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Aug 8, 2019

Donor Selection, Donor Testing and Pathogen Reduction

Chapter 6

All blood transfused in Canada is collected from volunteer donors. To ensure the safety of the blood products, donors are carefully screened against an extended list of eligibility criteria. In addition, the donated blood is tested to identify the donor’s blood group and to detect blood group antibodies and transfusion-transmissible pathogens. Donor eligibility criteria and testing also benefit the donors by, for example, reducing potential blood donation-related health risks.

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Sep 10, 2019

Fractionated Blood Products and Associated Pathogen Safety

Chapter 7

Background

Originally all plasma fractionation products were derived from pooled human plasma. Increasingly, many plasma proteins are manufactured by biotechnology as recombinant proteins, without need for donated plasma; depending on the plasma protein product, either a recombinant or fractionated product, or both are available in Canada.

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Oct 17, 2019
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Surveillance report

We are pleased to present the seventh annual report describing transmissible blood-borne infection surveillance. High quality and timely surveillance is central to the safety of the blood supply.

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Upcoming Events

Canadian Critical Care Conference 2020

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When
February 10, 2020 | 8:00AM to February 13, 2020 | 4:00PM
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Whistler



About the Canadian Critical Care Conference

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U of T Rounds: CBS - New in Components

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November 28, 2019 | 12:00PM to 1:00PM
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Toronto/Webinar

Details to follow.

 

Note: The session is a self-approved group learning activity (Section 1) as defined by the Maintenance of Certification program of The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

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Sex and Gender

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December 2, 2019 | 4:00PM to 5:00PM
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Webinar

December 2, 2019 - 4pm ET
Speaker: Dr. Bethany J. Foster
Click here to navigate to the webinar link.

View the previous webinar in this series: 
The affect of sex and gender on transplantation
Speaker: Dr. Anette Melk, Hannover Medical School
See the pre-recorded webinar here.

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Blog

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Nov 13, 2019
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AABB 2019 – A knowledge infusion for our trainees!

The AABB Annual Meeting is a must-attend event for those in the fields of transfusion medicine and cellular therapies. AABB 2019 took place last month in San Antonio, Texas. Canadian Blood Services trainees Dr. Narges Hadjesfandiari and Dr. Olga Mykhailova were there and report back on meeting highlights.

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Nov 6, 2019
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Dr. Donald Branch honoured by AABB for his career achievements

Last month, Dr. Donald Branch, a scientist at Canadian Blood Services’ Centre for Innovation and professor at the University of Toronto, received a prestigious international award honouring his more than 40 years of major contributions to transfusion medicine and hematology.

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Oct 30, 2019
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The science behind young blood

Drinking the blood of the young, and thereby somehow capturing their youth, is a common literary trope. The ghoulish notion speaks to our cultural fascination with youth, but also to our dread of aging.

There’s no evidence-based therapy using the blood of young people to counteract or prevent the effects of aging, but young blood is an area where science might be beginning to imitate art — at least, sort of.

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