Best Blood Manitoba Events – Archives
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October 28, 2020 – Perioperative Anemia and Iron Deficiency
A presentation by Dr. Ryan Lett & Dr. Christine Lett from Saskatchewan Health Authority
Blood Day 2018 – Presentations
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Transfusion Reactions – Reacting at the Bedside – Shana Chiborak, RN
Transfusion Reaction – testing lab role – Henri Beaubien, MLT
WRHA Blood Management Service - A Year in Review – Angela Paquette, RN BN
The Coagulation Cascade: From Chaos to Control- Becky Rock, RN
Blood Day 2017 – Presentations – 
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Massive Transfusion Protocol (MTP) Update – Dr. Ryan Zarychanski and Dr. Chantalle Menard
CRYO vs Fibrinogen – Dr. Brian Muirhead
Riding the Ferrous Wheel-Obstetrical Anemia – Nurse Shana Chiborak and Nurse Christine Finnbogason
WOMAN Trial – Dr. Savas Menticoglou
IVIG Utilization in Manitoba – Nurse Shauna Paul and Darcy Heron
SCIG at Home – Nurse Erin Streu
Group A Plasma for Unknown Patients – Dr. Debra Lane
Take that to the Bank – Tracey Ponyk-Ward
Blood Management Day (BMD) 2016 – 
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- Panel, Obstetrical Hemorrhage, Massive Transfusion – Dr Savas Menticoglou, Dr Brian Muirhead, and Dr Charles Musuka
- Slow the Flow-HUB – Dr Richard Boroditsky
- Coagulation Factors – Dr Jayson Stoffman
- Transfusion Medicine Roles and Responsibilities in Manitoba – Robert Fallis and Dora Lopes-Carvalho
- Transfusion Reaction – Shana Chiborak and Dora Lopes-Carvalho – (*New* Transfusion Reaction Algorithm PDF)
- Responding to the Zika Virus Emergence – Dr Mike Drebot
- Transfusion in Sickle Cell Disease – Dr Arjuna Ponnampalam
- IVIG Utilization – Shelley Feenstra
- Transfusion Medicine Educational Requirements and Resources – Dr Charles Musuka
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The Blood Management Day Planning Committee would like to thank the speakers, participants, event planners, partners, sponsors, volunteers and all involved who helped in the success and attendance of BMD 2016.
Feel free to Contact Us with suggestions for potential topics and speakers for BMD 2017. We look forward to seeing everyone and more next year.
Blood Management Awareness Week (BMAW) 2015 –
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- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: An Overview – Tracy Robinson, CNS (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
- Blood Bound: The Blessing & Burden of Transfusion-Dependency – Barb Hues, Nurse Educator (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
- Choosing Wisely – Dr. Brian Muirhead, Medical Director, WRHA Blood Management Services – (YouTube Video)
- Hello…Is it Me you’re looking for? – Shelley Probizanski & Wanda Penner, Patient Safety (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
- What is Plasmapheresis? – Susan Main, Nurse Clinician (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
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- Irradiation: The Past, The Present and the Future – Dr. D. Lane (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
- Thrombocytopathy due to Uremia: Is Urea Just an Innocent Bystander? – Dr. D. Marko (YouTube Video Part 1 & YouTube Video Part 2) (PDF Presentation)
- Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn – Dr. D. Marko (YouTube Video) (PDF Presentation)
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These rounds are planned by a multi-organizational (DSM, CBS, Blood Management Service) & multi–disciplinary committee. The University of Manitoba associated Academic chairs include Dr. Ponnampalam from Pathology and Dr. Muirhead from Anesthesia. The goal of these rounds is to support collaborative team learning to improve transfusion practice.
Comments/concerns may be directed to the Planning committee via the Contact feature in the top right of this webpage.