The ORBCoN Report

Kaylee Brooks, Canadian Blood Services Canadian Blood Services supports best practices in transfusion medicine through the development of educational resources published on our Professional Education website. Written by subject-matter experts […]

Kathryn Millar, BORN, Prenatal Screening Ontario Ontario health-care providers will soon have access to two innovative, publicly funded fetal blood group genotyping tests that can improve pregnancy management, reduce unnecessary […]

Troy Thompson MLT, BAHSc (Hons), Regional Manager ORBCoN (Central) Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN) and Canadian Blood Services (CBS) started collaborative hospital site visits in 2007. These site visits […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Written by: Rebecca Barty, MLT, BA, MSc Regional Manager, Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN- Southwest Region) | McMaster University (Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Transfusion Research) CSTM Vice President […]

Canadian Blood Services supports best practices in transfusion medicine through the development of educational resources published on our Professional Education website. Written by subject-matter experts from across Canada, our transfusion medicine resources […]

Written by: Dr. Andrew Shih TTISS Ontario Director  Melanie St John TTISS Ontario Coordinator  The Transfusion Transmitted Injuries Surveillance System (TTISS) continues to play a crucial role in safeguarding the […]

Written by: Akash Gupta, MD FRCPC DRCPSC CTBS Transfusion Medicine Specialist, Precision Diagnostics and Therapeutics Program (Laboratory Medicine), Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre , Medical Officer, Canadian Blood Services At the […]