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Organ donation specialists may increase organ donations in Canada

Monday, December 16, 2013
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News release
The integration of donation physician specialists into hospital teams in Canada could help increase organ donations, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.130050 Deceased donation rates in Canada are well behind those in many
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Blood Donors Provide Proof that Miracles Still Exist

Monday, December 02, 2013
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News release
Ten-year-old can still believe this holiday season, thanks to blood donors December 2, 2013 (OTTAWA) – If a child were to look you in the eye and ask if miracles exist, what would you say? The answer might prove difficult if that child has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. As Canadian
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Public release of independent performance review of Canadian Blood Services

Monday, October 28, 2013
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News release
October 28, 2013 (OTTAWA) - Provincial and territorial Ministers of Health (except Quebec) announce today the public release of a recent independent performance review of Canadian Blood Services. This review, conducted by Ernst and Young, and covering the years April 2008 to March 2012, was
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Dr. Graham Sher elected president of the AABB

Thursday, October 17, 2013
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News release
October 17, 2013 (OTTAWA) - Canadian Blood Services’ CEO Dr. Graham Sher has been elected president of the AABB for 2013-2014. Formerly the American Association of Blood Banks, the AABB is an international non-profit association that represents individuals and institutions involved in the field of
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Canadian Blood Services Releases A Report to Canadians 2012/2013: Aligning Our Goals

Thursday, October 03, 2013
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Statement
October 03, 2013 (OTTAWA) - On Thursday, October 3 rd, Canadian Blood Services presented its 2012/2013 annual report, A Report to Canadians, to the Ministers of Health at the Canadian Blood Services Annual General Meeting in Toronto, ON. The report illustrates the evolution of the blood system into
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Building New Hope for Patients

Monday, September 30, 2013
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News release
Canadian Blood Services’ and The Ottawa Hospital celebrate first step towards building Canada’s first national public cord blood bank September 30, 2013 (OTTAWA) – Starting today, mothers delivering at The Ottawa Hospital’s General and Civic Campuses, will have an opportunity to donate their babies’
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Web Statement - 15th Anniversary

Friday, September 27, 2013
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News release
September 27, 2013 (CANADA) - On November 26, 1997, Justice Horace Krever tabled a report to the federal government that had 28 recommendations. One of Krever’s key recommendations was the creation of a new national blood authority. We assumed full responsibility for the operation of the blood
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Nothing Can Stop ‘Super Hero’ Students From Saving Lives!

Thursday, September 26, 2013
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News release
Southern Ontario Universities Help Launch National Get Swabbed Campaign September 26, 2013 (LONDON / WATERLOO) – Students at Fanshawe College and Wilfrid Laurier University are donning new capes in their collective efforts to register more men between the ages of 17 and 35 to become potential stem
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Project Recovery turns unused blood products from Canadian blood donations into hemophilia medicine for developing countries

Thursday, September 26, 2013
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News release
September 26, 2013 (MONTREAL) – In what’s being hailed as a world first, precious proteins left over from the manufacture of plasma products from Canadian blood donors are being turned into life- and limb-saving treatments for thousands of people living with hemophilia in developing countries.
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