Join us for our monthly virtual presentation facilitated by experts in their field.
September 18, 2025
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
TOPIC: Do we need to change TRACS? Questions generated by application of the consensus statement to a prospective patient population
Presenters: Dr. Georgina Hall and Dr. Karen Humm
The TRACS guidelines marked a significant step forward in veterinary transfusion medicine, providing a clear framework to identify, treat, and reduce the risk of transfusion reactions. Building on this foundation, we applied these definitions to assess the incidence of transfusion reactions and evaluate current transfusion practices in dogs and cats. In this presentation, we will share findings from a multi-center study involving data from over 2,000 transfusions. These results will serve as a starting point for discussions on the future of TRACS and transfusion reaction management, with the ultimate goal of reducing morbidity in veterinary blood product recipients. We look forward to your questions and insights.
Dr. Georgina (George) Hall became a diplomate of the American College of Emergency and Critical Care in 2023, having completed her residency at the Royal Veterinary College, London. She currently works in a large private referral hospital near Cambridge, UK. George enjoys supervising residents and encouraging new interns to embrace ECC. Her research interests include transfusion medicine and acute kidney injury.
Dr. Karen Humm graduated from Cambridge in 2001 and spent two years in small animal practice before completing an internship at Liverpool University. She then spent time in first opinion practice before starting a residency in Emergency and Critical Care at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK in 2005 and has remained there ever since.
Dr. Humm is an Associate Professor in Transfusion Medicine and Emergency and Critical Care at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the UK. She is Director of the Transfusion Medicine Service (TMS), running a community blood donor programme with the incredible TMS nurses at the RVC. She is also Co-Director of the Emergency and Critical Care Service, using a lot of the blood products the TMS produces.
She has many research interests including progressing our understanding of anaemia and transfusion medicine in dogs and cats.
Our monthly presentations are one hour long and cover a variety of topics we believe you will find interesting and educational. Also, all sessions are recorded and made available in our Resource Library for viewing on-demand by our members at a later time.