| In this Issue | Volume 1, December 2009 |
On October 19, 2009, the most recent version of the Blood Borne Pathogens Study Protocol (v10) was approved by the Research Ethics Board in Edmonton.
This latest version increases the volume of blood taken for adult patients to a total of 6-24.5cc (from a previous total of 6-14.5cc). The additional 10cc will be drawn into CPDA tubes. Some new assays cannot use EDTA blood due to the tight Ca++ binding of EDTA relative to citrate.
This latest version will be rolled out to participating centers in the coming months.
We are excited to announce that Ottawa’s Alan Tinmouth will be a co-P.I. on this project! We look forward to his insight, support and involvement.
NEW LABEL PROGRAM-READY FOR DOWNLOAD
A new version of the BBPSP label program is now available for download and will be distributed to all clinics, along with directions for its use. This version is to be used on the NEW barcode label sheets that will be sent out with the instruction manual. The new nylon sheets provide more labels per sheet (32 versus 12), places a carbon-copy of handwritten information on the base form, and the labels stick better!
Look forward to a package coming to you shortly!
 BASECAMP |
Basecamp is a web-based project management and collaboration tool that our team has been using for the past few years. |
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Amorfix has developed a blood test for vCJD and is collaborating with the Blood Borne Pathogens Surveillance Program and the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) to test consented Canadian samples. |
Winter is upon us!
Please remember to heat up your temperature packages prior to shipping due to lower temperatures in transport: preheat the two temperature control packs for 2 minutes per pack in a microwave or for 1 hour in a 37 C water bath
*IMPORTANT* Samples must be placed between the temperature packs to keep the blood from freezing!
We have several patients in our Database without consent details (information provided by you on the clinic fax forms).
Soon one of our Technicians will be contacting you to get the consent information!
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Please send this information to tech@biosample.ca |
TEMPORARY NUMBERS ANYONE?
If you have a patient that we gave a temporary number (99##) and they now have a permanent CHR we want to know!
Please send the information to tech@biosample.ca
As of December 15, we have had 1691 unique patients enrolled, and 4001 total visits!
That totals over 130198 freezer samples and 7562 cabinet (FTA Card storing DNA) samples
Below you will find a visual breakdown of enrollment, clinic involvement and funding-to-date (to December 15, 2009)!
| CLINIC SAMPLE SUBMISSIONS | CLINIC FUNDING | |||
| Clinic Name | Days Since Last Visit |
Clinic Name | Funds Received To-Date |
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| Vancouver Adult | 2023 | Edmonton | $31,250.00 | |
| Toronto St. Mikes | 1245 | Hamilton | $27,450.00 | |
| London | 319 | Montreal Ste-Justine | $27,400.00 | |
| Sudbury | 160 | Toronto St. Mikes | $19,100.00 | |
| St. John, NB | 103 | London | $17,350.00 | |
| Halifax QEII | 49 | Calgary Adult | $17,050.00 | |
| Moncton | 45 | Quebec | $16,250.00 | |
| Ottawa Child | 39 | Winnipeg | $14,400.00 | |
| Halifax IWK | 28 | Montreal McGill | $13,600.00 | |
| Calgary Adult | 27 | Vancouver Adult | $12,100.00 | |
| ThunderBay | 27 | Ottawa Adult | $10,150.00 | |
| Saskatoon | 24 | Halifax QEII | $8,900.00 | |
| Ottawa Adult | 19 | Halifax IWK | $8,350.00 | |
| Vancouver Child | 19 | Ottawa Child | $7,150.00 | |
| Winnipeg | 19 | Moncton | $6,700.00 | |
| Calgary Child | 12 | Saskatoon | $6,350.00 | |
| Montreal McGill | 6 | Sudbury | $4,900.00 | |
| Hamilton | 5 | St. John, NB | $4,550.00 | |
| Kingston | 4 | Vancouver Child | $4,200.00 | |
| Montreal Ste-Justine | 3 | Kingston | $3,650.00 | |
| Quebec | 3 | ThunderBay | $3,400.00 | |
| Edmonton | 0 | Calgary Child | $1,800.00 |
• To date BBPSP has given the clinics over $260,000!
• The first sample was banked on May 8, 2001 From the Edmonton Clinic.
• On Feb. 11, 2003, Moncton became the 2nd center to begin enrolling patients, followed by London on May 23, 2003.
BBPSP CENTRAL LABORATORY HOLIDAY CLOSURE
The BBPSP will be closed Wednesday December 23, 2009 until Monday January 4, 2010. The last day for sample shipping is Tuesday December 22, 2009 with a waybill that states “Weekday Delivery” in the Special Handling (section 7) portion of your waybill. Note that the box of samples must be leaving your city on this date. Please do not draw or ship any samples following the last shipping date. If a sample is received after Wednesday December 23, 2009 it WILL NOT be processed and no financial compensation will be given. Collection and shipping may resume on Monday January 4th.
