Resources for Technologists

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.

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.

Version 3: Jan 2020-12

This handbook provides practical information on coagulation. It is designed to enhance the knowledge of physicians, nurses and medical laboratory technologists about the basics of coagulation from laboratory testing to anticoagulant drugs and management of bleeding disorders.