BMT Lab Group - Program Spotlight

Program Spotlight

Welcome everyone.

The purpose of this area will be to provide information regarding a specific Canadian BMT program with emphasis on the laboratory program.

As with all areas within the BMT lab forum, contributions are not based on literature format, but rather on information content. It is the sharing of information/communication that is important to the group, with all contributions considered relevant.

The first contribution to this forum is the Ottawa Hospital / Canadian Blood Services program.

Future contributions to this area can be formatted the same way or feel free to design your own format with different content you feel is relevant to the group.

Of special interest is the "Special Attribute" section, this area can identify areas your program might be unique or suggest ideas/areas where your program might be of benefit to the group.

OTTAWA HOSPITAL / CANADIAN BLOOD SERVICES
BMT PROGRAM

Clinical Program:

Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Director: Dr. Lothar Huebsch

Collection Facility:

Canadian Blood Services - Ottawa Centre

Director: Dr. Antonio Giulivi

Processing Facility:

Canadian Blood Services - Ottawa Centre

Director: Dr. Antonio Giulivi

CELL PROCESSING LABORATORY
Staff:

5 MLTs

Departments:

Processing - Cryopreservation / Cell Enrichment / Cell Depletion
Flow Cytometry - ISHAGE Guidelines
Cell Culture - manipulated components
Molecular Biology - PCR/Southern Blot
Research - Megakaryocyte culture / Dendritic cells

Volume:

200 components / 100 transplants

Components:

Allogeneic/Autologous Bone Marrow & PBSC

External Lab Associations:

Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

HLA tissue typing and Microbiology

Special Attributes:

FACT Accreditation
FACT Inspector - Mike Halpenny
TQM training - Total Quality Management for Health Care Professionals
Staff cross-trained in other departments - accomodate increase/decrease workload
Flow Cytometry - Paul Birch has over 15 years in Flow Cytometry lab with attendance/training at various workshops/seminars
Database - created 2000 to capture program data and generate forms specific to FACT guidelines.
cGMP (current Good Manufacturing Practices) facility

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