Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Development of standard definitions for surveillance of complications related to blood donation Goldman M, Land K, Robillard P, Wiersum-Osselton J 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
From Development to Implementation: Adjusting the Hematocrit of Deglycerolized Red Cell Concentrates to Meet Regulatory Standards Turner T, Hansen A, Kurach J, Acker JP 2017 Transfus Med Hemother View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Impact of changes to policy for Mexican risk travel on Canadian blood donor deferrals O'Brien SF, Uzicanin S, Choquet K, Yi QL, Fan W, Goldman M 2013 Blood Transfus View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Proceedings of a Consensus Conference: Risk-Based Decision Making for Blood Safety Leach Bennett J, Blajchman MA, Delage G, Fearon M, Devine D 2011 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators Other
SARS in Canada: Lessons learned for the blood operator Devine DV 2020 Transfus Med View Blood operators Other
Current Understanding of the Relationship between Blood Donor Variability and Blood Component Quality Hadjesfandiari N, Khorshidfar M, Devine DV 2021 Int J Mol Sci View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic and How Blood Operators Can Prepare for the Next Pandemic Drews SJ, O’Brien SF 2022 Viruses View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Bacterial contamination in platelet concentrates Pietersz RNI, Reesink HW, Panzer S, Oknaian S, Kuperman S, Gabriel C, Rapaille A, Lambermont M, Deneys V, Sondag D, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Delage G, Bernier F, Germain M, Vuk T, Georgsen J, Morel P, Naegelen C, Bardiaux L, Cazenave JP, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Seifried E, Hourfar K, Lin CK, Spreafico M, Raffaele L, Berzuini A, Prati D, Satake M, de Korte D, van der Meer PF, Kerkhoffs JL, Blanco L, Kjeldsen-Kragh J, Svard-Nilsson AM, McDonald CP, Symonds I, Moule R, Brailsford S, Yomtovian R, Jacobs MR 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Vox Sanguinis international forum on provision of granulocytes for transfusion and their clinical use: summary Morton S, Stanworth S, Lozano M, Harrison S, Hong F, Dennington P, McQuilten Z, Worel N, Compernolle V, Kutner J, Yokoyama A, Nahirniak S, Germain M, Hume H, Robitaille N, Wilson A, Tinmouth A, Massey E, Boulat C, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Schulze T, Bux J, Pierelli L, Ballester C, Netelenbos T, West K, Conry-Cantilena C, Eder A, Haley N, Yazer M, Triulzi D 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Alternatives in blood operations when choosing non-DEHP bags van der Meer PF, Devine DV, on behalf of the BEST Collaborative 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Determining staffing requirements for blood donor clinics: the Canadian Blood Services experience Blake JT, Shimla S 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Donor criteria for men who have sex with men: a Canadian perspective Goldman M, Lapierre D, Lemay L, Devine D, Sher G 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Evaluation of the sterility testing process of hematopoietic stem cells at Canadian Blood Services Mastronardi C, Yang L, Halpenny M, Toye B, Ramirez-Arcos S 2012 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Pathogen reduction technologies: The pros and cons for platelet transfusion Magron A, Laugier J, Provost P, Boilard E 2018 Platelets View Blood operators Basic research
Using simulation for strategic blood supply chain design in the Canadian prairies Blake J, McTaggart K 2016 Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on SIMULTECH View Blood operators New or improved product or process
An international comparison of anti-SARS-COV-2 assays used for seroprevalence surveys from blood component providers Lewin A, Drews SJ, Lieshout-Krikke R, Erikstrup C, Saeed S, Fady H, Uzicanin S, Custer B, O’Brien SF, the Surveillance Risk Assessment Policy tVS-gotI, Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2021 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
The safety of COVID-19 convalescent plasma donation: A multi-institutional donor hemovigilance study Cho JH, Rajbhandary S, van Buren NL, Fung MK, Al-Ghafry M, Fridey JL, Dy BA, Ziman A, Schreiber GB, Gammon RR, Reik R, Stubbs JR, van Buskirk CM, Kamel H, Townsend MJ, Zeller MP, Gottschall JL 2021 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
HIV residual risk in Canada for apheresis source plasma donation without deferral for men who have sex with men Aubé E, Lewin A, O'Brien SF, Grégoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Seed CR, Camirand Lemyre F, the Surveillance RA, Policy Subgroup of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators MSM research
Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men - an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk Davison KL, Gregoire Y, Germain M, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Steele WR, Pillonel J, Seed CR 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Impacts of COVID-19 and elective surgery cancellations on platelet supply and utilization in the Canadian Province of British Columbia Shopsowitz KE, Lim C, Shih AW, Fishbane N, Berry BR, Bigham M, Petraszko T, Trudeau J, Wyatt M, Yan MTS, Morrison D 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Climate change and parasitic risk to the blood supply Drews SJ, Wendel S, Leiby DA, Tonnetti L, Ushiro-Lumb I, O'Brien SF, Lieshout-Krikke RW, Bloch EM, the International Society of Blood Transfusion Working Party Parasite Subgroup 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Surveillance report O'Brien SF 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Bacterial contamination in platelets: incremental improvements drive down but do not eliminate risk Jenkins C, Rami­rez-Arcos S, Goldman M, Devine DV 2011 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Introducing the red cell storage lesion Chen D, Serrano K, Devine DV 2016 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Basic research
