Our Research Publications

Updated November 2023

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
An expanded role for blood donor emerging pathogens surveillance O’Brien SF, Goldman M, Drews S 2023 CMAJ View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Proceedings of the immune thrombocytopenia summit: new concepts in mechanisms, diagnosis, and management Mahamad S, Modi D, Al-Samkari H, Cuker A, Despotovic JM, Italiano JE, Lambert MP, Lee EJ, Rondina MT, Sholzberg M, Kruse C, Larché M, Nazy I, Miller MS, Arnold DM 2023 Res Pract Thromb Haemost View Health care providers Clinical research
NAC Recommendations for the Use of Solvent-Detergent Plasma in Canada Quinn JG, Pavenski K, Webert K, Ye S 2023 National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Adjudicating the Diagnosis of Immune Thrombocytopenia in a Clinical Research Study Gabe C, Mahamad S, John M, Duncan J, Kelton J, Arnold D 2023 TH Open View Researchers Clinical research
Validation of a flow-cytometry-based red blood cell antigen phenotyping method Liwski R, Clarke G, Cheng C, Abidi SSR, Abidi SR, Quinn JG 2023 Vox Sang View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Hepatitis B Blood Donor Screening Data: An Under-Recognized Resource for Canadian Public Health Surveillance O’Brien SF, Reedman CN, Osiowy C, Bolotin S, Yi Q-L, Lourenço L, Lewin A, Binka M, Caffrey N, Drews SJ 2023 Viruses View Researchers Clinical research
An online immunohematology educational resource for post-graduate hematology trainees: LearnSerology.ca Arsenault V, Yan MTS, Tait G, Lewin A, Pendergrast J 2023 Transfus Apher Sci View Health care providers Education research
Impact of SERPINC1 mutation on thrombotic phenotype in children with congenital antithrombin deficiency-first analysis of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis pediatric antithrombin deficiency database and biorepository Kumar R, Bakeer N, Dawson J, Al-Mughairy A, Stanek J, Dunn A, Male C, Chan A, Williams S 2023 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
How do I/we forecast tomorrows’ transfusion: Blood components Pereyra N, Devine DV 2023 Transfus Clin Biol View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Use of selective phenotyping and genotyping to identify rare blood donors in Canada Tordon B, Montemayor C, Clarke G, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Clinical research
Transfusion camp: A retrospective study of self-reported impact on postgraduate trainee transfusion practice Yeung KCY, Kapitany C, Chargé S, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C, D'Empaire PP, Khandelwal A, Lieberman L, Lee C, Pavenski K, Pendergrast J, Shehata N, Hsia CC, Lavoie M, Murphy MF, Prokopchuk-Gauk O, Rahmani M, Trudeau J, Zeller MP, Lin Y 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Education research
Willingness and eligibility to donate blood under 12-month and 3-month deferral policies among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada Brennan D, Armstrong JP, Kesler M, Bekele T, Lachowksy N, Grace D, Hart TA, Souleymanov R, Adam B 2023 PLOS Glob Public Health View Researchers MSM research
BAY 81-8973 Efficacy and Safety in Previously Untreated and Minimally Treated Children with Severe Hemophilia A: The LEOPOLD Kids Trial Ljung R, Chan AKC, Glosli H, Afonja O, Becker B, Tseneklidou-Stoeter D, Mancuso ME, Saulyte-Trakymiene S, Kenet G 2023 Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
Determining the Optimal SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine Dosing Interval for Maximum Immunogenicity Asamoah-Boaheng M, Goldfarb D, Prusinkiewicz MA, Golding L, Karim ME, Barakauskas V, Wall N, Jassem AN, Marquez AC, MacDonald C, O'Brien SF, Lavoie P, Grunau B 2023 Cureus View Researchers Clinical research
Staphylococcal Enterotoxins Enhance Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus aureus in Platelet Concentrates Chi SI, Ramirez-Arcos S 2023 Microorganisms View Researchers Basic research
