Our Research Publications

Updated August 2025

Title Authors Year Journal Link to Article Intended Audience Purpose
Applying principles of patient blood management during COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review Khandelwal A, Vandermeulen H, Tordon B, Pavenski K 2022 Annals of Blood View Health care providers Clinical research
NAC Statement on RHD Genotyping in Prenatal Patients Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Clarke G, Lane D 2022 National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
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
Blood is a politic of place-making: Blackness, queerness and the construction of the donor Dryden OH 2022 Harriet’s Legacies: Race, Historical Memory, and Futures in Canada View Researchers MSM research
Automated closed volume reduction process for apheresis stem cell grafts: From development to clinical implementation Howell A, Letcher B, Murphy K, Elmoazzen H, Petraszko T, Acker JP, Pineault N, Holovati JL 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
A data-informed system to manage scarce blood product allocation in a randomized controlled trial of convalescent plasma Li N, Zeller MP, Shih AW, Heddle NM, St. John M, Bégin P, Callum J, Arnold DM, Akbari-Moghaddam M, Down DG, Jamula E, Devine DV, Tinmouth A 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Rapport de surveillance O'Brien SF 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
Current status of rapid bacterial detection methods for platelet components: A 20-year review by the ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria Schmidt M, Ramirez-Arcos S, Stiller L, McDonald C, ISBT Transfusion-Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party Subgroup on Bacteria 2022 Vox Sang View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
2021 Chinese consensus on the diagnosis and management of primary immune thrombocytopenia in pregnancy Zhang X, Chen F, Chen X, Cheng Y, Fang M, Feng J, Fu H, Gao H, Han Y, He A, Hou M, Hu Y, Huang R, Huang W, Jing Z, Kong P, Liang A, Liang M, Liu D, Liu J, Liu L, Liu X, Ma L, Mei H, Ni H, Niu T, Peng J, Qiao J, Ren J, Song Y, Tang LV, Tong T, Wang S, Wang X, Wang Z, Wei H, Wu D, Wu G, Xu C, Xu X, Xu Y, Yang L, Yang R, Yang T, Yin C, Yu L, Zhang G, Zhang L, Zhang L, Zhang X, Zhao W, Zhao Y, Zhou D, Zhou H, Zhou Z, Zhu T, Wang J, Huang X 2022 Chin Med J (Engl) View Health care providers Clinical research
From demand forecasting to inventory ordering decisions for red blood cells through integrating machine learning, statistical modeling, and inventory optimization Li N, Arnold DM, Down DG, Barty R, Blake J, Chiang F, Courtney T, Waito M, Trifunov R, Heddle NM 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
HIV incidence and compliance with deferral criteria over three progressively shorter time deferrals for men who have sex with men in Canada Caffrey N, Goldman M, Osmond L, Yi Q-L, Fan W, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfusion View Regulators MSM research
Transfusion thresholds in myelodysplastic syndrome - Helping patients live better Balitsky A, Arnold D 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers Clinical research
A cross-sectional study of haemolytic disease of the newborn in Uganda Dhabangi A, Nankunda J, Okaba V, Nakubulwa S, Hume HA, Dzik WH, Heddle NM 2022 Vox Sang View Health care providers Clinical research
The Cost Effectiveness of Axicabtagene Ciloleucel Versus Best Supportive Care in the Treatment of Adult Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Large B-Cell Lymphoma (LBCL) After Two or More Lines of Systemic Therapy in Canada Hillis C, Vicente C, Ball G 2022 Pharmacoeconomics View Researchers Clinical research
The evaluation of constant coronary artery flow versus constant coronary perfusion pressure during normothermic ex situ heart perfusion Qi X, Hatami S, Bozso S, Buchko M, Forgie KA, Olafson C, Khan M, Himmat S, Wang X, Nobes DS, Acker JP, Nagendran J, Freed DH 2022 J Heart Lung Transplant View Researchers Basic research
Summary of adverse transfusion reactions 2017-2022 Yan M 2022 Blood.ca website View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
International Forum on the Management of Major Haemorrhage: Summary 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
