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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Dr. Earl W. Davie, Dr. Ross T. MacGillivray and Dr. Edmond H. Fischer at the 2017 Symposium in Vancouver.
Honouring a Legacy: The 14th Earl W. Davie Symposium
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Kristine Ho
The Centre for Blood Research’s 2020 Earl W. Davie Symposium marked the first since Dr. Davie’s passing in June. Read on to hear Kristine Ho, the Centre for Blood Research’s communication coordinator, reflect on this year’s symposium.
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Dr. Chantale Pambrun, director of Canadian Blood Services' Centre for Innovation
Adaptability and innovation: read the latest Centre for Innovation annual progress report
Thursday, December 10, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
The Centre for Innovation is the heart of Canadian Blood Services’ research and development activities. Its latest annual report, covering the fiscal year 2019-2020, is now available on blood.ca.
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Treat the bleed: Practical guidance for physicians developed by leaders in transfusion medicine
Thursday, November 05, 2020
Tricia Abe
Canada’s leading experts in transfusion medicine came together to collaborate on Treat the Bleed, a website that provides guidance for front-line physicians in treating bleeding patients.
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World Brain Death Project: Implications for Canadian practice
Thursday, November 05, 2020
Ross FitzGerald
The World Brain Death Project was created to formulate recommendations about the determination of brain death based on extensive reviews of the literature and expert opinion of a large multi-disciplinary, international panel, including representation from intensive care (adult and pediatric), critical care nursing, neurocritical care, neurology and neurosurgery.
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Challenges 2020 - Lay Science Writing Competition now open!
Monday, October 26, 2020
Dr. Geraldine Walsh
The Centre for Innovation is delighted to launch our third annual Lay Science Writing Competition. This year’s theme – Challenges 2020 – provides an outlet for trainees to tell their stories of research, science and communication during this unprecedented and challenging year.
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Improving transfusion practice through serology education
Thursday, October 22, 2020
Tricia Abe
With funding from Canadian Blood Services’ BloodTechNet Award Program, transfusion medicine specialists developed Learnserology.ca, an online curriculum that supports serology education.
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