Numerous standards exist to provide regulatory or voluntary structure to Transfusion Medicine processes. The CAN/CSA Z902-10 Standard for Blood and Blood Components is the pre-eminent standard for BC Transfusion Medicine Services. This set of standards are referenced by the BC Diagnostic Accreditation Program (DAP) and by the national hospital accreditation body, Accreditation Canada. 

 

Links to other common standards or guidelines referenced, or applied to, BC Transfusion Medicine Services are included here:

 

CAN/CSA: https://www.csagroup.org/standards/

CSTM: http://www.transfusion.ca/Home

AABB: http://www.aabb.org/Pages/default.aspx

CLSI: http://www.clsi.org

Health Canada: Guidance Document: Blood Regulations