2004 Physician's Guide for Blood and Blood Product Utilization is in PDF format and will require the software program called Acrobat Reader in order to view its contents. If you do not have Acrobat Reader, click the icon to download a free copy.

The Physician's Guide is produced by the British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office. This office is funded by and reports to the British Columbia Ministry of Health Services.

Authored by a group of transfusion medicine experts, the Physician's Guide provides details about transfusion-related risks and is intended to serve as a resource to physicians in supporting the informed consent process with their patients. In addition, this third edition of the Physician's Guide includes guidelines for appropriate red blood cell (RBC) utilization developed by the British Columbia Transfusion Medicine Advisory Group.

This book is available through the British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office. The contact information is:

British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office
St. Paul's Hospital - Hornby Site,
1081 Burrard Street,
Vancouver, BC, Canada
V6Z 1Y6
Telephone: 604-806-8840 | Fax: 604-806-8824
E-mail:pbco@providencehealth.bc.ca

 

 

 

 

 

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