C17 News

Upcoming Events

Research Network Strategic Planning/LOI Grant Review
January 21-22, 2010, Toronto, ON

CYP-C Data Collection Training
February 2-5, 2010, Ottawa, ON

C17 AGM
June 9-11, 2010, Quebec City, QC

New draft C17 Guideline released by the Standards and Guidelines Committee
A draft of the “Guideline for Platelet Transfusion Thresholds for Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology Patients” has been released by the C17 Standards & Guidelines Committee. If you want to review the guideline and provide feedback, please contact the C17 office.

C17 Education Videoconference
The next C17 Education videoconference will be broadcast on January 27, 2010 from 2:30 – 3:30 EST (11:30 PST, 12:30 MST, 1:30 CST, 3:30 AST and 4:00 N/L). Recipients of the Norma Auger Scholarship will present their poster presentations and information from the educational events that they attended.

C17 Research Network grant competition
Grants and LOIs for the November 2009 C17 Research Network Round 11 competition will be reviewed in January 2010. Once the committee has made their decisions, grant recipients will be notified in late January or early February. Funds will be released once an agreement is signed. The next deadline for Letters of Intent and accepted grants will be May 1, 2010. For further information, please contact the C17 Research Director, Tammy Mah-Fraser, at Tammy.MahFraser@albertahealthservices.ca