The ORBCoN Report

Written By: GEMINI is the largest and most comprehensive hospital data collaborative in the province of Ontario with the potential to significantly inform and accelerate transfusion medicine quality improvements and […]

Written By: Troy Thompson- CE ORBCoN Regional Manager Sheena Scheuermann- SW ORBCoN Regional Project Coordinator 2006 marked the inception of the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN). One of the […]

Laura Aseltine MLT, BSc., Regional Project Coordinator;  Donna Berta RN, BScN, Clinical Project Coordinator – Nursing;  Sheena Scheuermann MLT, BTech., Regional Project Coordinator  Alison Wendt MLT, Regional Project Coordinator; Ontario […]

Lois Shepherd, MDCM, FRCPC, Chair, IGAP Laura Aseltine, MLT, BSc., Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network   The use of Immunoglobulin (IG) has been increasing on average, by approximately 10% per annum for […]

Troy Thompson, ORBCoN Program Manager WHAT IS IT? The newly revised Bloody Easy Lite eLearning course (BE Lite) is recommended for physicians and healthcare professionals who prescribe blood and blood […]

Sheena Scheuermann, Regional Project Coordinator, ORBCoN The mission of GHEST is to promote education, research, and best practices in Transfusion Medicine throughout the Golden Horseshoe region. The model is a […]

Yulia Lin, Jacob Pendergrast and Teresa Skelton “How about a global arm of Transfusion Camp?” This was the question Dr. Teresa Skelton asked of us in February 2020. Terri is […]

 Abby Wolfe, Knowledge Broker, Canadian Blood Services Intravenous albumin is a human-derived blood product manufactured from donated plasma. The vast majority of the plasma used to manufacture albumin for Canadian […]

Tracy Cameron, MLT, T. (Dorien) Ruijs, MD FRCPC GenPath, Donna Berta, RN, Alison Wendt MLT – Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network The provincial Bedside Audit of Blood Administration was conducted […]

Amanda VanSpronsen, MLT, PhDAssociate Professor, University of Alberta Choosing Wisely Canada (CWC) aims to reduce unnecessary medical tests, procedures, and treatments. They support the development and publication of practice recommendations from […]