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Transfusion Transmitted
Injuries Section
Goals and Objectives of the TTI Section
Goals
The goals of the Transfusion Transmitted Injuries (TTI) Section of the
Health Care Acquired Infections Division (HCAID) are (1) to establish
a national surveillance system for Transfusion Transmitted injuries (i.e.
infectious diseases and noninfectious adverse events) and (2) to
support targeted research in order to provide information for risk assessment
to further reduce the risks associated with blood transfusion in Canada.
Objectives
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Develop, in collaboration with provincial/territorial governments
and stakeholders, a surveillance system to capture data on moderate
and severe adverse events and errors associated with transfusion of
blood/blood products.
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Support the development of national registries for recipients of
blood/blood products who are at higher risk, such as patients with
hemophilia and blood/bone marrow transplantation recipients, to monitor
the risk of transmission of known and emerging blood-borne pathogens.
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Support targeted research projects to determine the risk of infectious
and noninfectious adverse events associated with transfusion.
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Support a network of communication between national/provincial/territorial
public health authorities and other relevant nongovernment organizations
to share the information on transfusion surveillance systems.
[Blood Safety Surveillance and
Health Care Acquired Infections Division]
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