Bloody Easy Blood Administration is an ORBCoN online course providing training in blood basis and transfusion basics. Upon completion of this module, participants will be ale to describe blood components and blood products, explain blood group compatibility and the significance of the ABO and Rh blood group system, prepare a patient for blood transfusion, demonstrate the safe administration of blood, identify blood transfusion complications, reactions and steps for management of reactions, and apply the 8 rights of transfusion.

Duration: 90 minutes

This ORBCoN course focuses on blood transfusion and the possible reactions after a transfusion. At the end of this course you will be able to define a group and screen, name the type of crossmatch required when an antibody screen is positive, list the indications for red blood cells, platelets, plasma and fibrinogen replacement, estimate the frequencies of transfusion reactions to blood components in Canada, recognize the signs and symptoms of an adverse reaction to blood and blood components, and summarize measures for the management and prevention of transfusion reactions.

Duration: 1 hour

Topic: Who is missing? Underrepresented communities in trauma research.

Presented by

Dr. Barbara Haas, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto

Learning Objectives

1. To review the relationship between sex and trauma outcomes
2. To review the link between age and trauma outcomes
3. To review the link between marginalization and trauma outcomes

Accreditation

The University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds is a self-approved group learning activity (Section1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Date: January 26, 2023 @ 12:00PM - 1:00PM EST

Duration: 1 hour

The recording for this ORBCoN event is now available.