This live virtual session with Dr. Ziad Solh took place on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, as part of the 2025 Primary Care Expert Series.
Objectives:
1. To develop an approach to anemia and gain an understanding of which anemias require a referral to a hematologist.
2. To develop a differential diagnosis for white blood cell and platelet abnormalities seen on CBC and how to approach them.
About the Speaker:
Dr. Ziad Solh is a hematologist and transfusion medicine specialist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in Canada, and an Associate Professor at Western University. He received his Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Ottawa and his hematology residency training at McMaster University. He then completed the Clinician Investigator Program and a Master of Science degree in Health Research Methodology at McMaster followed by a Transfusion Medicine fellowship with Canadian Blood Services. He currently directs the Adult Hemoglobinopathy Program at LHSC where he sees patients with sickle cell disease and thalassemia, and he is the head of the Transfusion Medicine Division in the laboratory.
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The 2025 Primary Care Expert Series is available on demand, with every session recorded.