Canadian Blood Services
| Canadian Blood Services | |
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 The Canadian Blood Services building in the medical sciences complex south of the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta. |
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| Motto | It's in you to give |
| Formation | 1998 |
| Type | Non-profit |
| Purpose/focus | To manage the blood and blood products supply for Canadians. |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Canada |
| Region served | Canada |
| Key people | Dr. Graham D. Sher, CEO |
| Budget | $1 billion [1] |
| Staff | 4,700 |
| Volunteers | 17,000 |
| Website | http://www.blood.ca |
Canadian Blood Services is a national, not-for-profit charitable organization that manages the blood supply in all provinces and territories of Canada, outside of Quebec, and oversees the OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network (formerly Unrelated Bone Marrow Donor Registry). A separate organization, Héma-Québec, operates in the province of Quebec. A team of 4,700 staff and 17,000 volunteers help Canadian Blood Services operate 43 permanent collection sites, three bloodmobiles, eight OneMatch Stem Cell and Marrow Network field sites and more than 22,000 donor clinics annually.[2] It was created in 1998 as a successor to the Canadian Red Cross blood program and the Canadian Blood Agency, on recommendation of the Krever Commission. It took over the responsibilities of Canadian blood systems starting from September 26, 1998.[3]
Canadian Blood Services collects approximately 850,000 units of blood annually and processes it into the components and products that are administered to thousands of patients each year through blood transfusions. In addition to donating whole blood, some locations also offer platelets and blood plasma donations.
While Canadian Blood Services is not a government agency, it does receive its funding from the provincial and territorial ministries of health, and is regulated by Health Canada.
On August 12, 2008, Canadian Blood Services announced that it would work with the Canadian Council for Donation and Transplantation to significantly improve organ and tissue donation and transplantation in Canada. Canadian Blood Services received government funding of $35 million over five years to proceed with this new mandate.
Canadian Blood Services is governed by an independent Board of Directors. Current directors include: Ms. Leah Hollins (Chair), Robert H. Teskey, Rabbi Dr. Reuven P. Bulka, Dr. Christopher Carruthers, Mr. Frank D. Jones Q.C., R. Wayne Gladstone, Dr. Gary Glavin, Shirley Raab FCA, Mr. Thomas Warner, Henry J. Pankratz FCA, The Honourable Denis Losier, Marilyn Robinson, and Joy Illington. The Chief Executive Officer of Canadian Blood Services is Dr. Graham Sher, and the Chief Operating Officer is Ian Mumford.
[edit] Blood Collection Services Offered
Canadian Blood Services collection services vary across Canada but typical services include: whole blood collection, plasmapheresis, plateletpheresis, and stem cell and bone marrow collection and matching.
Whole blood collection is the shortest process of those listed above and at over 850,000 units collected per year, is the primary blood collection service offered by Canadian Blood Services.[4] In Canada, whole blood collection is restricted to a maximum of 605 g per visit.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.bloodservices.ca/CentreApps/Internet/UW_V502_MainEngine.nsf/resources/Annual+Reports/$file/CBS-Annual-Report-2008-2009-en.pdf
- ^ Report to Canadians 2010/2011, annual report.
- ^ "Canadian Blood Services - Media Questions & Answers (Q & As)". http://www.bloodservices.ca/CentreApps/Internet/UW_V502_MainEngine.nsf/page/Questions%20and%20Answers?OpenDocument#QA1. Retrieved 2010-07-14.
- ^ "Canadian Blood Services - Blood Donation". http://www.blood.ca/CentreApps/Internet/UW_V502_MainEngine.nsf/page/Blood. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
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