‘A Most Equitable Drug’: How the Clinical Studies of Convalescent Plasma as a Treatment for SARS-CoV-2 Might Usefully Inform Post-Pandemic Public Sector Approaches to Drug Development Grundy Q, Campbell C, Ali R, Herder M, Holloway K 2023 J Law Med Ethics View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Massive Hemorrhage Protocol: A Practical Approach to the Bleeding Trauma Patient Petrosoniak A, Pavenski K, da Luz LT, Callum J 2023 Emerg Med Clin North Am View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Severe fetal anemia caused by anti-Jra: Burst forming unit-erythroid colony formation inhibition assay suggesting possible erythroid suppression mechanism Tran A, Yan MTS, Branch DR, Blacquiere M, Pineault N, Pasha R, Clarke G 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Clinical Outcomes of Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using Ex Vivo Expansion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Studies Saiyin T, Kirkham AM, Bailey AJM, Shorr R, Pineault N, Maganti HB, Allan DS 2023 Transplant Cell Ther View Researchers Clinical research
Modulation of Neutrophil Function by Recombinant Human IgG1 Fc Hexamer in the Endogenous K/BxN Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis Almizraq RJ, Frias Boligan K, Lewis BJB, Cen S, Whetstone H, Spirig R, Käsermann F, Campbell IK, von Gunten S, Branch DR 2023 Pharmacology View Researchers Basic research
Small Molecule Drugs That Inhibit Phagocytosis Loriamini M, Lewis-Bakker MM, Frias Boligan K, Wang S, Holton MB, Kotra LP, Branch DR 2023 Molecules View Researchers Basic research
Assessment of the soluble proteins HMGB1, CD40L and CD62P during various platelet preparation processes and the storage of platelet concentrates: The BEST collaborative study Cognasse F, Hamzeh Cognasse H, Eyraud MA, Prier A, Arthaud CA, Tiberghien P, Begue S, de Korte D, Gouwerok E, Greinacher A, Aurich K, Noorman F, Dumont L, Kelly K, Cloutier M, Bazin R, Cardigan R, Huish S, Smethurst P, Devine D, Schubert P, Johnson L, Marks DC, Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Basic research
Chapter 2. Blood components Gupta A, Bigham M 2023 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The transfusion-associated dyspnea prospective observation and laboratory assessment study: a protocol for investigating and disambiguating cardiopulmonary and high-grade febrile transfusion reactions in adults McVey M, Saeed S, Siddiqui R, Armali C, Kron A, Branch D, Brinc D, Zhang L, Shehata N, Pavenski K, Gupta A, Lin Y, Lieberman L, Pendergrast J, Callum J, Cserti-Gazdewich C 2023 Int J Clin Trials View Health care providers Clinical research
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
SARS-CoV-2 Virus-Like Particle Neutralizing Capacity in Blood Donors Depends on Serological Profile and Donor-Declared SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination History Drews SJ, Hu Q, Samson R, Abe KT, Rathod B, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Mostafa HH 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Clinical research
Chapitre 19. Plaquettes à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W, Ning S 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
National Blood Foundation 2021 Research and Development summit: Discovery, innovation, and challenges in advancing blood and biotherapies Holmberg JA, Henry SM, Burnouf T, Devine D, Marschner S, Boothby TC, Burger SR, Chou ST, Custer B, Blumberg N, Siegel DL, Spitalnik SL 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia Li N, Mahamad S, Parpia S, Iorio A, Foroutan F, Heddle NM, Hsia CC, Sholzberg M, Rimmer E, Shivakumar S, Sun HL, Refaei M, Hamm C, Arnold DM 2022 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers New or improved product or process
Surveillance report O'Brien SF 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Immunospecific analysis of in vitro and ex vivo surface-immobilized protein complex Sask KN, Thong B, Goodarzynejad N, Berry LR, Chan AKC 2022 Biointerphases View Researchers Basic research
GRADE Guidance 34: update on rating imprecision using a minimally contextualized approach Zeng L, Brignardello-Petersen R, Hultcrantz M, Mustafa RA, Murad MH, Iorio A, Traversy G, Akl EA, Mayer M, Schünemann HJ, Guyatt GH 2022 J Clin Epidemiol View Researchers Clinical research
