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Research.Education.Discovery Blog
The Research.Education.Discovery blog showcases Canadian Blood Services’ work and explains the basic science behind what we do. We invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improvements in everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients.
These R.E.D. blog posts are republished from Canadian Blood Services’ main website. See all blogs at blood.ca/RED.
August 25, 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Research 180 Video Competition now open for entries
Canadian Blood Services’ latest trainee competition is delivered in partnership with the Centre for Blood Research at the University of British
August 23, 2022
Jenny Ryan
The experiences of family members of deceased organ donors and suggestions to improve the organ donation process: a qualitative study was published in the CMAJ on August 8, 2022.
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August 4, 2022
Abby Wolfe
A study involving Canadian Blood Services researchers Narges Hadjesfandiari, research associate, and Dana Devine, chief scientist, located at the Centre for Blood Research in Vancouver, is helping to
July 26, 2022
Dr. Niamh Caffrey
Was this your first time attending CSTM 2022?
I joined Canadian Blood Services in the middle of the pandemic. The opportunity to attend CSTM 2022 was not only my first time attending a CSTM meeting
July 15, 2022
Abby Wolfe
Newly updated, trusted resources
Two chapters in Canadian Blood Services’ Clinical Guide to Transfusion were recently updated to provide health-care providers with the latest guidance on treating
June 21, 2022
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
Canadian Blood Services is committed to making blood donation as inclusive as possible while maintaining the safety of the blood supply. To this end, by September 30, 2022, we will be removing the
June 2, 2022
Canadian Blood Services trainees
The 2022 Norman Bethune Symposium was held in a hybrid format, with some attendees in person in Vancouver, BC, and others attending virtually via Zoom. In today’s post, we hear from two trainees about
May 27, 2022
Abby Wolfe
Each year, Canadian Blood Services’ BloodTechNet award program supports innovative educational projects within the transfusion, cellular therapy and transplantation communities that can deliver
May 12, 2022
Jaya Rastogi
“For me, identifying as bisexual, it’s more of me wanting to stand as an ally with the rest of the LGBT community,” said a research participant during an interview about Canadian Blood Service’s donor