Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Système Rhésus : l’anticorps anti-Cw Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
American Society of Hematology 2019 guidelines for sickle cell disease: cardiopulmonary and kidney disease Liem RI, Lanzkron S, T DC, DeCastro L, Desai AA, Ataga KI, Cohen RT, Haynes J, Osunkwo I, Lebensburger JD, Lash JP, Wun T, Verhovsek M, Ontala E, Blaylark R, Alahdab F, Katabi A, Mustafa RA 2019 Blood Adv View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Not all red cell concentrate units are equivalent: international survey of processing and in vitro quality data Shih AW, Apelseth TO, Cardigan R, Marks DC, Bégué S, Greinacher A, de Korte D, Seltsam A, Shaz BH, Wikman A, Barty RL, Heddle NM, Acker JP, The QMiP Investigators on behalf of the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2019 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Sélection des donneurs, dépistage des maladies transmissibles et réduction des agents pathogènes Goldman M, Drews S, Devine D 2019 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Drug-induced immune haemolytic anaemias Branch DR 2019 ISBT Sci Ser View Researchers Basic research
Critical developments of 2018: A review of the literature from selected topics in transfusion. A committee report from the AABB's Clinical Transfusion Medicine Committee Cohn CS, Allen ES, Cushing MM, Dunbar NM, Friedman DF, Goel R, Harm SK, Heddle N, Hopkins CK, Klapper E, Perumbeti A, Ramsey G, Raval JS, Schwartz J, Shaz BH, Spinella PC, Pagano MB 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Modulating the T Lymphocyte Immune Response via Secretome Produced miRNA: From Tolerance Induction to the Enhancement of the Anticancer Response Scott M, Wang D, Toyofuku W, Yang X 2019 Cells of the Immune System View Researchers Basic research
A retrospective study of the added value of parallel titers compared with serial titers Lin Y, Cohen R, Buckstein J, Callum J, Lieberman L 2019 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Using population-wide administrative and laboratory data to estimate type- and subtype-specific influenza vaccine effectiveness: a surveillance protocol Scott AN, Buchan SA, Kwong JC, Drews SJ, Simmonds KA, Svenson LW 2019 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Acquired Thrombocytopenia Warkentin TE, Mithoowani S, Arnold DM 2019 Concise Guide to Hematology View Other Other
Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men - an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk Davison KL, Gregoire Y, Germain M, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Steele WR, Pillonel J, Seed CR 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Ironing out frequent blood donation Devine DV 2019 Lancet Haematol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Système Diego : l’anticorps anti-Wra Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Bonnes pratiques en matière de transfusion de plaquettes Romans R 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Platelet clinical best practices Romans R 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Surveillance Report 2018 O'Brien S 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Safety of blood donation by individuals over age 70 and their contribution to the blood supply in five developed countries: a BEST Collaborative group study Goldman M, Germain M, Gregoire Y, Vassallo RR, Kamel H, Bravo M, Irving DO, Di Angelantonio E, Steele WR, O'Brien SF, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative (BEST) Investigators 2019 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
45 - Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia Kaplan C, Bertrand G, Ni H 2019 Platelets (Fourth Edition) View Researchers New or improved product or process
Translating red cell "omics" into new perspectives in transfusion medicine: mining the gems in the data mountains Spitalnik SL, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Other
Gay and bisexual men’s views on reforming blood donation policy in Canada: a qualitative study Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA 2019 BMC Public Health View Researchers Other
Management of iron deficiency Ning S, Zeller MP 2019 Hematology Am Soc Hematol Educ Program View Health care providers Clinical research
Réduction des agents pathogènes dans les produits de fractionnement Bigham M 2019 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Trombocitopenia Fetal Neonatal Aloimune: Informacao ao paciente International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2019 ICTMG.org website View Other Other
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (Chap. 26). Warkentin TE 2019 Consultative Hemostasis and Thrombosis, Fourth Edition View Other Benchmarking and standard setting
Laboratory diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Warkentin TE 2019 Int J Lab Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
