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… and Dr. Gwen Clarke This blog post was adapted from a blog post from the May 2023 issue of ORBCoN's newsletter and a Letter to the Editor published in the peer-reviewed …

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… Unintentional bias in donor screening Project lead William A. Fisher (Western University)  Partners and collaborators … Research publications Hofkirchner, A., Kohut, T., O'Brien, S. F., & Fisher, W. A. (2022). Assessing unintentional creation …

… (McMaster University); LaRon E. Nelson (St. Michael’s Hospital)  Partners and collaborators AIDS Committee of … summary was written by the project team with support from a Canadian Blood Services' knowledge broker. Last Updated: … H., Sinno, J., Cadri, A., Lee, E., Marshall, Z., Mbuagbaw, L., & Nelson, L. (2022). #GotBlood2Give: Exploring the …

… (Montréal University); Sharmistha Mishra (St. Michael’s Hospital); David Moore (University of British Columbia); … summary was written by the project team with support from a Canadian Blood Services' knowledge broker. Last Updated: … Vancouver, this study estimated the incidence of HIV among a representative sample of GBM. Participants were asked about …

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