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COVID-19 FAQ: Information for health professionals on safety of transfused blood collected from COVID-19-vaccinated donors
COVID-19: FAQ for health professionals working with blood products
FAQ: SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in immunoglobulin products
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LearnTransfusion series
AFC-diploma program in transfusion medicine
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KnowledgeInfusion
Transfusion Camp 2023 - 2024
Transfusion Camp for nurse practitioners 2022 - 2023
General information
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Supplemental resources
Transfusion Camp for nurse practitioners 2023 - 2024
Transfusion Camp in Rwanda 2023 - Train the Trainer Camp
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
Chapter 20 - Granulocyte transfusion therapy
Best practices
Breakthroughs in blood: Advancing practice through research
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
Diego system: anti-Dia
Diego system: anti-Wra
Kell System: Anti-Kpa
Kell system: anti-Jsa
Lewis system: anti-Lewis
Lutheran system: anti-Lua
MNS system: anti-M
Rh System: Anti-V
Rh system: anti-Cw
Whole blood donors with antibodies
Testing and management of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
Publications
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
A Guide to Reporting Adverse Transfusion Reactions
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 apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E
FAQ: Information for health professionals on pathogen-reduced platelets
FAQ: Information for health professionals ordering granulocyte concentrates
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
Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma)
Striking the balance: protecting data privacy in research
Summary of adverse transfusion reactions 2018-2023
The importance of iron for whole blood donors: a Canadian perspective
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Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine (CSTM)
National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products
Provincial blood coordinating offices
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FAQ: Information for health professionals ordering granulocyte concentrates
Surveillance report
Summary of adverse transfusion reactions 2018-2023
Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma)
FAQ: Information for health professionals on apheresis platelet psoralen-treated (APPT) and untreated apheresis platelet in PAS-E
The importance of iron for whole blood donors: a Canadian perspective
FAQ: Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma)
FAQ: Whole blood, leukocytes reduced (LrWB) at Canadian Blood Services
FAQ: Donor high titre isohemagglutinin (anti-A/anti-B) testing at Canadian Blood Services
FAQ: Information for health professionals on pathogen-reduced platelets (PPPT)
FAQ: Canadian Blood Services platelet bacterial screening
Transfusion-related acute lung injury (TRALI)
Anaphylactic transfusion reactions and IgA deficiency
Impact of COVID-19 on blood donation in Canada
Exploring the frontiers of IVIG-associated hemolysis
Phenotype matching and storage age of blood for sickle cell patients: A review and recommendations for transfusion practice
A Guide to Reporting Adverse Transfusion Reactions
Striking the balance: protecting data privacy in research
Platelet product quality remains high after seven days of storage
Paying it forward: Why we need YOU to give blood
Alternative methods of blood donor skin disinfection
Blood: the basics
Emergency framework for rationing of blood for massively bleeding patients during a red phase blood shortage
A survey of Canadian MLTs’ views on continuing education in transfusion science
National plan for the management of shortages of labile blood components
Blood bag spiking procedure
