Education and Resources
Family and Patient Guide: Blood Transfusion
Outpatient Handout: Blood Transfusion
Self-Assessment Tool to Support Compliance for Blood Regulations
Tissue Transplant A Patient and Family Guide
Choosing Wisely Canada Transfusion Recommendations
A series of short, entertaining and informative animated videos present Choosing Wisely Canada transfusion recommendations.
Blood Matters 2023
Blood Matters 2022
Blood Matters 2021
Blood Matters 2019
- Acute Transfusion Reactions
- IVIG and SCIG Utilization in the Atlantic Provinces in FY 2018-2019
- Massive Transfusion Guidelines
- Platelet Refractoriness
- Subcutaneous Immunoglobins
- The Safety of our Blood
Blood Matters 2018
- Vein to Vein
- Ethics Considerations of Limiting Treatment Availability
- RBC Utilization in Atlantic Canada
- Bacterial Contamination of Platelets
- Patient Blood Management
- The Basics of Platelet Transfusion
- Managing Blooding Patients on Warfarin vs the New Anticoagulants
- Alberta’s Approach to Provincialized Health Services
Blood Matters November 17, 2017
- A Tale of Two Cities Blood Transfusion in Port Au Prince and Halifax Following Major Trauma
- Blood Regulations Adverse Reactions, Reporting and Investigation
- Shifting to Digital in Recruiting Blood Donors
- Some Things Never Change
- Transfusion Reaction Case Studies
Blood Matters November 18, 2016
- Where Quality Runs Through the Veins of Patient Care
- Platelet Transfusions
- Errors Management Contemplating the Climb, Is it Worth the Effort
- Clinical Utilization of Plasma
- Fractionated Plasma Products in CV Surgery
- New Trends in International Hemovigilance
- First at the Scene (EHS)
- Running with the Bulls Massive Transfusion in the Emergency Department
- Supporting the Run
Blood Matters November 6, 2015
- Donation and Transplantation at Canadian Blood Services
- The Role and Scope of the LPN
- Initial Impact of a Novel Red Cell Inventory Ordering Algorithm
- Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Red Cell Quality
- Neonatal Transfusion: Irradiation and CMV
- Clinical Considerations in Neonatal Transfusion – Small Patients, Big Issues
- Allocation of Red Cells During a Blood Shortage
- Expanding Massive Transfusion Protocol Into the Prehospital System of Care
- Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura