Transfusion medicine

Canadian Blood Services supports best practices in transfusion medicine through the development of educational resources. Written by subject-matter experts from across Canada, our transfusion medicine resources support clinical practice and help health-care professionals stay current in an ever-changing field.

If you are a health-care professional working in transfusion medicine and have a comment or suggestions for new resources, please get in touch.

Aditi Khandelwal
Hematologist

Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema

Chapter 17 of the Clinical Guide to Transfusion provides information about management and treatment of hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema in Canada.

Concentrates for hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema

Chapter 5 of the Clinical Guide to Transfusion provides detailed information about concentrates for treatment of hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema in Canada.

Pathogen-reduced buffy coat platelets

Details on pooled platelets psoralen-treated (PPPT), including the production process, pathogen inactivation technology, PPPT characteristics, and benefits and drawbacks compared to untreated platelets.

Professional Education has a new look!

We’re excited to share our redesigned Professional Education website. Although the look is new, the content remains the same. We hope the new design will make it easier to find and use the content you’re looking for—but if you notice anything that could be improved, please send us your feedback. We’d love to hear from you.

Upcoming events

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Aug 25
4:00 am | Virtual

Improving patient safety and quality through consumer engagement

The National Blood Authority Australia (NBA) in collaboration with the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT), International Haemovigilance Network (IHN) and ISBT invites you to this series of 4 webinars where scientists, haematologists, transfusion nurses, regulatory

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Aug 31
6:00 pm | Virtual

Improving safety and quality through data

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Sep 5
6:00 pm | Virtual

Improved care and wellbeing of donors

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Recent R.E.D. blogs

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Updated resources for transfusion professionals: hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema

Two chapters in Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion were recently updated to provide health-care providers with the latest guidance on treating patients with hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema. Both chapter updates, available on Canadian Blood Services’ professional education website, were completed by a team of experts led by Dr. Man-Chiu Poon, emeritus professor of medicine, pediatrics and oncology at the University of Calgary, Cumming School of Medicine.

Post date: July 15, 2022

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Research supports safety, feasibility of sexual behaviour-based screening

In late April 2022, Canadian Blood Services’ research-informed request to remove eligibility criteria specific to men who have sex with men and instead use sexual behaviour-based screening for all donors was approved by Health Canada. Read on to learn about two published studies from Canadian Blood Services that contributed to the body of evidence supporting this change.

Post date: June 21, 2022

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Norman Bethune Symposium 2022 – trainee reports

The 11th annual Centre for Blood Research Norman Bethune Symposium was held on April 6, 2022. With a focus on recent research advances in bleeding and thrombosis, the symposium engages scientists and clinicians at all levels of training.

Post date: June 2, 2022

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