Proceedings of the Food and Drug Administration public workshop on pathogen reduction technologies for blood safety 2018 Atreya C, Glynn S, Busch M, Kleinman S, Snyder E, Rutter S, AuBuchon J, Flegel W, Reeve D, Devine D, Cohn C, Custer B, Goodrich R, Benjamin RJ, Razatos A, Cancelas J, Wagner S, Maclean M, Gelderman M, Cap A, Ness P 2019 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Système Rhésus : l’anticorps anti-V Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Massive hemorrhage protocol survey: Marked variability and absent in one-third of hospitals in Ontario, Canada Chin V, Cope S, Yeh CH, Thompson T, Nascimento B, Pavenski K, Callum J 2019 Injury View Health care providers Clinical research
The sensitivity and specificity of platelet autoantibody testing in immune thrombocytopenia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of a diagnostic test Vrbensky JR, Moore JE, Arnold DM, Smith JW, Kelton JG, Nazy I 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Assessing the Vascular Deformability of Erythrocytes and Leukocytes: From Micropipettes to Microfluidics Scott M, Mathews K, Ma H 2019 Current and Future Aspects of Nanomedicine View Researchers Basic research
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost P, Morin M, Otis J 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Serologic assessments in acute transfusion reactions: practices and yields Cohen R, Lima A, Escorcia A, Tasmin F, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2019 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Immunotherapy: the good, the bad, the ugly, and the really ugly Branch DR 2019 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
An international external quality assessment for laboratory diagnosis of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Eekels JJM, Althaus K, Bakchoul T, Kroll H, Kiefel V, Nazy I, Lee LS, Sachs U, Warkentin TE, Greinacher A 2019 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers New or improved product or process
Anti-Lewis Peng S, Meunier D 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Clinical research
Cryoprotection of platelets by grafted polymers Scott M, Nakane N, Maurer-Spurej E 2019 Cryopreservation - Current Advances and Evaluations View Researchers Basic research
HIV Risk Factors Goldman M 2019 Screening Blood Donors with the Donor History Questionnaire View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Rh System: Anti-Cw Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Using the K/BxN mouse model of endogenous, chronic, rheumatoid arthritis for the evaluation of potential immunoglobulin-based therapeutic agents, including IVIg and Fc-?TP-L309C, a recombinant IgG1 Fc hexamer Lewis BJB, Ville J, Blacquiere M, Cen S, Spirig R, Zuercher AW, Käsermann F, Branch DR 2019 BMC Immunol View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: One in a million: Modelling rare blood flow Blake J, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Researchers Clinical research
Reducing red blood cell folate testing: a case study in utilisation management Ismail O, Chin-Yee I, Gob A, Bhayana V, Rutledge A 2019 BMJ Open Quality View Researchers Basic research
Children under 10 years of age were more affected by the 2018/19 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 epidemic in Canada: ?possible cohort effect following the 2009 influenza pandemic Skowronski DM, Leir S, De Serres G, Murti M, Dickinson JA, Winter A-L, Olsha R, Croxen MA, Drews SJ, Charest H, Martineau C, Sabaiduc S, Bastien N, Li Y, Petric M, Jassem A, Krajden M, Gubbay JB 2019 Euro Surveill View Health care providers Clinical research
An enzymatic pathway in the human gut microbiome that converts A to universal O type blood Rahfeld P, Sim L, Moon H, Constantinescu I, Morgan-Lang C, Hallam SJ, Kizhakkedathu JN, Withers SG 2019 Nat Microbiol View Researchers Basic research
Population pharmacokinetics of two recombinant human coagulation factor preparations in patients with hemophilia A Hua BL, Chelle P, Yeung C, Gu J, Zhao YQ, Iorio A 2019 Zhonghua Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi View Researchers Clinical research
Système Kell : l’anticorps anti-Jsa Meunier D, Peng S, Clarke G 2019 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Vein to Vein: A Summary of the Blood System in Canada Chargé S 2019 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Contextual factors influencing donor recruitment and cord blood collection: perspectives of frontline staff of the Canadian Blood Services' Cord Blood Bank Haw J, Polzer J, Devine DV 2019 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Advance in the Management of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Iba T, Levy JH, Raj A, Warkentin TE 2019 J Clin Med View Health care providers Clinical research
Canadian Blood Services should screen for behaviour, not sexual orientation Lachowsky NJ, Grace D 2019 Georgia Straight View Other Other
Effect of Fibrinogen Concentrate vs Cryoprecipitate on Blood Component Transfusion After Cardiac Surgery: The FIBRES Randomized Clinical Trial Callum J, Farkouh ME, Scales DC, Heddle NM, Crowther M, Rao V, Hucke HP, Carroll J, Grewal D, Brar S, Bussieres J, Grocott H, Harle C, Pavenski K, Rochon A, Saha T, Shepherd L, Syed S, Tran D, Wong D, Zeller M, Karkouti K, FIBRES Research Group 2019 JAMA View Health care providers Clinical research