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.

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Aditi Khandelwal
Transfusion Medicine Specialist and Hematologist

Canadian Recipient Hemovigilance Renewal

Access the Canadian Recipient Hemovigilance System Renewal Process Recommendations paper, shared with the transfusion community to support transparency and broad awareness of the engagement outcomes.

Serological best practices

Platelet transfusions can help provide functional platelets to prevent or treat bleeding. This chapter describes the process of collecting, manufacturing and storing platelets for transfusion, summarizes clinical practice recommendations for platelet transfusions, and provides information on adverse reactions and platelet refractoriness.

Uniform labelling

Canadian Blood Services, in collaboration with Héma-Québec, developed The Canadian Guidelines for the Uniform Labelling of Blood and Blood Components Using ISBT 128 to assist with the use of ISBT 128 labelling for Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec. This document describes the standard policies adopted for use by Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec and is intended to be used in conjunction with the ISBT 128 Standard: Technical Specification.
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Latest updates from the National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products (as of February 9, 2026)

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