… Ad placed in error MSM Thursday, August 11, 2016 On Aug. 5, a Canadian Blood Services ad appeared on a mobile social network for gay and bisexual men. We … of this ad. The ad was placed in error as part of a broader digital campaign. We took immediate steps to remove …

… drop in people becoming blood donors compared to a decade ago. 1 The campaign – first held in England and … from 21 countries covering one billion of the world’s population who are each calling for new donors to ensure … Susan Matsumoto, Director, Canadian Blood Services. “As a result of the Missing Type campaign we hope more people …

… The __Cs _f ___ _l__d Types Transfusion Blood Amanda Maxwell A #missingtype  repost of "The ABCs of ABO Blood Types". If … also noticed that transfusion could destroy the patient’s blood cells. But they usually dismissed these findings, …

… Canadians to become regular blood donors to meet Canada’s future blood needs,” says Mark Donnison, vice president of … intent to donate at some point this year, they’ll have a good chance of recruiting 100,000 new blood donors needed … Canada until August 28. The campaign involves the letters A, B and O, which represent the blood groups or type, going …

… These members of NSUPE Local 19 voted on Aug. 22 to ratify a new collective agreement. The Nova Scotia Union of Public … process and to the reliability and safety of Canada’s blood system,” said Peter MacDonald, donor relations …

… to successfully perform the monocyte monolayer assay—a laboratory-based test that predicts the severity of adverse … products. " Mastering the monocyte monolayer assay " is a new ResearchUnit that summarizes the study.  Through the … monolayer assay has not been well studied.    What's a monocyte monolayer assay?  To predict whether a red blood …

… and Tissues Plasma Stem Cells Transfusion Blood Jenny Ryan A new and improved site to learn, share and advance in the … and consultation, we're pleased to announce the launch of a new and improved online educational platform for … events. This new web portal will support these efforts. It’s also an opportunity to integrate our educational activities …

…   Image The Highly Sensitized Patient (HSP) program is a national organ sharing program operated by Canadian Blood … The program gives provincial transplant programs access to a larger national pool of kidney donors for highly sensitized … 15 people become deceased organ donors each year. Canada’s organ donation and transplant rate lags behind other …

… All blood donations in the U.S. to be tested for Zika; Canadian Blood Services monitoring … prepared to update our screening criteria should it pose a risk to the Canadian blood supply. We previously revised … enough time has passed for the virus to be eliminated from a person’s bloodstream. We encourage people to think about …

… and comfort more families are the best rewards. Recently, a collaboration of experts from across Canada worked to … death in Canada,” said Dr. Shemie, who is also a physician in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care, and at the Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University Health Centre and a professor …