Newsletter

Before we begin Check out our new and improved IVIG/BMI app! In This Issue Did you know? Spotlight on Ferric Derisomaltose Alanna Howell, RNONTraC Program Manager The Global Health Burden […]

In This Issue The Elephant and Electric Touch:  Er as the 44th Blood Group Antigen System Dr. Christine M Cserti-Gazdewich,Laboratory Medicine Program – UHN The running joke is that our […]

In This Issue Transfusion Medicine Boot Camp for Nurses Donna Berta RN BScN, Clinical Project Coordinator – Nursing, ORBCoN BackgroundORBCoN’s annual educational event, Transfusion Medicine Boot Camp for Nurses, originated […]

In This Issue CMLTO Professional Development Activities Effie Lau, BSc, MLTProfessional Coordinator – Quality Assurance, College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO) On January 1, 2021, the CMLTO launched […]

In This Issue Transfusion Related Roles for Nursing Officers Maj Amy Godwin, RNBlood Program ManagerCanadian Armed Forces Canadian Armed Forces Nursing Officers are licensed Registered Nurses employed in various domains […]

In This Issue Results of a Market Research Survey on Accessing ORBCoN Resources Andrew Duyvestyn, Information Technology AnalystOntario Regional Blood Coordinating Network This spring, ORBCoN conducted a market research survey […]

In This Issue Choosing wisely when performing antenatal and postnatal transfusion tests: conference highlights. Save the Date: Transfusion Medicine Boot Camp for Nurses DYK: ORBCoN Resource Drawer Upcoming Event: University […]

ORBCoN Year in Review (2021-22)

In This Issue Are we closer to seeing the end of cryoprecipitate in Ontario? Jeannie Callum, BA, MD, FRCPCDirector of Transfusion Medicine, Kingston Health Sciences Centre In October of 2019, […]

In This Issue Transfusion Reaction Reporting Donna Berta RN BScN, Clinical Project Coordinator – Nursing, ORBCoN Hemovigilance has been described as surveillance measures spanning the entire transfusion process from blood […]