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.

Donald Arnold
Transfusion Medicine Specialist and Hematologist

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.

FAQ: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in immunoglobulin products

Evidence on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in immunoglobulin products, including information from immunoglobulin suppliers, to address physician inquiries about SARS-CoV-2 neutralizing antibodies.

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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Jul 20
2:00 pm | Virtual

Immunohematology boot camp: High & low incidence antigens

Presented by Chelsey Geurkink, MLS(ASCP)CM SBBCM Senior Scientist, Immunohematology Reference Laboratory, Versiti Illinois Aurora, IL Program description Highs and lows: the possibilities are endless! Get tips from Immunohematology veterans on how to best approach the identification of these tricky

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Aug 16
12:00 pm | Vancouver

Centre for Blood Research - Research Day 2022

The Centre for Blood Research (CBR) Research Day is an opportunity for students to showcase their summer research projects, hear an inspirational keynote talk, and celebrate the end of the CBR Summer Studentship Program. Registration CBR Summer Students are required to register for and attend this

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Sep 14
2:00 pm | Virtual

Immunohematology boot camp: Duffy

Presented by Jayanna Slayten MS, MT(ASCP) SBBcm Supervisor, IUH Blood Bank, Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN Adjunct Faculty, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Program description This program will describe the structure, distribution, and clinical significance of the

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Recent R.E.D. blogs

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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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BloodTechNet supports educational laboratory rotation for transplant and transfusion ‘matchmakers’

Each year, Canadian Blood Services’ BloodTechNet award program supports innovative educational projects within the transfusion, cellular therapy, and transplantation communities. One funded project supports histocompatibility and immunogenetics laboratory (HLA lab) directors in-training to expand their learnings through educational lab rotations. Read about the experience of the first participant and the crucial role of HLA lab directors as matchmakers for patients with donated organs, tissues, stem cells and platelets.

Post date: May 27, 2022

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