Research. Education. Discovery.

Our Research, Education, and Discovery Blog is a showcase for our work as well as the basic science behind what we do. Here we invite readers to explore the worlds of transfusion and transplantation science and learn more about how our research leads to improved everyday practices and ultimately – and most importantly – better outcomes for patients. 

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L. Bruce Robertson beside Canadian Red Cross truck, ca. [1914-1918] Copyright: Queen’s Printer for Ontario
Dr. Lawrence Bruce Robertson and blood transfusion in the trenches of World War I
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Amanda Maxwell
Innovation150 series on the RED blog: As Canada celebrates 150 years we look back on Canadian innovations in transfusion medicine over the years. A series of posts over the next few weeks feature remarkable Canadian progress in transfusion medicine past, present and future. #Innovation150.
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BacT alert system
The things we do for safety – Battling bacteria (part II)
Thursday, June 08, 2017
Dr. Sophie Chargé
Previous posts in our "The things we do for safety" series Battling bacteria - part I Leukoreduction In a previous post, we wrote about the donor screening criteria, the arm scrub and the diversion pouch. These are important steps in our blood collection process to limit the introduction of bacteria...
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Dr. Danielle Martin, author of Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians
Better Now: A Q&A with Dr. Graham Sher on Dr. Danielle Martin's six big ideas to improve health care for Canadians
Thursday, June 01, 2017
Jennifer Ciavaglia
Dr. Danielle Martin, author of Better Now: Six Big Ideas for Improving Health Care for All Canadians spoke at Canadian Blood Services' board retreat in April 2017.
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CBS-ORBCON videoconference symposium 2017
Another great success for annual educational transfusion medicine symposium
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Jenny Ryan
Since 2007, Canadian Blood Services and the Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network (ORBCoN) co-chair the planning and execution of an annual transfusion medicine symposium in partnership with a community hospital. The involvement of the community hospital is key in identifying topics of...
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Highly ranked transfusion-related research projects get greenlight
Thursday, May 25, 2017
Jenny Ryan
Canadian Blood Services to fund three highly ranked relevant meritorious applications from the CIHR Project Grant applications submitted Fall 2016.
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The Ottawa Hospital announces new CIHR research grant recipients
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Jenny Ryan
Kudos to our research colleagues at The Ottawa Hospital on receiving 18 new CIHR research grants worth $10.7 million.
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