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Cord blood collection centres

Support and training are offered to partners hospitals for the Héma-Québec Public Cord Blood Bank. For immediate access to the information you require, click on the following sub-sections:

Héma-Québec's Public Cord Blood Bank has existed since 2004. Its mission is to make hematopoietic stem cells from umbilical cord blood a diversified collective resource, and to provide a supply of optimal quality corresponding to the needs of patients waiting for a stem cell transplant in Quebec or elsewhere in the world.

Héma-Québec carries out actions to support recruitment, such as digital advertising and field activation. While Héma-Québec handles the registration and qualification of donors, the collection itself is carried out through partner hospitals. Once the samples are received, Héma-Québec takes charge of the processing, analysis, and cryopreservation of the cord blood units.

Cord Blood Collection Centers

As a health professional, you are an important player in the program and actively contribute to the evolution of the Public Cord Blood Bank in Quebec.

Your role as a health care professional working in the cord blood collection center

  • Complete regulatory training 
  • Perform annual re-certification
  • Recruiting donors from your patients
  • Perform the collection
  • Safely pack the cord blood and plan transportation to the Héma-Québec office.

Forms

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Specifications

For nurses

For physicians

Regulary Training

Héma-Québec's cord blood collection training is intended for health professionals working in collection centers.

For nurses

Initial Training
Theoretical training (2 hours – Offered online via Héma-Québec's education platform)

Training Objectives:

To enable nurses to perform the actions surrounding the procedure surrounding the collection of cord blood: storage and preparation of materials, labeling, packaging and shipping of the cord blood bag. 

  • Duration : 2h of theoretical training
  • Cost : Free of charge
  • Pre-requisites: Being trained to the birth module as a nurse

To register for the training and obtain your access to the "HQ Education" platform, we will need the following information: 

  • Last name and First name
  • Email address
  • Job title and service

This information should be sent to the "Héma-Québec Education" team by e-mail: education@hema-quebec.qc.ca.

For physicians

Initial Training
Theoretical training (2 hours – Offered online via Héma-Québec's education platform)

Training Objectives:

Train and certify physicians to perform the procedure of cord blood collection, from potential donor eligibility to cord blood collection. 

  • Duration : 2h of theoretical training
  • Cost : Free of charge
  • Pre-requisites : Member of Collège des Médecins du Québec
  • Offered online via Héma-Québec's education platform.

To register for the training and obtain your access to the "HQ Education" platform, we will need the following information:

  • Last name and First name
  • Email address
  • Speciality and service

This information should be sent to the "Héma-Québec Education" team by e-mail: education@hema-quebec.qc.ca.

 

Access to the Héma-Québec Education platform

Contact us

Do not hesitate to contact us if you need more information.

Key contacts

This is a group of professionals at Héma-Québec who provide support to the hospitals that collect blood in their activities and their role in the program. Find the contact information of the people who can help you.

All operational questions (procedures,operations, sampling equipment, issues Compensation)

Contact person

Marie-Claude Chouinard, Head of Stem Cell and Breast Milk Laboratory (Main contact)

In case of emergency

Regular training (for physicians and nurses)

Contact :

HQ-Éducation Héma-Québec

In case of emergency

Marie-Claude Chouinard

  • Phone : 514-686-1066
Donors recruitment (promotional material)

 For : 

  • Printed promotional material (brochures, folders, waiting room banners, posters)
  • Web promotional materials
  • Activities/Kiosks in strategic locations to stimulate recruitment Volunteer
  • Team Outreach

Contact person : 

Anne Tessier, Director of Marketing, Development and Customer Experience – Health Centre

Medical Questions

 For : 

  • Any medical questions related to the collection
  • Any medical questions related to the intended/possible uses of the collected cord blood

Contact person :

Dre Catherine Latour, Hematologist Medical Director, Hematology and Stem Cells

Clinical Partnership Hospital Centers - HQ

For :

  • Recurrent problems requiring adjustment between Héma-Québec and the blood collection centers
  • Development opportunities to improve the process
  • Organization of "clinical" activities for hospital center personnel
  • Organization of consultation meetings for health network professionals  

Contact person :

Marie-Hélène Robert, Director of Clinical Partnership with the Hospital Centers

For any other questions

 Contact person :

Diane Fournier, Director of Stem cells and Registry

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