Reply to: Concerns about estimating relative risk of death associated with convalescent plasma for COVID-19 Bégin P, Callum J, Cook R, Jamula E, Liu Y, Finzi A, Arnold DM 2022 Nat Med View Researchers Clinical research
Removing the men who have sex with men blood donation deferral: Informing risk models using Canadian public health surveillance data Caffrey N, Goldman M, Lewin A, Grégoire Y, Yi QL, O’Brien SF 2022 Transfus Clin Biol View Researchers MSM research
SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence among Vancouver public school staff in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional study Goldfarb DM, Mâsse LC, Watts AW, Hutchison SM, Muttucomaroe L, Bosman ES, Barakauskas VE, Choi A, Dhillon N, Irvine MA, Reicherz F, O’Reilly C, Sediqi S, Xu RY, Razzaghian HR, Sadarangani M, Coombs D, O’Brien SF, Lavoie PM 2022 BMJ Open View Researchers Clinical research
Doxorubicin-Induced Platelet Activation and Clearance Relieved by Salvianolic Acid Compound: Novel Mechanism and Potential Therapy for Chemotherapy-Associated Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia Ma W, Rousseau Z, Slavkovic S, Shen C, Yousef GM, Ni H 2022 Pharmaceuticals View Researchers Basic research
ResearchUnit: Risk of HIV did not change with expanding eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men Walsh G 2022 Blood.ca website View Regulators MSM research
Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry-Novel Insights From an Old Technology Into Stressed Red Blood Cell Physiology Stephenson D, Nemkov T, Qadri SM, Sheffield WP, D'Alessandro A 2022 Front Physiol View Researchers Basic research
Circulaire d'information utilisation de composants sanguins humains: Plaquettes Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Utilization of a surgical database to provide care and assess perioperative treatment and outcomes in patients with bleeding disorders Olasupo OO, Haddix C, Nakar C, Maahs J, Greist A, Ghafoor A, Donfield SM, Iorio A, Shapiro AD 2022 Eur J Haematol View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Loss of repeat convalescent plasma donors due to waning anti-SARS-CoV-2 plaque reduction neutralization test titers (April-December 2020) Drews S, Devine D, McManus J, Mendoza E, Manguiat K, Girardin R, Dupuis A, McDonough K, Lin J, Evans D, Pambrun C, Drebot M, Wood H 2022 Transfus Med Rev View Blood operators New or improved product or process
Plaquettes extraites de la couche leucoplaquettaire à teneur réduite en agents pathogènes Blais-Normandin I, Tordon B, Anani W 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Methods to Evaluate the Potential Clinical Significance of Antibodies to Red Blood Cells Boligan KF, Sandhu G, Branch DR 2022 Curr Protoc View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Management of immune‐mediated thrombocytopenia Gabe C, Arnold D, Smith J, T W 2022 Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Why We Swab: A library of stories in stem cell donation Jagelaviciute G, Kum E, Li EW, Rosenfeld A, Williams K, Kandel R, DeGurse N, Park B, Okonofua S, Sano L, Gerofsky M, Sharp A, Hatkar R, Thyagu S, Fingrut WB 2022 Transfusion View Health care providers Ethical, legal & social implications research
Utilization of the Abbott SARS-CoV-2 IgG II Quant Assay To Identify High-Titer Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Neutralizing Plasma against Wild-Type and Variant SARS-CoV-2 Viruses Lin Y-CJ, Evans DH, Robbins NF, Orjuela G, Hu Q, Samson R, Abe KT, Rathod B, Colwill K, Gingras A-C, Tuite A, Yi Q-L, O’Brien SF, Drews SJ 2022 Microbiol Spectr View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Les fournisseurs de sang canadiens : un rôle croissant dans la surveillance de la santé publique? O’Brien SF, Drews SJ, Lewin A, Osiowy C, Drebot MA, Renaud C 2022 Relevé des maladies transmissibles au Canada View Health care providers New or improved product or process
Circular of information for the use of human blood components: Pathogen Reduced Platelet Concentrates Stewart T 2022 Blood.ca website View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
