Hematology Resources

Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Resources

• AABB : Home Page of the American Association of Blood Banks.
• Blood Banking Tutorial from Web Path Tutorials, The Internet Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Medical Center, University of Utah.
• California Blood Bank Society : Information on bloodbanking, immunohematology, and transfusion medicine.
• Blood Line's Transfusion Medicine Links .
• Current Issues in Transfusion Medicine : Newsletter published by the Section of Transfusion Medicine and Laboratory Immunology at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
• TraQ Program : A transfusion quality control management resource website. British Columbia Provincial Blood Coordinating Office, BC, Canada.
• Review of the Australian Blood Banking and Plasma Product Sector : Produced by Health Services Division, Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care.
• Dr. Karl Landsteiner - Biography : Noble Prize in Medicine for work on the ABO Blood Groups.
• Brief History of Blood Banking Around the World :Blood Banking – www. bloodbook.com.

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Resolving ABO blood typing discrepancies

• ABO Blood Types and Parentage
• Blood Type and Rh Information
• Human Genetic Diversity
• Visit these two web pages on blood banking/transfusion medicine compiled by Pat Letendre, Medical Laboratory Science, University of Alberta, Canada
  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
  • Blood Bank Case Studies

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Cord Blood Related Web Sites

• A Word or Two About Private Cord Blood Banking.
• Benefits of Family Umbilical Cord Blood Banking Confirmed : Newstory from TechMall...for all the latest in technology new stories.

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Blood Morphology Atlases

• Atlas of Hematology : Nagoya University School of Medicine
• Haematology Atlas : Department of Haematological Pathology, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Academy Hospital
• Blood and Bone Marrow Atlas : University of Kansas Medical Center
• HemaSurf:An Interactive Atlas of Hematology, view hundreds of blood film images

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Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPD)

• National Cancer Institute : General information on the myeloproliferative disorders
• Myeloproliferative Disorders: Defined, newsletter, medical resources, MPD glossary, and much more.
• MPD Research Center, Inc., New York : Find hot links and MedHunt's search engine for internet medical resources.
• Primary Myelofibrosis: General information - - if you know of a good resource, please let me know.
• MPD-SUPPORT-L Web Site, members.aol.com/mpdsupport offers interesting information on chronic myelogenous leukemia, polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, chronicmyelogenous leukemia, and myelofibrosis. Anyone interested in learning about these myeloproliferative diseases my join the list.

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Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

• Aplastic Anemia & Myelodysplastic Syndrome : Information from the Aplastic Anemia & MDS International Foundation, Inc. formerly the Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America.
• Case studies of RA, RAEB, RAEB in transformation : Clink on the illustrations for more information.
• MDS : Information on these disorders from National Cancer Institute.

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Haematology Home

You can also visit following pages for Haematology Resources:

• Hematology Resources

• Bibliographies

• Continuing Medical Education

• Meetings/Abstracts

• Clinical Practice

• Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine Resources

• Resolving ABO blood typing discrepancies

• Cord Blood Related Web Sites

• Blood Morphology Atlases

• Myeloproliferative Disorders (MPD)

• Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

• Leukemia and Lymphoma Internet Resources

• Anemia Internet Resources

• Pediatric Hematology

• Hemostasis & Coagulation Topics

• Hemophilia - Educational resources - Information pages