Massive Hemorrhage Protocol: Quality Metrics Portal Pilot Thompson T, Callum J 2022 Ontario Regional Blood Coordinating Network February 2022 Newsletter View Health care providers Clinical research
Survey of blood centre readiness regarding removal of DEHP from blood bag sets: The BEST Collaborative Study Razatos A, Acker JP, de Korte D, Bégué S, Noorman F, Doyle B, Zia M, Min K, The Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion Collaborative 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
International Forum on the Management of Major Haemorrhage: Responses Green L, Stanworth S, McQuilten Z, Lin V, Tucker H, Jackson B, Badawi M, Hindawi S, Chaurasia R, Patidar G, Pandey HC, Fasola F, Miyata S, Matsumoto M, Matsushita T, Rahimi-Levene N, Peer V, Pavenski K, Callum J, Thompson T, Murphy M, Staves J, Maegele M, Abeyakoon C, Rushford K, Wood E, Nuñez MA, Mellado S, Saa E, Triyono T, Pratomo B, Apelseth TO, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International survey of strategies to mitigate transfusion-transmitted Trypanosoma cruzi in non-endemic countries, 2016–2018 Crowder LA, Wendel S, Bloch EM, O'Brien SF, Delage G, Sauleda S, Leiby DA, for the WP-TTID Subgroup on Parasites 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
(NZW × BXSB) F1 male mice: An unusual, severe and fatal mouse model of lupus erythematosus Almizraq RJ, Frias Boligan K, Loriamini M, McKerlie C, Branch DR 2022 Front Immunol View Researchers Basic research
Genome-wide association study of platelet factor 4/heparin antibodies in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia Giles JB, Steiner HE, Rollin J, Shaffer CM, Momozawa Y, Mushiroda T, Inai C, Selleng K, Thiele T, Pouplard C, Heddle NM, Kubo M, Miller EC, Martinez KL, Phillips EJ, Warkentin TE, Gruel Y, Greinacher A, Roden DM, Karnes JH 2022 Blood Adv View Researchers Basic research
Plasma transfusion practices: A multicentre electronic audit Khandelwal A, Minuk L, Liu Y, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Barty R, Hsia C, Solh Z, Shehata N, Thompson T, Tinmouth A, Perelman I, Skeate R, Kron AT, Callum J 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Whole Blood Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Plasma Components Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Market in Noninvasive Prenatal Tests and the Message to Consumers: Exploring Responsibility Holloway K, Simms N, Hayeems RZ, Miller FA 2022 Hastings Cent Rep View Regulators Ethical, legal and social implications research
Complement contributions to COVID-19 Conway EM, Pryzdial ELG 2022 Curr Opin Hematol View Researchers Basic research
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
Evolving policies for donors with diabetes: The Canadian experience Miller O, Caffrey N, O'Brien SF, Goldman M 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapter 17. Hemostatic disorders and hereditary angioedema Poon MC, Goodyear D, Rydz N, Lee A 2022 Clinical Guide to Transfusion View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Assessing the quality of stored red blood cells using handheld Spatially Offset Raman spectroscopy with multisource correlation analysis Vardaki MZ, Georg Schulze H, Serrano K, Blades MW, Devine DV, F. B. Turner R 2022 Spectrochim Acta A Mol Biomol View Researchers New or improved product or process
Acute thrombocytopenia suggesting thrombotic microangiopathy Venier LM, Patriquin CJ, Warkentin TE 2022 Am J Hematol View Health care providers Clinical research
An uncertain association between influenza season, recent influenza vaccination campaigns, and unconfirmed repeat reactive syphilis serology assay results in Canadian blood donors Drews SJ, Bodnar M, Gill B, Carson D, Hawes G, Yi QL, Tran V, Zhou HY, Bigham M, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
A Qualitative Comparison of the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant Assay against Commonly Used Canadian SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme Immunoassays in Blood Donor Retention Specimens, April 2020 to March 2021 Abe KT, Rathod B, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Tuite A, Robbins NF, Orjuela G, Jenkins C, Conrod V, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting