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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Making decisions the right way – a global endeavour – Part 2

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Jenny Ryan

Go back to Making decisions the right way - a global endeavour - Part 1 A risk-based decision-making analysis on babesia in Canada Canadian Blood Services put babesia risk through the risk-based decision-making framework. We were curious about babesia risk and the experience of using the framework...

Transfusion Blood

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Canadian Blood Services staff part of a team of experts who organized the first international leadership workshop on organ donation and transplantation in Beijing, China

Bringing best practices in organ donation and transplantation to Beijing

Wednesday, December 07, 2016

Jillian Adler

Canadian Blood Services staff part of a team of experts who organized the first international leadership workshop on organ donation and transplantation in Beijing, China.

Transplantation Organs and Tissues

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Research aims to close knowledge gaps on donor screening of men who have sex with men

Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Jenny Ryan

A two-day meeting will be held in January 2017 with national and international stakeholders to identify research priorities for closing knowledge gaps that impact donor eligibility for men who have sex with men.

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Nancy Heddle – integrating expertise to make transfusion safer

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Dr. Kendra Hodgkinson

How long is too long? New study reveals truth about age of red blood cells

Transfusion Blood

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Expanding our cord blood for research program

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Dr. Kendra Hodgkinson

Throughout pregnancy, the umbilical cord nourishes the unborn baby with blood rich in nutrients and oxygen. The blood that remains in the cord and placenta after birth is full of stem cells. These cells are like the blood-forming stem cells that can be collected from the bone marrow or circulating...

Transplantation Stem Cells Blood

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