US biovigilance network to track donor-derived infections

D Manly - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Canadian physicians seeking to improve communication with patients who have been
harmed are getting plenty of assistance. Ontario late last year became the fourth province to …

Apologies abound: advances in adverse-event disclosure

A Silversides - 2009 - Can Med Assoc
Canadian physicians seeking to improve communication with patients who have been
harmed are getting plenty of assistance. Ontario late last year became the fourth province to …

Guidance on the use of increased infectious risk donors for organ transplantation

CSTCNTRP Increased Risk Donor Working … - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Some deceased potential organ donors are identified as being at increased risk for specific
infectious pathogens based on donor demographic and behavioral characteristics. Despite …

A research framework for reducing preventable patient harm

PJ Pronovost, DM Cardo, CA Goeschel… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Programs to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) have
improved the safety of hospitalized patients. Efforts are underway to disseminate these …

[HTML][HTML] Communication gaps associated with donor-derived infections

R Miller, S Covington, S Taranto, R Carrico… - American Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
The detection and management of potential donor-derived infections is challenging, in part
due to the complexity of communications between diverse labs, organ procurement …

A pilot program to evaluate deceased donor disease transmission risk: the New York Organ Donor Network Infectious Disease Working Group

RP Madan, KD Carpini, S Huprikar, H Lerner… - …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background Recent cases of donor-derived infections raise the question of how best to
screen donors without excessive restriction of the donor pool. Methods The New York Organ …

Where “stigma leaves the room”

R Collier - 2010 - Can Med Assoc
Soldiers are sometimes unaware that they return from combat with mental wounds, but the
Canadian Forces is teaching them to recognize the signs. able progress in the field of …

How can the blood transfusion medicine community contribute to public health in tough economic times?

LM Katz - Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In 2008,. 17 million blood donations were given by almost 11 000 000 donors aged $16
years in the United States [1]. Every current donor or donation is screened by $1 method for …

Redefining blood donation—path to inclusivity and safety

PP Young, P Saa - JAMA, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
The American Red Cross was one of the first blood collection organizations in the US to
implement the updated US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) blood donation guidelines …

Mandatory reporting of healthcare associated infections: Can US experience inform Canadian policy?

S Sheps, D Birnbaum - Clinical Governance: An International Journal, 2012 - emerald.com
Purpose–This editorial aims to summarize major points from and explains the rationale of a
symposium convened in Canada to explore whether American experience with mandatory …