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Aug 4, 2017

CMV Seronegative, Irradiated and Washed Blood Components

Chapter 15

Modified or specialty blood components may be useful in specific clinical settings to reduce the risk of transfusion-related harm. Specialty blood products available to physicians include CMV-seronegative, irradiated, and washed red blood cells or platelets. This chapter describes the preparation of these blood components and the clinical setting in which they are of greatest benefit.

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Mar 29, 2019
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Authors: Gwen Clarke, MD, FRCPC; Jacqueline Côté, MLT; and Debra Lane, MD, FRCPC
Publication date: August 2017, updated September 2018

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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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Upcoming Events

U of T Rounds: Quality Improvement Plan

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April 23, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

More details to follow.

 

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10th Congress of the International Pediatric Transplant Association

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May 4, 2019 | 8:00AM to May 7, 2019 | 4:00PM
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Vancouver

The 10th Congress of the International Pediatric Transplant Association will be held from May 4-7, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The meeting will start on Saturday, May 4 with 2 pre-congress symposiums including a half-day Foundations in Paediatric Transplantation Pre-symposium and a full-day Allied Health Pre-symposium. The main meeting will start in the late afternoon of Saturday, May 4 and will continue for 3 full days closing on Tuesday, May 7.

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Journal Club

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May 14, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Speaker:

Melissa Boileau

 

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Apr 15, 2019
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Stories worth sharing: Blood clotting factor or clot buster?

In the delicate balance between clotting and bleeding, current laboratory research being undertaken by our partners is evolving our knowledge of how anticoagulant drugs work

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Apr 4, 2019
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Winning science research writers announced

The results of our first-ever Lay Science Writing Competition are in, read-on to discover who gets top-prize and what happens next.

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Mar 7, 2019
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Pathogen Inactivation – A Primer

This primer is part I of our new series exploring the future of blood banking. Given that D is also for Development: Canadian Blood Services and the Centre for Innovation have been following the development of pathogen inactivation technologies and how they can be used to improve safety. Read-on to learn more about these technologies and their potential to shift the blood safety paradigm.

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