LE MAGAZINE
Juin 2024
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NEW MANDATE, NEW CHALLENGE!
One theme kept returning throughout Héma-Québec’s 25th anniversary celebrations last fall: our incredible growth as an organization. Héma-Québec has grown slowly, but surely, by branching out into new...
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AND CEO
NEW MANDATE, NEW CHALLENGE!
One theme kept returning throughout Héma-Québec’s 25th anniversary celebrations last fall: our incredible growth as an organization. Héma-Québec has grown slowly, but surely, by branching out into new...
SPECIAL FEATURE HĒMA-QUĒBEC TO BECOME SOLE DISTRIBUTOR OF HUMAN TISSUE IN QUĒBEC
HĒMA-QUĒBEC GEARING UP TO EXPAND ITS HUMAN TISSUE DISTRIBUTION MANDATE
Héma-Québec is something of an expert in human tissue products. For many years, it has collected, prepared and distributed the majority of human tissue products used in Québec hospitals. But that’s...
HUMAN TISSUE AND HĒMA-QUĒBEC: A GROWING SECTOR!
Héma-Québec weighs in at the National Assembly! In January and February 2024, Héma-Québec took part in public hearings of the Committee on Health and Social Services at the Québec National Assembly....
BLOOD BLOOD DONATION: FACT OR FICTION?
BLOOD DONATION: FACT OR FICTION?
In Québec, only 3% of eligible donors give blood. Want to be the change, but not sure what to expect? We’re here to clear up any confusion with a game of true or false. When you give blood, a large...
PLASMA CAMPAIGN LINKEDIN
A PLASMA DONATION CAMPAIGN… ON LINKEDIN!
When you think of LinkedIn—a social network for professionals—your first thought probably isn’t bold marketing campaigns. But why not? In early 2024, with the help of Sid Lee, Héma-Québec used...
PLASMA PLASMA: WHY DONATE?
WHY DONATE PLASMA?
Blood is made up of plasma, which carries three types of cells: red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. Plasma is 90% water and is rich in proteins, such as immunoglobulins, clotting...
STEM CELLS TESTIMONIAL
THREE BAGS FULL OF MIRACLES
Paul Ferland isn’t just a volunteer with the Association des bénévoles du don de sang (ABDS)—he’s also received a life-saving stem cell transplant. Read on to hear his story. I had just retired from...
PORTRAIT STEM CELLS
“HELLO! WANT TO BECOME A HERO?” The challenges (and successes!) of Stem Cell Donor Registry recruitment
The Stem Cell Donor Registry could save your life—or the life of a family member or friend. Recruitment advisor Corinne Grefford knows all about it, having seen her fair share of deeply moving and...
PORTRAIT MOTHER'S MILK
HERE'S TO CONNECTING MOTHERS AND DONORS
As a nurse at CHU Sainte-Justine for 25 years, Mélissa Savaria has spent almost her entire career in neonatology, specifically lactation support. But how she ended up there was something of a lucky...
Become a mother's milk donor
Do you have the required profile? • Have a baby that is less than eight months of age • Be in good health • Be a non-smoker • Be nursing and have an overproduction of milk • Live in a municipality...
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