… symposium honours Canadian physician, Dr. Norman Bethune . A controversial figure, Dr. Bethune is remembered as a … within transfusion medicine. The program for this year’s symposium was developed by Dr. Dana Devine , Canadian Blood … poster presentation Image Winners of the poster awards. (L-R) Stefanie Mak, CBR Education Program Manager, with …

… Transplantation Organs and Tissues Jenny Ryan A  new publication  in  CMAJ  ( Canadian Medical Association … measures, but they should work to support the patient’s wishes to donate.   For access to professional education … Halifax) take listeners through considerations of having a patient who requests medical assistance in dying (MAiD) or …

… effort leads to better clinical guidelines for a serious illness affecting fetuses and newborns Transfusion … Fetal and Neonatal Alloimmune Thrombocytopenia? FNAIT is a rare disease that occurs when a baby inherits platelet … foreign to its mother. In response, the expectant mother’s immune system makes antibodies that destroy the developing …

… Vinesha Thursday, June 20, 2019 Image It all started with a sharp pain in Vinesha Ramasamy’s left knee. An x-ray revealed a mass. As her oncologist put it, it was “the worst case of …

… A recipient and her father become blood donor champions! … leukemia (ALL) in 2010. She fought bravely for two and a half years; always with a positive attitude. With the help … and has reached 110 donations! Scott and Isabella’s motto is #alwayssmile. This August, the Leukemia & Lymphoma …

… Week Monday, July 01, 2019 Image   For the second year in a row, the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science … to donate blood, recruit new donors and volunteer as a way to give back to their communities. As a highlight this … treatment. CSMLS members also play a vital role in Canada’s Lifeline by performing essential testing of donated blood …

… and brought in four Life Busses with donors who made a total of 50 donations - many of these were first time donors! The team held a donor recruitment event in May at their workplace to help … and they need blood as part of their treatment. It’s more important now than ever to donate -  I think we can …

… and the MD of Taber) arrived on Life Buses ... some were a little camera shy.   Taber is a community that is a 50-minute commute from Lethbridge. In support of Canada’s Lifeline, the Town of Taber Council passed a motion to give …

… John Jasmins of Delta Police shared his experience as a blood recipient and father of three young … an off-duty incident in February when he intervened in a violent assault. Jasmins required emergency surgery and six … donor centre and the blood donations that saved his dad’s life after a serious car accident. Today, Maddux organizes …