2026 BC Transfusion Medicine Education Day

Education

The BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) provide a free education day on transfusion medicine every fall to support and educate technologists, nurses and physicians. This conference is also offered via webinar, reaching attendees throughout the province and beyond.

27th Annual
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Meeting the Emerging Challenges in Transfusion Medicine

September 18, 2026
8:00 am - 4:00 pm PT
Anvil Centre, 777 Columbia St., New Westminster, BC

Registration

Registration for in-person attendance is now closed. Thanks for your interest!
Registration for webinar attendance remains available.

Register for Webinar Attendance HERE

Please note: to receive a certificate of attendance, you must register for the event.

Featuring Keynote Speaker:

Jeffrey Cartwright, B.MT, CTR, CWT

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Topic: Mental Health in the Workplace/ Understanding Trauma

AGENDA - download here

Presentations		Speaker Bios & Abstracts
Hospital Inventory Challenges and Solutions: Optimizing Blood Product Management		Dr. Danielle Meunier (ISLH)
Future of Drone Delivery of Blood Components		Dr. Jason Acker (CBS)
Transfusion Thresholds: Evolving Evidence and Guidelines		Dr. Catherine Anne Lovatt (FH)
Contemporary Management of Patients with a Signed Refusal to Blood		Dr. Jacqueline Trudeau (VCH)
Anti-Knops: An Overview		Shannon Wylie (CBS) Vanessa Nye (CBS)
CODE ORANGE – Inside the Transfusion Medicine Laboratory at Vancouver General Hospital		Margaret Roche (VCH)
Reflections on the Tumbler Ridge Emergency Response		Carolyn Puckett-Smith (NH)
Trauma & Transfusion Medicine Partnerships: Strengthening Coordination during Pediatric Massive Hemorrhage & Mass Casualty Events		Hannah Jim (PHSA, BCCH)