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

 

The May 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

CBMTG 2019 Annual Conference 
When: June 5 – 8, 2019 | Where: Calgary, AB 

Alberta Transplant Institute Research Day
When: June 10, 2019 | Where: Edmonton, AB

Webinar (CDTRP)  Conducting Research Applying Precision Medicine Technologies to Prevent Rejection 
When: June 10, 2019 | Speaker: Ruth Sapir-Pichhadze  

U of T Rounds: DOAC Reversals
When: June 20, 2019 | Where: Toronto, ON

29th Regional Congress of the ISBT
When: June 22, 2019 | Where: Basel, Switzerland 

BC Transplant Education Days 
When: Sept 16, 2019 | Where: Vancouver, BC

CSTM Education Day
When: September 20, 2019 | Where: Comox, BC

2019 Canadian Transplant Summit
When: October 16-19, 2019 | Where: Banff, AB
Registration now open!

 

 

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Funding opportunities

 
Canadian Blood Services Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
Salary support for young investigators.
Deadline: July 15, 2019 

Blood Efficiency Accelerator Award Program 
Supporting innovative research to improve the efficient and appropriate utilization of blood products. 
Deadline: July 15, 2019 

New resources

 
New on the Canadian Blood Services
 professional development site

Kudos


Kudos to members of the Centre for Innovation network who contributed to important new publications in transfusion medicine, as recognized by the NHS Blood and Transplant Systematic Review Initiative. In April, the top article was:  

Patient Blood Management: Recommendations From the 2018 Frankfurt Consensus Conference. Mueller MM, Van Remoortel H, Meybohm P, Aranko K, Aubron C, Burger R, Carson JL, Cichutek K, De Buck E, Devine D, Fergusson D, Folléa G, French C, Frey KP, Gammon R, Levy JH, Murphy MF, Ozier Y, Pavenski K, So-Osman C, Tiberghien P, Volmink J, Waters JH, Wood EM, Seifried E; ICC PBM Frankfurt 2018 Group. JAMA. 2019 Mar 12;321(10):983-997. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.0554. 

PMID: 30860564 

 

Also included in the Top Ten was: 

Fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia: recommendations for evidence-based practice, an international approach. Lieberman L, Greinacher A, Murphy MF, Bussel J, Bakchoul T, Corke S, Kjaer M, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Bertrand G, Oepkes D, Baker JM, Hume H, Massey E, Kaplan C, Arnold DM, Baidya S, Ryan G, Savoia H, Landry D, Shehata N; International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG). Br J Haematol. 2019 May;185(3):549-562. doi: 10.1111/bjh.15813. Epub 2019 Mar 3. 

PMID:30828796 

 

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New publications

Sex-mismatched red blood cell transfusions and mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Zeller MP, Rochwerg B, Jamula E, Li N, Hillis C, Acker JP, Runciman RJR, Lane SJ, Ahmed N, Arnold DM, Heddle NM. Vox Sang. 2019 May 23. doi: 10.1111/vox.12783. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31124172 
 

Biological mechanisms implicated in adverse outcomes of sex mismatched transfusions.
Alshalani A, Li W, Juffermans NP, Seghatchian J, Acker JP. Transfus Apher Sci. 2019 May 1. pii: S1473-0502(19)30073-4. doi: 10.1016/j.transci.2019.04.023. [Epub ahead of print] Review. PMID: 31064732
 

Eluates from DAT-positive patients with or without hemolysis after high-dose IVIG yield predominantly IgG isoagglutinins of IgG2 subclass. Yung GP, Seebach JD, Baerenzung N, Pendergrast J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Branch DR. Transfusion. 2019 May;59(5):1882-1883. doi: 10.1111/trf.15229. PMID: 31050825 
 

Timeline of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia seroconversion in serial plasma samples tested using an automated latex immunoturbidimetric assay. Warkentin TE, Sheppard JI, Smith JW, Arnold DM, Nazy I. Int J Lab Hematol. 2019 May 3. doi: 10.1111/ijlh.13031. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:31050876   
 

The impact of red blood cell manufacturing variables on bacterial growth dynamics: a pilot study. Ramirez-Arcos S, Kou Y, Cayer MP, De Grandmont MJ, Girard M, Cloutier M. Vox Sang. 2019 May 2. doi: 10.1111/vox.12782. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 31045253 
 

Transfusion Safety: The Nature and Outcomes of Errors in Patient Registration. Cohen R, Ning S, Yan MTS, Callum J. Transfus Med Rev. 2019 Apr;33(2):78-83. doi: 10.1016/j.tmrv.2018.11.004. Epub 2018 Dec 6. Review. PMID: 30626535 

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