Resources for Technologists
Prospective Screening of Blood Product Orders
Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)
Patient Fact Sheets – Red Blood Cells (RBC) Antibodies
Version 3: Jan 2021
Special Blood Requirements Toolkit
Version 3: Jan 2021 This toolkit was developed for hospitals to help provide patients with some key information to facilitate the provision and communication of special blood component requirements to […]
Disinfecting Shipping Containers Used For Redistribution
A general protocol for cleaning/disinfecting shipping containers and shipping materials used for redistribution of blood components and products (May 2020)
ORBCoN Tech Assess
The ORBCoN Technologist Assessment program is available on the ORBCoN Learning Management System (LMS) which runs on the Surge Learning platform. Original Version February 2021, questions, rationale and references as written.
The ORBCoN Tech Assess eLearning program is an electronic learning tool with Transfusion Medicine related questions in both Basic (11 modules) and Advanced levels (12 modules). These questions are intended to provide Medical Laboratory Technologists (MLTs) in Ontario with a mechanism to assess and build on their technical and theoretical knowledge in Transfusion Medicine. There is also an additional Dispensary module that is intended for those facilities that act as a Blood and Blood Product dispensary site with limited laboratory functionality.
ORBCoN LMS – If your facility is interested in accessing the ORBCoN Tech Assess program on the ORBCoN LMS, please contact alison.wendt@sunnybrook.ca and provide the name for site administrator.
Surge Learning clients – If your site currently uses Surge Learning as an internal LMS platform, please reach out to your hospital Surge Learning administrator to be set up as the ORBCoN Tech Assess site administrator to access the program.
Introducing a New Blood Component or Product to Your Hospital
The purpose of developing this toolkit is to facilitate the introduction of new blood products is to support Ontario hospitals in the transition of making new blood products available within their organizations. This toolkit includes checklists and suggestions to assist in the examination of key aspects prior to implementation, during implementation and afterwards. Revised 2018.