Blood Disorders Day 2025

Program Description                         

Presented in cooperation with the Community Oncology Program at CancerCare Manitoba and the University of Manitoba, Blood Disorders Day 2025 is a full-day symposium of value to all health professionals. Sampling blood and interpreting the results of blood tests are core components of daily patient care. Blood Disorders Day has been specifically developed to provide practical and relevant information on hematology and blood disorders.

Target Audience

The target audience of the education program is primary care providers, including family physicians, nurse practitioners, and trainees. Interdisciplinary team members such as nurses, pharmacists, and educators are also a part of the target audience.

Learning Objectives

The program includes lectures, panel presentations, and interactive discussions designed to provide learners with practical and relevant information on blood disorders.
The learning objectives of the program are to:
• Develop an approach to the work up of patients with suspected blood disorders, especially those with laboratory abnormalities (e.g. anemia or other cytopenia).
• Utilize clinical algorithms to inform the diagnosis, management, and optimal referral of patients with blood disorders.
• Recognize the up to date treatment strategies for patients with common blood disorders.

Agenda 

8:00 REGISTRATION
8:30 Welcome and Introduction
SESSION 1 / THEME: MALIGNANT HEMATOLOGY
8:40 OMG! Does my Patient have a Blood Cancer? – Dr. Kevin Brown
9:30 STOP! In the Name of MGUS – Dr. Leonard Minuk
9:55 CLL! More than Lymphocytosis – Dr. Lin Yang
10:20 BREAK AND EXHIBITS
SESSION 2 / THEME: THROMBOSIS
10:45 The Clot Thickens: A Practical Guide to the Management of VTE – Dr. Ryan Zarychanski
11:10 Beyond ASA: Exploring the Latest in Antiplatelet and Anticoagulant Therapy for Stroke – Dr. Nishita Singh
11:35 Hormonal Treatments and Thrombotic Risk – Dr. Emily Rimmer
12:00 LUNCH AND EXHIBITS
SESSION 3 / THEME: UPS AND DOWNS AND ALL AROUND
13:00 GREETINGS FOR DR. DONNA TURNER AND PRIZES ANNOUNCEMENTS – Dr. Donna Turner, PhD, Interim President & CEO
13:05 Not Your Grandma’s Iron – A Modern Approach to Treating Iron Deficiency – Dr. Meaghan Alto
13:30 Running Red: Approach to Erythrocytosis – Dr. Catherine Moltzan
13:55 When is a Bruise more than a Bruise? – Dr. Donald Houston
14:20 BREAK AND EXHIBITS
SESSION 4 / THEME: POTPOURRI
14:40 Ask the Expert Session – All
15:15 Hematology Highlight Reel – Top 10 Take Home Points from BDD – Drs. Ryan Zarychanski and Emily Rimmer
15:40 Concluding remarks

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Event information will be sent ~24 hours prior to event

This will be a hybrid event. Please choose the ticket for either attending in-person or virtual attendance. The event will be recorded and available to all registrants

Please note you will not be able to change your ticket selection after May 12th.

Study Credits

This event was co-developed with the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba and was planned to achieve scientific integrity, objectivity and balance.

This one-credit-per-hour Group Learning program meets the certification criteria of the College of Family Physicians of Canada and has been approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for up to 5.17 Mainpro+ credits.

This event is an Accredited Group Learning Activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification Program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and approved by the CPD Medicine Program, University of Manitoba for a maximum of 5.17 hours.

Participants should only claim credit for the actual number of hours attended.

The University of Manitoba CPD Medicine Program is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Continuing Medical Education (CACME).

As Per CPD Medicine policy, the department requires any refund or cancelation request to be submitted in writing up to fourteen (14) days prior to the program or session start date . A $50 administrative fee plus 2.5% of the original registration fee will be withheld to cover transaction and administrative costs. Refund or cancelation requests made less than fourteen (14) days notice may be considered on a case-by-case basis.