2022 Education Day

Virtual Webinar

September 23

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Presentation Slides and Speaker Biographies 

1. It Takes a Village: Sickle Cell Disease Care in BC Dr. Hayley Merkeley
2. Sickle Cell Patient Presentation Daytone Douglas 
Education Day Recording - Part 1 - Opening Remarks, Presentations 1 & 2
3. Onward and Upwards: The Journey of Transition for Youth with Hemoglobinopathies in BC Heather McCartney, RN 
4. Genotyping and Next Generation Sequencing for Blood Group Antigens Dr. Celina Montemayor 
5. Gene Editing for Bone Marrow Transplants Dr. Amanda Li
Education Day Recording - Part 2 - Presentations 3, 4 & 5
6. A Day in the Life of a Request for HLA/HPA Selected Platelets Form Natasha Rickards, RN

7. Equitable health care – SCIG: Northern Health 3rd party training of nurses

(Note: not available at this time)

Lori Singh, RPN, Lead, Patient Services, Takeda Canada
Education Day Recording - Part 3 - Presentation 6, Closing Remarks

 

 

2021 Education Day

September 24

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Presentations - Slides and Speaker Biographies

 Mild Hemophiliacs and How They Often Present Catastrophically  Dr. Shannon Jackson (PHC) 

BC Emergency Health Services Prehospital Blood Transfusion Program

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Dr. Jan Trojanowski (BCEHS)

Dr. Steve Wheeler (BCEHS)

Adam Greene (BCEHS) 

 Cell-free Fetal DNA Testing: Advantages, Challenges & Limitations

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 Lhevinne Ciurcovich (CBS) 

 The Impact of the Pandemic on the RBC Redistribution Program

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Julius Valido (NH) 

Appropriate Investigation for Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn

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Sophia Peng (University of Alberta) 

Massive Transfusion: 3 Perspectives

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Kayla Schuitema, R.N. (FH)

Sarah Buchko, M.R.T. (FH)

Dr. Michelle Wong, Clinician (FH)

 

2020 Education Day

October 1, 2020

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Presentations - Slides and Speaker Biographies

Crystal Brunk, R.N. (PHC)

Sandy Quan, MLT (PHC)

Dr. Karen Dallas, Clinical (PHC) 

 New Initiatives at CBS & The Future of Transfusion Medicine

Dr. Dana Devine (CBS) 

 BC’s Transfusion Medicine Response to Covid-19

Dr. Robert Guo (VCH)

Dr. Eric McGinnis (VCH) 

 Vanessa’s Law

Dr. Matthew Yan (CBS) 
Antibody Investigation with 3 Perspectives:  
1. Back to Typing School – A Primer on Resolving Blood Grouping Anomalies Heba Abukhadra (CBS)
2. Bone Marrow Transplant Patients Develop New Phenotype Janice Infanti (VCH)
3. Postnatal Investigation for Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn Kelsey Wagner (C&W)

 

 

2019 Education Day

October 3, 2019

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Presentations

Dr. Andrew Shih, VCH

Dr. Mark Scott, Canadian Blood Services

Dr. Karen Dallas, PHC

Crystal Brunk, PHC

Dr. Tanya Petraszko, CBS

Transfusion Medicine Case Study

Heba Abukhadra, CBS

“No Way! A Bom-Baby?” Case Study

Rebecca Randall, FH

ECMO

Kyle O’Scienny, FH

20 Years of the CTR

Christina Lim, PBCO

Maintaining Red Cells at the Helijet Hanger for Critical Incidences

Kristin Rosinski, VCH

 

2018 Education Day

October 25, 2018

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Presentations

Darin Abbey, CICSL, Victoria

Sharon Sutherland, Island Health

Dr. Gwen Clarke, Canadian Blood Services

Dr. Mark Bigham, Canadian Blood Services

Amy Romanas, HEMBC
PIDD App & Toolkit Dr. Karen Dallas, PHC
Iron: The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Dr. Mark Scott, Canadian Blood Services
Case Studies Lhevinne Ciurcovich, Canadian Blood Services
Weak D Reporting & Testing Pam Danesin, PBCO

 

 

 

2017 Education Session

September 28, 2017

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Presentations

Daryl Gouthro (St Paul's Hospital)

Chris Biantoro (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)

Dr. Mark Scott (Canadian Blood Services)

Dr. Tanya Petraszko (Canadian Blood Services)

Dr. Bob Coupland (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office

Dr. Bob Coupland (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)

Dr. Gwen Clarke (Canadian Blood Services)

Lhevinne Ciurcovich (Canadian Blood Services)

Darlene Mueller (Fraser Health) 

 

 

2016 Education Session

September 29, 2016

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Presentations

Dr. Mark Scott

(Canadian Blood Services)

Tina Jacobucci (Providence Health Care) and

Irene Pickell (BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)

Diana Kobes and Kelly Bizovie

(Fraser Health)

Janet Unrau

(Canadian Blood Services)

Shelley Feenstra

(Vancouver Coastal Health) and

Darlene Mueller

(Fraser Health)

Dr. Jacqueline Trudeau

(Canadian Blood Services)

Lhevinne Ciurcovich

(Canadian Blood Services)

Susanna Darnel and Jenn Danielson

(BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)

 


2015 Education Session

September 24, 2015

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Presentations

Chris Biantoro

(Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)

Katie Gabanowicz

(Kelowna General Hospital)

Paul Derksen

(Canadian Blood Services) 

Pam Danesin

(Vancouver General Hospital)

Colin Semple

(Diagnostic Accreditation Program)

Lhevinne Ciurcovich

(Canadian Blood Services)

Dr. Tanya Petraszko

(Canadian Blood Services)

 

 

2014 Education Session

October 2, 2015

Presentations

Dr Jason Acker

(Canadian Blood Services)

Dr Peter Schubert

(Canadian Blood Services)

Dr Kristine Chapman

(Vancouver Coastal Health) 

Dr Jason Acker

(Canadian Blood Services)

Ruby Syropiatko

(Provincial Blood Coordinating Office);

Erica Crilly

(Children’s & Women’s Hospital)

Gail Macdonald, Brenda Lloyd, Shelley Feenstra

(Vancouver Coastal Health)

Susanna Darnel

(Provincial Blood Coordinating Office)