Our Research Publications

Updated August 2024

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Whole Blood and Apheresis Collection of Blood Components Intended for Transfusion Acker JP, Razatos A, Marks D 2023 AABB Technical Manual, 21st Edition View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Medication Deferrals in Blood Donors Goldman M, Jacquot C, Land K 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators Clinical research
International Forum on Management of Blood Donors with Culture-Positive Platelet Donations: Summary Vassallo R, Kamel H, Goel R, Al-Riyami AZ, Al Muharrmi Z, Jacquot C, Ramirez-Arcos S, Khandelwal A, Goldman M, Hands K, McLintock L, Mitchell H, Wendel S, Scuracchio P, Fachini R, Pettersson SM, Bengtsson J, Brailsford SR, Tossell J, Amorim L, Lopes ME, Pêcego M, Germain M, Renaud C, Morley SL, So R, Townsend M, Hopkins C, Harritshoej LH, Erikstrup C, Gosbell IB, Levin MH, Dennington PM, Dunbar N 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
FAQ: Solvent detergent (S/D) treated plasma (Octaplasma) Mack J, Gordon R, Romans R, Webert K, Ning S, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Composants plasmatiques Stewart T 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Loss of Autophagy Activity during Storage of Hematopoietic Stem Cell Grafts Is Associated with Reduced Potency Maganti H, Jahan S, Patel J, Kaushal R, McGregor C, Pasha R, Pineault N 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Rapport d’impact annuel 2022-2023 Innovation et gestion du portefeuille Canadian Blood Services' Innovation & Portfolio Management 2023 Blood.ca website View General public Other
Transfusion thérapeutique de granulocytes Gardner E, Fernandes M, Latour C, Seftel M, Acker J, Clarke G 2023 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Effect of Donor Sex on Recipient Mortality in Transfusion Chassé M, Fergusson DA, Tinmouth A, Acker JP, Perelman I, Tuttle A, English SW, Hawken S, Forster AJ, Shehata N, Thavorn K, Wilson K, Cober N, Maddison H, Tokessy M 2023 NEJM View Researchers Clinical research
Monitoring syphilis serology in blood donors: Is there utility as a surrogate marker of early transfusion transmissible infection behavioral risk? O'Brien SF, Drews SJ, Yi Q-L, Osmond L, Tran V, Zhou HY, Goldman M 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
What influences decisions to donate plasma? A rapid review of the literature Berger M, Easterbrook A, Holloway K, Devine D, Bansback N 2023 Vox Sang View Researchers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Auditing a recently implemented massive hemorrhage protocol: feasibility of assessing pre-specified metrics and compliance Leis M, Clarfield L, Lin Y, Gupta A, Da Luz L 2023 CJEM View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
KEL1 negative red cell transfusions for females of current or future child-bearing potential: A clinical impact and feasibility study Ning S, Morin PA, Elahie A, Li N, Liu Y, Barty R, Clarke G, Zeller M, Heddle NM 2023 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
Immunogenicity and safety of mixed COVID-19 vaccine regimens in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases: a single-centre prospective cohort study Hitchon CA, Mesa C, Bernstein CN, Marrie RA, Card C, O’Brien SF, Kim J 2023 BMJ Open View Health care providers Clinical research
Resource for Physicians: Hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN): IVIG in the management of Rh- and ABO-mediated HDN Lieberman L, La Rocca U, Estcourt L, Jug R, Louw V, Muniz-Diaz E, Maier RF, Christensen R, Goel R, Sheharyar R, Delaney M, Bercovitz R, Bake J, Ramsey G, Pessoa dos Santos M, Charge S, Wolfe A, Bathla A, On behalf of the International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines (ICTMG) 2023 ICTMG.org View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Genetically engineered transfusable platelets using mRNA lipid nanoparticles Leung J, Strong C, Badior KE, Robertson M, Wu X, Meledeo MA, Kang E, Paul M, Sato Y, Harashima H, Cap AP, Devine DV, Jan E, Cullis PR, Kastrup CJ 2023 Sci Adv View Researchers New or improved product or process
