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The things we do for safety – Battling bacteria (part II)

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Jun 8, 2017

Previous posts in our "The things we do for safety" series

Better Now: A Q&A with Dr. Graham Sher on Dr. Danielle Martin's six big ideas to improve health care for Canadians

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Jun 1, 2017

Dr. Danielle Martin, author of Better Now: Six Big Ideas for Improving Health Care for All Canadians spoke at Canadian Blood Services' board retreat in April 2017.

Another great success for annual educational transfusion medicine symposium

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May 29, 2017

Since 2007, Canadian Blood Services and the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN) co-chair the planning and execution of an annual transfusion medicine symposium in partnership with a community hospital. The involvement of the community hospital is key in identifying topics of relevance to the transfusion issues faced by their health care professionals.

Highly ranked transfusion-related research projects get greenlight

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May 25, 2017

Canadian Blood Services to fund three highly ranked relevant meritorious applications from the CIHR Project Grant applications submitted Fall 2016.

The Ottawa Hospital announces new CIHR research grant recipients

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May 23, 2017

Kudos to our research colleagues at The Ottawa Hospital on receiving 18 new CIHR research grants worth $10.7 million.

Science Odyssey 2017: What's in your blood?

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May 16, 2017

It's Science Odyssey Week in Canada from May 12 to 21. Enjoy 10 days of discovery and innovation across the country. Find out where activities are taking place near you. 

 

In the spirit of Science Odyssey 2017 we worked out a little hands-on experiment to try at home or in class. Ever wonder why your blood is red? Want to get a "feel" for what your blood would look like up close? Try this... 

A Q&A with PhD candidate Ruqayyah Almizraq

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May 11, 2017

Ruqayyah Almizraq became interested in science because "it is like a magic window that opens up a whole new world."

Canadian transfusion community converges in Ottawa for annual meeting

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May 4, 2017

This post was written with contributions from Dr. Miguel Neves, a post-doctoral fellow in Dr. Heyu Ni’s Centre for Innovation lab at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto.

A transplant journey: Meet Centre for Innovation's Everad Tilokee

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Apr 28, 2017

Every day in Canada, more than 4,600 people are waiting for news that a donor has been found. Everad Tilokee shares his transplant journey during National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week. 

Celebrating innovation at CSTM 2017

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Apr 27, 2017

Last week, the 2017 Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine Conference “Transfusion for All Ages” rolled into Ottawa. Each year, the CSTM presents this event in partnership with Canadian Blood Services and Héma-Québec.

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