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Jan 17, 2019

Vein to Vein: A Summary of the Blood System in Canada

Chapter 1

This first chapter of the Clinical Guide to Transfusion provides an overview of the blood system in Canada, the regulations and standards that are in place and the organizations and professionals that, together, ensure transfusion medicine safety for Canadian patients. 

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Jan 17, 2019
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Platelet product quality remains high after seven days of storage

In August 2017, Canadian Blood Services changed its platelet product testing procedure to improve the detection of bacterial contamination. This change enhanced the safety of Canadian Blood Services platelet products and provided the opportunity to improve inventory management by extending the platelet shelf life from five to seven days.

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Published: 
Aug 10, 2018

Immune Globulin Products

Chapter 4

Immune globulin (Ig) products are generated from plasma collected from a large number of carefully screened donors. Ig products may be used as replacement therapy for immunodeficiency patients or as immunomodulatory therapy for autoimmune and alloimmune disorders. Ig products include intravenous Ig (IVIg), subcutaneous Ig (SCIg), RhD Ig (RhIg) and hyperimmune globulins.

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Upcoming Events

U of T Rounds: HLA/HPA selected apheresis platelet transfusion

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When
January 24, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Speaker

Dr. Tanya Petrasko, MD, FRCPC
Associate Medical Director, West 
Medical Director, Cord Blood Bank
Canadian Blood Services

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Topic Teaching: Vascular permeability and regulation of organ injury in trauma and critical care medicine with plasma and platelet transfusion

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January 29, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
Where

Toronto/Webinar

More details to follow.

 

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Topic Teaching: Paediatric Transfusion

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February 5, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Speaker:

Dr. Lani Lieberman, MD, FRCPC
Assistant Professor, Transfusion Laboratory, University of Toronto

More details to follow.

 

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Blog

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Jan 14, 2019
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National organ sharing leads to 500 kidney transplants for highly sensitized patients

Five hundred kidney transplants made possible through national highly sensitized patient program

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Jan 9, 2019
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Annual progress report highlights the Centre for Innovation’s impactful research, development, education and training

#WeDoResearch! Through our Centre for Innovation, our engaged network of scientists, medical experts, partners, and collaborators conduct and disseminate high quality, impactful research for the benefit of Canadian patients and the Canadian healthcare system.   

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Dec 31, 2018
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Looking back on 2018: Top-five most-read stories from the RED blog

As the year comes to a close and 2019 is set to begin, we take a moment to reflect on the 2018 articles that were among the most popular.

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