Helpful documents for hospitals preparing for Buffy Coat products

Canadian Blood Services has recently implemented the buffy coat production method at their Toronto blood centre and will be implementing at the other CBS centres in Ontario through 2008. The Ontario Blood Programs Coordinating Office (BPCO) wants to ensure hospital personnel are aware of these changes and what they may need to do to make sure their facility is ready to receive the new products.

Additional information can be found on the CBS website transfusionmedicine.ca

	Buffy Coat readiness checklist
	Information For The Transfusion Medicine LABORATORY
	Information For NURSES
	Information For PHYSICIANS

Presentation by Denyse Tremblay

Hospital Liaison Specialist

Canadian Blood Services

 "What you want to know about Buffy Coat, the advantages and the differences between the current process and the Buffy Coat process" - September 2008

View the webcast of the Buffy Coat Preparedness Training video by Denyse Tremblay

Questions and Answers from the Buffy Coat Update presentations videoconferenced on Sept 3rd and Sept 4th, 2008