Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed
Blood and Guts: Management of the GI Bleed
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Jenny Ryan
The 12th Annual Transfusion Medicine Education Videoconference takes place April 12, 2017. Pre-register today.
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platelets collected through apheresis
A primer on platelets
Wednesday, January 11, 2017
Amanda Maxwell
Blood is red. That’s because of the red blood cells or erythrocytes that whizz around your veins and arteries. The colour is a great visual marker, both clinically and emotionally, but sometimes its very redness hides the other important components that are in you to give. These include plasma, the...
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Blood collection, Canadian Blood Services
Supporting vital research through our Centre for Innovation: Part 2
Wednesday, January 04, 2017
Dr. Kendra Hodgkinson
We are now accepting applications for the 2017 competition of our Intramural Research Grant program!
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Top five
Looking back on 2016: A year of research, education and discovery
Wednesday, December 28, 2016
Jenny Ryan
The R.E.D. blog launched in February 2016 and we’ve published 47 articles that have attracted a combined total of 37,000 readers. We hope you’ve enjoyed them.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues Transfusion Blood
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Let me tell you about my science
Sharing the News: Science Communication for … Scientists
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Amanda Maxwell
Communicating science is an important part of the job for anyone involved in clinical research, whether it takes place face-to-face with the patient, a donor or the wider scientific community. Unfortunately, outreach like this can seem a daunting prospect to the lab scientist and practitioner; it is often easier to hide behind the bench or the stethoscope.
Transplantation Organs and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood
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risk-based decision-making
Making decisions the right way – a global endeavour – Part 1
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Jenny Ryan
Canadian Blood Services helped develop a unique framework for blood operators around the world to help improve and standardize the decision-making process when it comes blood safety.
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