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Requisitions and Forms


Wednesday, July 26, 2023

… Requisition BC  (PDF) (Electronic Fillable Form) Father's Rh Typing  (when maternal Rh is negative) Perinatal Screen … Cell Serology  (PDF) (Electronic Fillable Form) Father’s ABO RhD and Phenotyping (Maternal clinically significant … REQUIREMENTS HLA Disease Association – HLA-B27,  HLA-A, HLA-B, HLA-DR, HLA-DQ Pharmacogenomic Testing – …

Tomorrow changes today: Canadian Blood Services reports on 2016–2017 progress


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… focuses on areas such as the evolution of the organization’s approach to managing quality, efforts to improve … productivity and efficiency, and its plan to secure a sufficient supply of plasma for Ig for Canadian patients. … accounts by: Ottawa radio host “Stuntman” Stu Schwartz, a blood and stem cell recipient Employee and blood recipient, …

International researchers collaborate to understand trends in blood product use


Thursday, November 2, 2017

… Kendra Hodgkinson Canadian Blood Services currently has a special need for O-negative donors. And we aren’t alone … be transfused to recipients who have any ABO blood type (A, B, AB or O) and Rh type (positive or negative). This makes … them vital for emergency transfusions when the recipient’s blood type is unknown, or if ABO-matched and/or Rh-matched …

Expert guidance informs process for supporting grieving families


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… Determination of Death (pDCD) have recently been released. A summary report of these guidelines was  published today in … guidelines specifically for this practice. Dr. Weiss, a pediatric intensivist working at Centre mère-enfant Soleil du CHU de Québec – Université Laval and a medical director in organ donation with Transplant Quebec, …

Update on labour situation with OPSEU-Support


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… Blood Services cannot comment on details. Reaching a mutually satisfactory agreement with OPSEU-Support remains a priority for Canadian Blood Services. As responsible … in place is part of our ongoing commitment to managing a safe and secure national blood system. … …

RBC Genotyping Testing for RHCE and Extended Blood Groups


Sunday, August 19, 2018

… Test description This is a PCR-based assay for the identification of multiple alleles … Note: This test is not recommended for patients with a history of bone marrow (stem cell) transplant. RBC …  (PDF) Specimen and requisition requirements Specimen(s): One (1) 2 - 7 ml EDTA (lavender) tube mixed thoroughly by …

Honouring a courageous blood safety advocate 20 years after the Krever Commission


Thursday, November 9, 2017

… Honouring a courageous blood safety advocate 20 years after the Krever … research relevant to Canadian Blood Services. This year’s award competition closes November 30 . Nov. 26 marks the … culminated in Justice Horace Krever’s recommendations for a national, accountable, public blood service.   Image In …

Deceased donation in the spotlight at Critical Care Canada Forum 2017


Wednesday, December 20, 2017

… Jenny Ryan The Critical Care Canada Forum (CCCF) is a four-day conference for intensive care physicians and other … involved with the care of critically ill patients. For a third year in a row, Canadian Blood Services and Trillium … programs from around the globe. A key feature of this year’s Deceased Donation Symposium was a Donation after …

Postdoctoral Fellowship Program: enhancing expertise in transfusion and transplantation science


Wednesday, November 22, 2017

… of the blood system while making vital steps towards a safer, more effective and responsive system for Canada.   … fellows with salary support to conduct their research and a supplementary research allowance that can be used towards … making, and to get more ideas for my own work .” So, what’s next for Dr. Donkor? He is hoping to increase the …

Open Letter to the Honourable Commissioner Judge Horace Krever (retired)


Tuesday, August 21, 2018

… individuals whose lives have been touched by Canada’s national blood system, it’s my privilege to offer you our … other blood operators around the globe. Your vision for a national, accountable, public blood service, laid the … crippled the blood system causing harm to so many? It is a question that continually prompts me to think about those …