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The latest news, publications and events from Canadian Blood Services’ Medical Affairs and Innovation research and education network.
Collected from September 2019      
 

Research and education round up connects you to upcoming events, recent publications, new professional resources and more. We welcome your feedback and encourage you to let us know what you would like to see in upcoming editions. Please share your comments and questions with us at centreforinnovation@blood.ca 

Upcoming events

20th Annual Education Day on Blood Transfusion Issues 
Oct. 3, 2019 | New Westminster, BC 

2019 Canadian Transplant Summit  
Oct. 16, 2019  | Banff, AB 
Registration now open 

Saskatchewan Transfusion Medicine Symposium 
Oct. 18, 2019 | Saskatoon, SK 
AABB Annual Meeting 
Oct. 19-22, 2019 | San Antonio, TX 
Registration now open

Critical Care Canada Forum 2019 
Nov. 10, 2019 | Toronto, ON
Registration now open
 
13th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium 
Nov. 13, 2019 | Vancouver, BC 

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Funding opportunities from Canadian Blood Services 
 

BloodTechNet Award Program  
Supporting the development of innovative educational projects that network the transfusion, cellular therapy and transplantation communities in Canada.  
Application deadline: Nov. 29, 2019 
 
James Kreppner Award Program  
Supporting research into the legal and regulatory aspects of (a) donation, collection, storage, and use of blood, blood products, and hematopoietic stem cells; and (b) organ and tissue donation and transplantation.  
Application deadline: Nov. 29, 2019 
 
Canadian Blood Services Graduate Fellowship Program 
Providing stipend support for young investigators who want to initiate or continue training in the field of transfusion science. Graduate students undertaking full-time research training in a Canadian institution are invited to apply.  
Application deadline: Nov. 29, 2019 
 

For Canadian Blood Services trainees: 

 
Travel Bursary Program  
Providing financial assistance for one eligible trainee to present at the University of British Columbia Centre for Blood Research's 13th Annual Earl W. Davie Symposium being held in Vancouver on November 13th, 2019.  
Application deadline: Oct. 11, 2019 
 
Sharpen your pencils – the 2019-2020 Lay Science Writing Competition just launched. This year's theme is "Stories worth telling". The competition is open to members of the Canadian Blood Services extended research trainee network.  
Find the competition guidelines and application form here
Application deadline: Nov. 29, 2019  

External funding opportunity


2020 AABB National Blood Foundation Early-Career Scientific Research Grant
Research grant for early career investigators. Deadline: Dec. 1, 2019 

New resources


New resources on our Professional Education site: 

Kudos

  • Congratulations to Dr. Alan Tinmouth and team who were awarded $1.5M in research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) in the Spring 2019 Project Grant competition. The team will be conducting a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of prophylactic use of tranexamic acid versus platelet transfusion to prevent bleeding during autologous stem cell transplantation. 
     
  • Congratulations to Dr. Nadine Shehata who is part of a team of investigators who were also awarded $1.6M in research funding from CIHR for a clinical trial testing restrictive versus liberal transfusion in young patients undergoing cardiac surgery.  

Posts from the RED blog

Lay Science Writing Competition open for submissions!
 

 

Dr. Donna Wall wins lifetime achievement award

Stem cell transplantation pioneer wins lifetime achievement award

 

Centre for Innovation scientist recognized for his contributions to the field of cryobiology

From artificial intelligence to whale poop, and everything in between

 

Research trainees on why eligibility, donor care, and science blogging matter to them

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New publications

Obstetrical and neonatal factors associated with optimal public banking of umbilical cord blood in the context of delayed cord clamping.
Munro A, Corsi DJ, Martin L, Halpenny M, Dibdin N, Elmoazzen HE, Walker M, Allan DS. Clin Invest Med. 2019 Sep 29;42(3):E56-E63. doi: 10.25011/cim.v42i3.33093. PMID:31563161 

Using anti-Xa level for adjusting intravenous unfractionated heparin infusion in peripartum thromboembolic disease.
Tse E, Khurana R, Clarke G, Sia W. Obstet Med. 2019 Sep;12(3):146-150. doi: 10.1177/1753495X18772993. Epub 2018 May 17. 
PMID:31523272 
  
Coenzyme Q10 up-regulates Platelet cAMP/PKA Pathway and Attenuates Integrin αIIbβ3 Signaling and Thrombus Growth.
Ya F, Xu XR, Shi Y, Gallant RC, Song F, Zuo X, Zhao Y, Tian Z, Zhang C, Xu X, Ling W, Ni H, Yang Y. Mol Nutr Food Res. 2019 Sep 12:e1900662. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201900662. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:31512815 
  
Prothrombin, alone or in complex concentrates or plasma, reduces bleeding in a mouse model of blood exchange-induced coagulopathy.
Eltringham-Smith LJ, Yu R, Qadri SM, Wang Y, Bhakta V, Pryzdial EL, Crosby JR, Ni H, Sheffield WP. Sci Rep. 2019 Sep 10;9(1):13029. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-49552-9. PMID:31506556 
 
A regional massive hemorrhage protocol developed through a modified Delphi technique.
Callum JL, Yeh CH, Petrosoniak A, McVey MJ, Cope S, Thompson T, Chin V, Karkouti K, Nathens AB, Murto K, Beno S, Pendergrast J, McDonald A, MacDonald R, Adhikari NKJ, Alam A, Arnold D, Barratt L, Beckett A, Brenneman S, Chaudhry HR, Collins A, Harvey M, Lampron J, Margarido C, McFarlan A, Nascimento B, Owens W, Pai M, Rizoli S, Ruijs T, Skeate R, Skelton T, Sholzberg M, Syer K, Viveiros JL, Theriault J, Tinmouth A, Van Heest R, White S, Zeller M, Pavenski K. CMAJ Open. 2019 Sep 3;7(3):E546-E561. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20190042. Print 2019 Jul-Sep. PMID:31484650 

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