Nurses

Patients

Physicians

Technologists
IG Utilization Updates At A Glance

IG Utilization Updates At A Glance

See what's new in Version 5 of IGUM!
Find out more
Whole Blood, Leukocytes Reduced Recommendations

Whole Blood, Leukocytes Reduced Recommendations

This document provides recommendations for the introduction of Whole Blood, Leukocytes Reduced for non-military use in Canada, to ensure equitable access and use to a finite resource.
Read More
Ontario Contingency Plan for the Management of Blood Shortages Version 4

Ontario Contingency Plan for the Management of Blood Shortages Version 4

The Ontario Contingency Plan for the Management of Blood Shortages (Version: 4.0 Date: 2026) outlines the provincial response to a blood shortage and together with the Toolkit, provides your hospital with guidance and tools to better prepare for the event of a national blood shortage, consistent with other hospitals across the province and across Canada.

Read More

Featured Resources

Bloody Easy Lite eLearning program

Bloody Easy Lite eLearning program

Learn about the Bloody Easy Lite eLearning program 2024 version

Read more
Transfusion Checklist Poster

Transfusion Checklist Poster

This one-page poster details the essential steps to ensure blood is transfused safely. It is the summary of the BEBA version 3 Handbook. The document can be downloaded, printed, or edited to your hospital specific policies.

June 2021 Version 1.0

View attachment Download
Blood Transfusion: Information for Patients, v4.1

Blood Transfusion: Information for Patients, v4.1

Revised: February 2024

This document offers patients and families basic information about blood transfusion. It may be used to facilitate informed consent discussions.

Hospitals can download, customize and print the double sided one-pager document for distribution. The document is available in English and French.

View attachment Download

The ORBCoN Report

ORBCoN 2025–26: A Year in Review

Tracy Cameron, MLT, Regional Manager ORBCoN NE In fiscal year (FY) 2025–26, ORBCoN continued to advance initiatives that support appropriate blood utilization, education, inventory management, communication, and patient safety across Ontario. Highlights of key projects under each strategic goal are […]

Highlighting the 7th Annual Workshop and the 21st Annual ORBCoN/CBS Transfusion Medicine Educational Symposium

Written by: Alexis Iob – NE Regional Project Coordinator, ORBCoN  Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN) and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) co-hosted the 7th Annual Wet Workshop on April 22nd, 2026, and the 21st Annual Transfusion Medicine Educational Symposium on April 29th. ORBCoN and CBS hosts these education sessions to provide information on best practice in blood […]

ORBCoN: The Network’s 20 Year Anniversary, Two Decades of Growth, Innovation, and Collaboration

Written By: Troy Thompson MLT BAHSc (Hons) ORBCoN Program Manager Founded in 2006 with support from the Ministry of Health, the network was created to bring an organized, integrated approach […]

Upcoming Events

September 24 @ 12:00 pm

University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds- September 24, 2026

Find out more

September 26 @ 7:45 am

2026 Golden Horseshoe Education Supporting Transfusionists (GHEST) Symposium

Find out more

October 22 @ 12:00 pm

University of Toronto Transfusion Medicine Rounds- October 22, 2026

Find out more