines from ICTMG |
Dr. Jeannie Callum, KHSC | |
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Strengthening Transfusion Services in Northern Health |
Sarah Henry, NH | |
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Looks can be deceiving: Is it an Anti-D and -C or Anti-G? |
Queenie Li, CBS | |
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Pediatric Transfusion Reaction Case Study |
Clare O'Reilly, PHSA (C&W) Brenda Tsang, PHSA (C&W) |
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Inventory Management Modeling |
Jas Dhahan, SFU | |
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Panel Discussion #1 – Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: Update for the blood transfusion community |
Dr. Matthew Seftel, CBS Rebecca St. Jean, VCH Margaret Roche, VCH Joey Kenward |
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| Panel Discussion #2 – Cellular Therapy Processes: Apheresis, Testing, and Product Manipulation |
Dr. Amanda Li, PHSA (C&W) Dr. Audi Setiadi, PHSA (C&W) Adriann Esteban, PHSA (C&W) Kate Douglas, PHSA (C&W) |
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