Inspiring and facilitating best transfusion practices in Ontario.
Are you a small hospital in Ontario?
Dr. Pendergrast provides considerations for small hospitals in regards to the provincial massive hemorrhage protocol.
16th Annual TM Education Web Conference
Featured Resources
Bloody Easy Blood Administration Version 3 Handbook
This handbook is a comprehensive, referenced resource for transfusionists (nurses, health care professionals administering blood). It provides an overview of blood components and products with essential learnings and actions to ensure blood is administered safely.Print and French translation versions will be available soon.
Implementing an Evaluation Process for your Transfusion Competency Assessment Program
Transfusion Checklist Poster
This one page poster details the essential steps to ensure blood is administered safely. This document can be downloaded, printed and edited to suit your specific hospital policies. June 2021 Version 1.0
December 2021
In this Issue
- Whither convalescent plasma therapy?
- Major clinical trial finds convalescent plasma does not help patients with COVID-19
- Patient Engagement in the CONCOR-1 Trial: Formation and Involvement of the Community Advisory Committee
- Featured Resource: Transfusion Committee Handbook
Whither convalescent plasma therapy?
Dana V. Devine, PhD Chief Scientist, Canadian Blood Services and Director, UBC Centre for Blood Research
The concept of using the plasma from someone who has recovered from an illness to treat patients in the early stage of the same illness is not new. Our understanding of the immune system led to the development of this approach in the early 1900’s, and there was fairly widespread us [...]
Upcoming Events
January 27 @ 12:00 pm
University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds – January 27, 2022
February 24 @ 12:00 pm
University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds – February 24, 2022
March 24 @ 12:00 pm