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
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
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Registration now open! (In-person and webinar attendance available)
Spaces are limited. Register early to secure a spot! Registration Deadline: August 28, 2026 Please note: to receive a certificate of attendance, you must register for the event.
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Featuring Keynote Speaker:
Jeffrey Cartwright, B.MT, CTR, CWT
Topic: Mental Health in the Workplace/ Understanding Trauma
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Presentations and Speakers |
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Hospital Inventory Challenges and Solutions |
Dr. Danielle Meunier (ISLH) |
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Drone Delivery of Blood Components |
Dr. Jason Acker (CBS) |
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Evolving Thresholds for Transfusion |
Dr. Catherine Lovatt (FH) |
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Contemporary Management of Patient with a Signed Refusal to Blood |
Dr. Jacqueline Trudeau (VCH) |
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Serology Case Study and Advanced Techniques |
Shannon Wylie (CBS) Vanessa Nye (CBS) |
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CODE ORANGE – Inside the Transfusion Medicine Laboratory at Vancouver General Hospital |
Margaret Roche (VCH) |
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Reflections on the Tumbler Ridge Emergency Response |
Carolyn Puckett-Smith (NH) Hannah Jim (PHSA, BCCH) |
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