An unsupervised learning approach to identify immunoglobulin utilization patterns using electronic health records Riazi K, Ly M, Barty R, Callum J, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Down DG, Sidhu D, Li N 2023 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Cardiovascular events among recipients of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation-A systematic review and meta-analysis Aghel N, Lui M, Wang V, Khalaf D, Mian H, Hillis C, Walker I, Leber B, Lipton JH, Aljama M, Lepic K, Berg T, Garcia-Horton A, Petropoulos J, Masoom H, Leong DP 2023 Bone Marrow Transplant View Researchers Clinical research
Dual roles of fucoidan-GPIbα interaction in thrombosis and hemostasis: implications for drug development targeting GPIbα Shen C, Mackeigan DT, Shoara AA, Xu R, Bhoria P, Karakas D, Ma W, Cerenzia E, Chen Z, Hoard B, Lin L, Lei X, Zhu G, Chen P, Johnson PE, Ni H 2023 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Basic research
The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Canada: a time-series study, 2020–2023 Murphy TJ, Swail H, Jain J, Anderson M, Awadalla P, Behl L, Brown PE, Charlton CL, Colwill K, Drews SJ, Gingras A-C, Hinshaw D, Jha P, Kanji JN, Kirsh VA, Lang ALS, Langlois M-A, Lee S, Lewin A, O’Brien SF, Pambrun C, Skead K, Stephens DA, Stein DR, Tipples G, Caeseele PGV, Evans TG, Oxlade O, Mazer BD, Buckeridge DL 2023 CMAJ View Researchers Clinical research
Management of Pregnancies Alloimmunized with Non-Rh and Non-K Alloantibodies Jackson ME, Grabowska K, Lieberman L, Clarke G, Yan MTS, Canadian Obstetric Pediatric Transfusion Network 2023 J Obstet Gynaecol Can View Health care providers Clinical research
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of mesenchymal stromal cells to treat coronavirus disease 2019: is it too late? Kirkham AM, Bailey AJM, Shorr R, Lalu MM, Fergusson DA, Allan DS 2023 Cytotherapy View Researchers Clinical research
Development and internal validation of a clinical prediction model for the diagnosis of immune thrombocytopenia: reply Mahamad S, Li N, Arnold DM 2023 J Thromb Haemost View Researchers Clinical research
White paper on pandemic preparedness in the blood supply Strengers P, O'Brien SF, Politis C, Mayr W, Seifried E, Spencer BR 2023 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
TEMRA: the CD8 subset in chronic ITP? Lazarus AH, Semple JW 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Rapport de surveillance O'Brien S 2023 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): doença por Rhesus (Rh) e outros anticorpos não-ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Multinational comparison study of aircraft pilot healthcare avoidance behaviour Hoffman WR, Patel PK, Aden J, Willis A, Acker JP, Bjerke E, Miranda E, Luster J, Tvaryanas A 2023 Occup Med (Lond) View Researchers Clinical research
Navigating imperfect policies to donate plasma: Survey on plasma donation and a pilot plasma donation program among men who have sex with men in Canada Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Goldman M, Butler-Foster T, Hill NE, Lapierre D, MacDonagh R, Rubini KA, Miguel G, Rosser A, MacPherson P, Palumbo A, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J 2023 Transfusion View Researchers MSM research
Comparison of three dosing intervals for the primary vaccination of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine (BNT162b2) on magnitude, neutralization capacity and durability of the humoral immune response in health care workers: A prospective cohort study Leong DP, Zhang A, Breznik JA, Clare R, Huynh A, Mushtaha M, Rangarajan S, Stacey H, Kim PY, Loeb M, Denburg JA, Mertz D, Chagla Z, Nazy I, Miller MS, Bowdish DME, Duong M 2023 PLoS One View Researchers Clinical research
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé qui commandent des concentrés de granulocytes Stepien J, Robert M-H 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
SARS-CoV-2 cross-sectional seroprevalence study among public school staff in Metro Vancouver after the first Omicron wave in British Columbia, Canada Watts AW, Mâsse LC, Goldfarb DM, Irvine MA, Hutchison SM, Muttucomaroe L, Poon B, Barakauskas VE, O’Reilly C, Bosman E, Reicherz F, Coombs D, Pitblado M, O’Brien SF, Lavoie PM 2023 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
