Connect with Canadian Blood Services’ research and education network at our national transfusion conference! Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, May 18, 2023 Abby Wolfe The Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM) annual conference, held in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec, is just around the corner! The conference will...

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Suite of resources available to hospitals as pathogen-reduced platelet roll-out continues Transfusion Blood Tuesday, April 25, 2023 Amanda Nowry Pathogen-reduced platelets are one of the newest blood components manufactured by Canadian Blood Services. Pathogen-reduced platelets, also known as pooled platelets psoralen-treated or “PPPT”, were first introduced to hospitals served by our Ottawa production site in...

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Research associate claims prize in video competition Transfusion Blood Thursday, April 20, 2023 Dr. Peter Bell Our partnership with the Centre for Blood Research (CBR) at the University of British Columbia is helping to train the next generation of researchers in transfusion science. This blog post highlights just some of the achievements in education, training...

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Missed organ donor identification and referral causes preventable harm: new study estimates annual missed transplants in Canada Transplantation Organs and Tissues Tuesday, April 11, 2023 Ross FitzGerald When an organ donation opportunity from a patient and their family is missed, there are life-threatening consequences for people waiting for a transplant. In 2018 alone, 223 Canadians...

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Senior scientist wins prestigious award for discovering a ‘gold standard’ reagent used in transfusion medicine Transfusion Blood Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Aldis Brennan Dr. Donald Branch, Canadian Blood Services senior scientist, has received four awards from the Association for the Advancement of Blood & Biotherapies (AABB) but his most recent honour as a recipient of...

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Interactive lab tour helps undergraduate students learn from Canadian Blood Services senior scientist and team Plasma Transfusion Blood Thursday, March 16, 2023 Beth Binnington, Senior Research Assistant Beth Binnington is an assistant senior researcher in the Toronto lab of Dr. Donald Branch. Beth manages the lab, trains new graduate students, and performs research.  Dr. Ruqayyah...

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Nominations open for the Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Thursday, March 02, 2023 Cathy Jones Until May 8, 2023, there is an open call for nominations for Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Award 2023. Recipients of the Canadian Blood Services Lifetime Achievement Awards are individuals whose landmark...

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Treating iron deficiency with oral iron supplements: what is the best dosing frequency? Transfusion Blood Thursday, February 23, 2023 Harley Meirovich Harley Meirovich is a clinical research coordinator in transfusion medicine at Sunnybrook Research Institute in Toronto and is a member of the University of Toronto QUEST transfusion research program, a research collaborative supported by Canadian...

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Using prediction models to support transfusion practice Transfusion Blood Tuesday, February 21, 2023 Dr. Nadia Gabarin Dr. Nadia Gabarin is completing her transfusion medicine traineeship, supported by the Canadian Blood Services Elianna Saidenberg Transfusion Medicine Traineeship Award Program. Two new research studies from the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research (MCTR, formerly known as...

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Investigating the impact of age and diabetic status on blood product characteristics Transfusion Blood Tuesday, March 21, 2023 Elyn Rowe Elyn Rowe, a PhD student with Dr. Dana Devine at CBR was awarded first prize in Canadian Blood Services’ Research 180 Video Competition for creating an original video that showcases her research (which she describes...

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