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| Alternatives | Blood Group Systems | Canada |
| Coagulation / Hemostasis | Guidelines & Standards | International Organizations |
| Journals | Miscellaneous Goodies | Quality Systems |
| Research |
Alternatives
Reading list (published literature)
Scientists to investigate making synthetic blood from embryonic stem cells (23 Mar. 2009)
Some commercial examples of blood substitutes/oxygen carriers:
Organizations
Associated Jehovah's Witnesses for Reform on Blood
Note: This organization does not represent the Jehovah's Witness, the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society.
Network for Advancement of Transfusion Alternatives (NATA)
Society for the Advancement of Blood Management (SABM)
Blood Group Systems
Rhesus site (Willy Flegel, Germany - Rh at molecular level)
Canada
Provincial Blood Coordinating Offices (West --> East)
BC: Provincial Blood Coordinating Office
Ontario: Transfusion Ontario | ONTraC (Ontario Nurse Transfusion Coordinators)
Nova Scotia: Provincial Blood Coordinating Program
Newfoundland & Labrador: Provincial Blood Coordinating Program
Federal Government
Biologics, Radiopharmaceuticals and Genetic Therapies
Transfusion-Transmitted Injuries
Organizations
Canadian Blood Services | Hospital Customer Service Initiative | Professional Education/a> (for TM professionals)
Canadian Bone Marrow and Transplant Group
Canadian Society for Transfusion Medicine
National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products (NAC)
TraQ program (you are here!)
Coagulation / Hemostasis
World Federation of Hemophilia
Guidelines & Standards
International Organizations
American Association of Transfusion Nurse Specialists and Transfusion Safety Officers
American Society of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics
Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion
Australian National Blood Authority
Australian Red Cross Blood Service
BeST (Australia)
British Blood Transfusion Society
Institut National de la Transfusion Sanguine, France
International Blood Group Reference Laboratory (Bristol, UK) (rare donors)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
International Society for Blood Transfusion
Irish Blood Transfusion Service
Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association
UK National Blood Service - Hospitals Website
UK Blood Transfusion Service
Note: Website does not always use traditional URL format (blue and underlined) - hover mouse over plain black text to identify links (arrow turns to finger)
World Marrow Donor Association
World Federation of Hemophilia
World Health Organization (Blood Transfusion Safety)
Journals
Transfusion Evidence Library (Resource by UK's NHSBT, based in Oxford Blood Centre) | Systemic Review Initiative
Haemophilia ( World Federation of Hemophilia)
Immunohematology Back issues (American Red Cross)
Transfusion (AABB)
Transfusion Medicine (British Blood Transfusion Society)
Miscellaneous Goodies
Blood Bank Guy | Now with Podcasts
Red Gold - The epic story of blood
Historical Perspectives
Blood money: survey of blood donors' attitudes to changes in the NZ blood transfusion service (Br Med J 1996 May 4;312:1131-2)
Reforming England's blood transfusion service (Br Med J 1995 Nov 25;311:1383-4)
The Changing relationships in transfusion medicine (USA) (Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999 Aug;123(8):668-71)
Transfusion-medicine related animations & videos (TraQ resource)
Quality Systems
This section is a hodgepodge of quality-related resources - Also see TraQ clearinghouses: Quality Systems & Continuing Education - QS
Australia
Australian Commission on Safety & Quality in Health Care
Canada
Ontario: Quality Management Program - Laboratory Services
International Hemovigilance Network
Hemovigilance around the globe
UK
Blood Stocks Management Scheme
Guidelines for the Blood Transfusion Services in the UK, ed. 7 ("Red Book")
Serious Hazards of Transfusion
SABRE (Serious Adverse Blood Reactions & Events)
USA
ASQ (American Society for Quality)
CLSI (formerly NCCLS)
National Committee for Quality Assurance
NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology)
Research
Biomedical Excellence for Safer Transfusion (BEST) Collaborative