The Specialist in Transfusion Science program Clarke G, Holovati J 2023 Immunohematology View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Plan de mejora para el proceso de inventarios de la empresa Zoomania clinica Veterinaria S.A.S Ramirez-Arcos S 2023 Tecnológico de Antioquia View Researchers Basic research
Protocol for a living evidence synthesis on variants of concern and COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness Shaver N, Katz M, Darko Asamoah G, Linkins L-A, Abdelkader W, Beck A, Bennett A, Hughes SE, Smith M, Begin M, Coyle D, Piggott T, Kagina BM, Welch V, Colijn C, Earn DJD, El Emam K, Heffernan J, O'Brien SF, Wilson K, Collins E, Navarro T, Beyene J, Boutron I, Bowdish D, Cooper C, Costa A, Curran J, Griffith L, Hsu A, Grimshaw J, Langlois M-A, Li X, Pham-Huy A, Raina P, Rubini M, Thabane L, Wang H, Xu L, Brouwers M, Horsley T, Lavis J, Iorio A, Little J 2023 Vaccine View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Prevalence and significance of large granular lymphocytes in patients with immune thrombocytopenia Gabe C, Liu Y, Duncan J, St John M, Lucier KJ, Kimmel D, Kelton JG, Arnold DM 2023 Platelets View Researchers Clinical research
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
Transmission of Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Through Blood Transfusion and Plasma-Derived Products: A Narrative Review of Observed and Modeled Risks Pozzo di Borgo A, Rochette S, Gaussen A, O'Brien SF, Germain M, Renaud C, Lewin A 2023 Transfus Med Rev View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Trogocytosis drives red blood cell antigen loss in association with antibody-mediated immune suppression Cruz-Leal Y, Norris PAA, Gonzalez LG, Marjoram D, Wabnitz H, Shan Y, Lazarus AH 2023 Blood View Researchers Basic research
Doença hemolítica do recém-nascido (DHRN): incompatibilidade ABO International Collaboration for Transfusion Medicine Guidelines 2023 ICTMG.org View General public Other
Barriers and enablers to and strategies for promoting domestic plasma donation throughout the world: Overarching protocol for three systematic reviews Etherington C, Palumbo A, Holloway K, Meyer S, Labrecque M, Rubini K, Shorr R, Welch V, Gibson E, Foster T, Haw J, Vesnaver E, Maharshi MT, O’Brien SF, MacPherson P, Dogba J, Steed T, Goldman M, Presseau J 2023 PLoS One View Blood operators Social science research
The operational impact of introducing cold stored platelets Blake JT, Krok E, Pavenski K, Pambrun C, Petraszko T 2023 Transfusion View Blood operators New or improved product or process
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
FAQ : Information destinée aux professionnels de la santé sur les plaquettes d’aphérèse traitées au psoralène (PATP) et les plaquettes d’aphérèse non traitées dans la solution additive pour plaquettes PAS-E Ning S, Nowry A, Zeller M 2023 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
The Specialist in Transfusion Science program Clarke G, Holovati J 2023 Immunohematology View Researchers Other
Estimating SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence in Canadian Blood Donors, April 2020 to March 2021: Improving Accuracy with Multiple Assays Tuite AR, Fisman D, Abe KT, Rathod B, Pasculescu A, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Pride DT 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Researchers Basic research
Current challenges of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 seroprevalence studies among blood donors: A scoping review Saeed S, Uzicanin S, Lewin A, Lieshout-Krikke R, Faddy H, Erikstrup C, Osiowy C, Seed CR, Steele WR, Davison K, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Assessment SR, Policy Sub-group of the Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party of the International Society of Blood Transfusion 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Basic research
Impact of product platelet count reduction on platelet demand in Canada Devine DV 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Risk factors for neonatal thrombosis: A retrospective study conducted in a single Canadian intensive care unit Bhatia K, Solanki S, Paes B, Chan AKC, Bhatt MD 2022 Pediatr Blood Cancer View Researchers Clinical research