International Forum on Gender Identification and Blood Collection: Summary Pandey S, Gorlin JB, Townsend M, Van Buren N, Leung JNS, Lee CK, van den Hurk K, Casamitjana N, Valles R, Alonso E, Miller YM, Richard P, Woimant G, Tiberghien P, Zhiburt E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Nissen-Meyer LSH, Espinosa A, Kamel H, Bravo M, Filho LA, Pecego M, Germain M, Rabusseau I, Shinar E, Raz H, Choudhury N, Bhatnagar N, Hurt K, Lopez M, Reik RA, Nie Y, Hung Y, Pheello L, Dunbar N 2022 Vox Sang View Blood operators Benchmarking and standard setting
ResearchUnit: Whole blood: longer holding times before leukoreduction may be a safe to explore option Chen ZY 2022 Blood.ca website View Regulators New or improved product or process
Spotlight on animal models of acute traumatic coagulopathy: An update Ask A, Eltringham-Smith L, Bhakta V, Donkor DA, Pryzdial ELG, Sheffield WP 2022 Transfus Apher Sci View Researchers Basic research
A naturally present autoantibody to senescent red blood cells? Badior KE, Bloch EM, Branch DR 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Benchmarking and standard setting
Opposing roles of CLK SR kinases in controlling HIV-1 gene expression and latency Dahal S, Clayton K, Been T, Fernet-Brochu R, Ocando AV, Balachandran A, Poirier M, Maldonado RK, Shkreta L, Boligan KF, Guvenc F, Rahman F, Branch D, Bell B, Chabot B, Gray-Owen SD, Parent LJ, Cochrane A 2022 Retrovirology View Researchers Basic research
A data-driven approach to determine daily platelet order quantities at hospitals Mirjalili M, Abouee-Mehrizi H, Barty R, Heddle NM, Sarhangian V 2022 Transfusion View Researchers New or improved product or process
Chapitre 5. Concentrés pour les troubles de l’hémostase et l’angiœdème héréditaire Poon MC, Goodyear D, Rydz N, Lee A 2022 Guide de la pratique transfusionnelle View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Cost-effectiveness of eltrombopag vs intravenous immunoglobulin for the perioperative management of immune thrombocytopenia Kaur MN, Arnold DM, Heddle NM, Cook RJ, Hsia C, Blostein M, Jamula E, Sholzberg M, Lin Y, Kassis J, Larratt L, Tinmouth A, Carruthers J, Li N, Liu Y, Xie F 2022 Blood Adv View Health care providers Clinical research
A mixed methods investigation of the relationship between blood donor policy, interest in donation, and willingness to donate among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada Armstrong JP, Brennan DJ, Collict D, Kesler M, Bekele T, Souleymanov R, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA, Adam BD 2022 BMC Public Health View Researchers MSM research
Staff perspectives on barriers and enablers to implementing alternative source plasma eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men Castillo G, Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Hill NE, Rosser A, Lapierre D, Rubini KA, MacDonagh R, Miguel G, Palumbo A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Bridel W, Otis J, Greaves M, Al-Bakri TB, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J 2022 Transfusion View Blood operators MSM research
A Prospective Observational Cohort Comparison of SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Between Paramedics and Matched Blood Donors in Canada During the COVID-19 Pandemic Grunau B, O’Brien SF, Kirkham TL, Helmer J, Demers PA, Asamoah-Boaheng M, Drews SJ, Karim ME, Srigley JA, Sediqi S, O’Neill D, Drennan IR, Goldfarb DM 2022 Ann Emerg Med View Researchers Clinical research
Déclaration du CCN concernant le génotypage du RHD chez les patientes enceintes Pavenski K, Khandelwal A, Clarke G, Lane D 2022 National Advisory Committee on Blood and Blood Products View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting
Resistance of SARS-CoV-2 beta and gamma variants to plasma collected from Canadian blood donors during the spring of 2020 Drews SJ, Abe KT, Hu Q, Samson R, Gingras A-C, Colwill K, Rathod B, Wang J, Fazel-Zarandi M, Yi Q-L, Robinson A, Wood H, Tuite A, Fisman D, Evans DH, Lin Y-CJ, O'Brien SF 2022 Transfusion View Researchers Clinical research
Epidemiology of Hospitalized Patients with Babesiosis, United States, 2010-2016 Bloch EM, Day JR, Krause PJ, Kjemtrup A, O'Brien SF, Tobian AAR, Goel R 2022 Emerg Infect Dis View Health care providers Clinical research
Bacterial contamination of blood components Bloch EM, Benjamin RJ, Ramirez-Arcos S 2022 Rossi's Principles of Transfusion Medicine View Health care providers Benchmarking and standard setting