The Platelet Storage Lesion Devine DV, Serrano K 2010 Clin Lab Med View Blood operators Other
Understanding iron depletion and overload in blood donors O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2017 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Clinical research
Safety of blood donation by individuals over age 70 and their contribution to the blood supply in five developed countries: a BEST Collaborative group study Goldman M, Germain M, Gregoire Y, Vassallo RR, Kamel H, Bravo M, Irving DO, Di Angelantonio E, Steele WR, O'Brien SF, for the Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative (BEST) Investigators 2019 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
A large national study of ferritin testing in Canadian blood donors Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Osmond L, Scalia V, O'Brien SF 2017 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Risk of exposure to Zika virus and impact on cord blood banking and adult unrelated donors in hematopoietic cell transplantation: the Canadian Blood Services experience Adams Z, Morris G, Campbell T, Mostert K, Dibdin N, Fearon M, Elmoazzen H, Mercer D, Young K, Allan D 2018 Biol Blood Marrow Transplant View Blood operators Clinical research
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost P, Morin M, Otis J 2019 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Emotional labour and cord blood collection: frontline perspectives Haw J, Polzer J, Devine Dana V 2020 J Health Organ Manag View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Balancing non-discriminatory donor selection and blood safety in the Netherlands: Evaluation of an individual risk assessment of sexual behavior Hahn B, Quee F, Prinsze FJ, Gregoire Y, O'Brien SF, Germain M, van de Laar T, Zaaijer HL, van den Hurk K 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
Adhesion of anaerobic bacteria to platelet containers Kumaran D, Kalab M, Rood IGH, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 Vox Sang View Blood operators Basic research
How safe is safe enough, who decides and how? From a zero-risk paradigm to risk-based decision making Menitove JE, Leach Bennett J, Tomasulo P, Katz LM 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators Other
Impact of informing donors of low ferritin results Goldman M, Uzicanin S, Scalia J, Scalia V, O'Brien SF 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Process improvement by eliminating mixing of whole blood units after an overnight hold prior to component production using the buffy coat method Mastronardi C, Schubert P, Levin E, Bhakta V, Yi QL, Hansen A, Stewart T, Jenkins C, Lefresne W, Sheffield W, Acker JP 2013 J Blood Transfus View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Rapport de surveillance O'Brien SF 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Characterization of the growth dynamics and biofilm formation of Staphylococcus epidermidis strains isolated from contaminated platelet units Ali H, Greco-Stewart VS, Jacobs MR, Yomtovian RA, Rood IG, de Korte D, Ramirez-Arcos S 2014 J Med Microbiol View Blood operators Basic research
Introduction of a closed-system cell processor for red blood cell washing: postimplementation monitoring of safety and efficacy Acker JP, Hansen AL, Yi Q-L, Sondi N, Cserti-Gazdewich C, Pendergrast J, Hannach B 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Timing of gamma irradiation and blood donor sex influences in vitro characteristics of red blood cells de Korte D, Thibault L, Handke W, Harm SK, Morrison A, Fitzpatrick A, Marks DC, Yi QL, Acker JP 2018 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men: where are we today? Goldman M, O'Brien SF 2016 Curr Opin Hematol View Blood operators Other
Experiences with semi-routine production of riboflavin and UV-B pathogen-inactivated platelet concentrates in three blood centres van der Meer PF, Couture C, Hervig T, Kruit G, Devine DV, de Korte D, Kerkhoffs JL 2017 Vox Sang View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Hepatitis E Petrik J, Lozano M, Seed CR, Faddy HM, Keller AJ, Prado Scuracchio PS, Wendel S, Andonov A, Fearon M, Delage G, Zhang J, Shih JWK, Gallian P, Djoudi R, Tiberghien P, Izopet J, Dreier J, Vollmer T, Knabbe C, Aggarwal R, Goel A, Ciccaglione AR, Matsubayashi K, Satake M, Tadokoro K, Jeong S-H, Zaaijer HL, Zhiburt E, Chay J, Teo D, Chua SS, Piron M, Sauleda S, Echevarría J-M, Dalton H, Stramer SL 2016 Vox Sang View Blood operators Other
Preparation of blood products for transfusion: is there a best method? Devine DV, Serrano K 2012 Biologicals View Blood operators Other
International Forum on Gender Identification and Blood Collection: Summary Pandey S, Gorlin JB, Townsend M, Van Buren N, Leung JNS, Lee CK, van den Hurk K, Casamitjana N, Valles R, Alonso E, Miller YM, Richard P, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Zhiburt E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Espinosa A, Kamel H, Bravo M, Filho LA, Pecego M, Germain M, Rabusseau I, Shinar E, Raz H, Choudhury N, Bhatnagar N, Hurt K, Lopez M, Reik RA, Nie Y, Hung Y, Pheello L, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Challenges in the management of the blood supply Williamson LM, Devine DV 2013 Lancet View Blood operators Other
Intermittent bacteremia detected in an asymptomatic apheresis platelet donor with repeat positive culture for Escherichia coli: a case report Ramirez-Arcos S, Alport T, Goldman M 2015 Transfusion View Blood operators Clinical research
Segments from red blood cell units should not be used for quality testing Kurach JDR, Hansen AL, Turner TR, Jenkins C, Acker JP 2014 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Identification of six new RHCE variant alleles in individuals of diverse racial origin Goldman M, Cemborain A, Cote J, El Hamss R, Flower RL, Garaizar A, Garcia-Sanchez F, Hyland CA, Kalvelage M, Londero D, Lopez GH, Revelli N, Rodriguez-Wilhelmi P, Villa A, Ochoa-Garay G 2016 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Public Perceptions of Pathogen Reduction Technology in the Canadian Donor Blood Supply Gray N, Newbold KB, Lane SJ, Heddle NM, Webert K, Eyles J 2015 ISBT Sci Ser View Blood operators Other