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  • Clinical guide
      • Chapter 1 - Vein to vein: A summary of the blood system in Canada
      • Chapter 2 - Blood components
      • Chapter 3 - Albumin
      • Chapter 4 - Immune globulin products
      • Chapter 5 - Concentrates for hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema
      • Chapter 6 - Donor selection, donor testing and pathogen reduction
      • Chapter 7 - Fractionated blood products and associated pathogen safety
      • Chapter 8 - Pre-transfusion testing
      • Chapter 9 - Blood administration
      • Chapter 10 - Transfusion reactions
      • Chapter 11 - Massive hemorrhage and emergency transfusion
      • Chapter 12 - Hemolytic disease of the fetus and newborn and perinatal immune thrombocytopenia
      • Chapter 13 - Neonatal and pediatric transfusion
      • Chapter 14 - Therapeutic apheresis
      • Chapter 15 - Irradiated, washed and CMV seronegative blood components
      • Chapter 16 - Preoperative autologous donation
      • Chapter 17 - Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema
      • Chapter 18 - Platelet transfusion, alloimmunization and management of platelet refractoriness
      • Chapter 19 - Pathogen-reduced platelets
  • Best practices
      • Blood utilization best practices
        • Blood System Inventory Management Best Practices Guide
        • Platelet clinical best practices
      • Visual assessment guide
      • Uniform labelling
      • International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG)
      • Risk-based decision-making framework
      • Red cell antigen genotyping reports
        • Red cell antigen genotyping report: A quick glance
        • Interpreting the red cell antigen genotyping report (COMING SOON)
      • Serological best practices
        • ABO subgroups
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        • Diego system: anti-Wra
        • Kell System: Anti-Kpa
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        • Whole blood donors with antibodies
      • Testing and management of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
  • Publications
      • Molecular immunohematology at Canadian Blood Services: Red cell antigen genotyping
      • Paying it forward: Why we need YOU to give blood
      • Surveillance report
      • National plan for the management of shortages of labile blood components
      • Phenotype matching and storage age of blood for sickle cell patients: A review and recommendations for transfusion practice
      • Anaphylactic transfusion reactions and IgA deficiency
      • Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
      • Emergency framework for rationing of blood for massively bleeding patients during a red phase blood shortage
      • Blood bag spiking procedure
      • Platelet product quality remains high after seven days of storage
      • A survey of Canadian MLTs’ views on continuing education in transfusion science
      • Alternative methods of blood donor skin disinfection
      • Blood: the basics
      • Exploring the frontiers of IVIG-associated hemolysis
      • FAQ: Canadian Blood Services platelet bacterial screening
      • FAQ: Donor high titre isohemagglutinin (anti-A/anti-B) testing at Canadian Blood Services
      • FAQ: Information for health professionals on pathogen-reduced platelets
      • FAQ: Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma)
        • Octaplasma: One-page clinical summary
      • FAQ: Whole blood, leukocytes reduced, at Canadian Blood Services
      • Impact of COVID-19 on blood donation in Canada
      • Striking the balance: protecting data privacy in research
      • Summary of adverse transfusion reactions 2017-2022
      • The importance of iron for whole blood donors: a Canadian perspective
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