The ORBCoN Report
A pathogen-reduced inventory at Canadian Blood Services with a focus on solvent detergent plasma
Kathryn Webert, MSc, MD, FRCPCMedical Director and Special AdvisorCanadian Blood Services To provide an additional layer of product safety, Canadian Blood Services aims to introduce pathogen-reduced components and products, wherever […]
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 long and ever-expanding list of red cell surface antigens exists simply to create jobs for blood […]
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 2018. The intent is to foster transfusion knowledge […]
Why are audits important and beneficial for laboratory?
Sneha Patel, BMLSc, MLT, CTBSQuality Assurance & Safety OfficerTransfusion Medicine and Tissue BankSunnybrook Health Sciences Centre An audit is a systematic, independent, objective and documented process for gathering information. An […]
Get Ready for BABA!!! Upcoming Provincial Bedside Audit of Blood Administration (BABA)
Tracy Cameron, MLT, Regional Manager, ORBCoN NE Transfusion of blood is a frequently ordered treatment; across Ontario hospitals, every day in FY 2021/22, approximately 950 red blood cell units were […]
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 its updated Quality Assurance Program (QAP) which […]
Are we over activating Massive Hemorrhage Protocols in Pediatric Patients?
Dylan Grimm1, Laurence Delorme1, Eric Fagan1, Na Li 2, Mark McVey3,4, Suzanne Beno5,6, Elaine Leung7,8, Lani Lieberman9,10, Troy Thompson11, Katerina Pavenski12, Jeannie Callum13, Kimmo Murto14,15 1Queen’s University, Faculty of Medicine, […]
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 of nursing including direct patient care, clinical training, personnel […]
Blood on Board Program saving lives and time in first year
Disclaimer: reposted with permission from Hospital News By Joshua McNamara A car crashes on a rural highway, 60 minutes from the closest hospital. Ornge’s Operations Control Centre receives a request […]
Blood in a Canadian Armed Forces Theatre of Operations
Warrant Officer Jeff Scott, BSc, MLTCanadian Armed Forces Blood Program Massive hemorrhage is the leading cause of potentially survivable death on the battlefield (1). The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) […]