Scientist profiles A-F

Administrative Assistant: Dawn Dawkins
Phone: 416-480-6100 ext. 62853
Email: dawn.dawkins@sunnybrook.ca

Education:

• BA, 1989, Queen’s University, Canada
• MD, 1993, University of Toronto, Canada
• FRCPC, 1996, internal medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
• FRCPC, 1998, adult hematology, University of Toronto, Canada
• Fellowship, 1999, transfusion medicine, Canadian Blood Services, Canada

Appointments and Affiliations:

• Associate scientist, Biological Sciences, Trauma, Emergency & Critical Care Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute
• Associate staff, department of laboratory hematology/transfusion medicine, University Health Network
• Director of transfusion medicine and tissue banks, department of clinical pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
• Assistant professor, department of laboratory medicine and pathobiology, University of Toronto

Research Foci:

• Transfusion medicine
• Tissue banks

Research Summary:

Dr. Callum's research focus is the improvement of transfusion practice within the hospital setting. Her goal is to improve the appropriateness of transfusion practice, reduce wastage and improve transfusion safety to minimize adverse effects.

Her current research projects at Sunnybrook include the following:

• implementation of positive patient identification (mobile handheld computers) for transfusion to reduce the risk of acute haemolytic transfusion reactions;
• implementation of a Province wide education program for transfusion medicine, including a web-based educational program and transfusion handbook (Bloody Easy 2);
• implementation of remote allocation of red blood cells in 3 operating rooms in Ontario to improve safety and reduce blood product wastage; and
• development and implementation of a National Transfusion Error Tracking System for Canada.

Selected Publications:

See current publications list at PubMed.

Related News and Stories:

• Blood not so simple: preventing trauma patients from bleeding out is one of the most challenging tasks a trauma team faces—but so is ensuring they don't get lethal blood clots (SRI Magazine, 2017)
• Appropriate or not: Summer student conducts first Canadian audit of platelet transfusions (Aug. 8, 2016)
• Transfusion-Related Acute Lung Injuries Identified in Burn Patients (March 6, 2007)