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The evolution of a donor deferral policy: where do we go from here?	FitzGerald R	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2018
Stepping Stones or Second Class Donors?: a qualitative analysis of gay, bisexual, and queer men's perspectives on plasma donation policy in Canada	Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Anand P, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky NJ, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Jollimore J, Hart TA	Journal article	View resource	BMC Public Health	2021	View project page
Staff perspectives on barriers and enablers to implementing alternative source plasma eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men	Castillo G, Vesnaver E, Gibson E, Butler-Foster T, Goldman M, Hill NE, Rosser A, Lapierre D, Rubini KA, MacDonagh R, Miguel G, Palumbo A, MacPherson P, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, O'Brien SF, Bridel W, Otis J, Greaves M, Bilal Al-Bakri T, Reid M, Labrecque M, Germain M, Orvis S, Clapperton AT, Devine D, Presseau J	Journal article	View resource	Transfusion	2022
Sexual risk behaviour questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort	Haw J, Woo H, Kohut T, Fisher W	Journal article	View resource	Transfusion	2021
Sexual behaviour-based screening questions: Understanding and mitigating donor discomfort	Woo H	Research summary	View resource	Canadian Blood Services website	2022
Sex Now 2018 One-pager	Community-Based Research Centre	Research summary	View resource	CBRC website	2018
Risk of HIV did not change with expanding eligibility criteria for gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men	Walsh G	Research summary	View resource	Canadian Blood Services website	2022	View project page
Research supports safety, feasibility of sexual behaviour-based screening	Walsh, G	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2022
Research aims to close knowledge gaps on donor screening of men who have sex with men	Ryan J	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2016
One step closer': Acceptability of a programme of plasma donation for fractionation from men who have sex with men	Caruso J, Germain M, Godin G, Myhal G, Pronovost F, Morin M, Otis J	Journal article	View resource	Vox Sang	2019	View project page
MSM Research Program Knowledge Synthesis Interim Report	Walsh G, Haw J and Chargé S in consultation with the MSM Research Program Planning Committee	Report	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' website	2020
MSM Research Grant Program launches second funding competition	FitzGerald R	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2018
Many Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men Willing to Donate Blood if Eligible but Find Current Deferral Policy Discriminatory	Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky NJ, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Anand P, Jollimore J, Moore D, Hart TA	Research summary	View resource	Engage study website	2020	View project page
Laying the groundwork for a more inclusive blood system	Cunha J	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2021
Knowledge synthesis forum highlights dedication of research teams and stakeholders, commitment of Canadian blood operators	Walsh G	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2020
It's in us to give: Black Life and the Racial Profiling of Blood Donation	Dryden O	Book/Book section	View resource	Book: "Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada"	2020
It's in Me to Give: Canadian Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men's Willingness to Donate Blood If Eligible Despite Feelings of Policy Discrimination	Grace D, Gaspar M, Klassen B, Lessard D, Brennan DJ, Lachowsky NJ, Adam BD, Cox J, Lambert G, Anand P, Jollimore J, Moore D, Hart TA	Journal article	View resource	Qual Health Res	2020	View project page
International meeting sets research agenda for changing eligibility for MSM blood donors	Robillard I	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2017
HIV residual risk in Canada under a three-month deferral for men who have sex with men	O'Brien SF, Gregoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Lewin A, Seed CR for the Surveillance, Risk Assessment, Policy Sub-Group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Working Party	Journal article	View resource	Vox Sang	2019	View project page
HIV residual risk in Canada for apheresis source plasma donation without deferral for men who have sex with men	Aubé E, Lewin A, O'Brien SF, Grégoire Y, Pillonel J, Steele WR, Custer B, Davison KL, Germain M, Seed CR, Camirand Lemyre F for the Surveillance, Risk Assessment and Policy Subgroup of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Infectious Diseases Working Party	Journal article	View resource	Vox Sang	2021
Gay, Bisexual, and Queer Men Call for Equity and Evidence in Blood Donation Policy	Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam B, Cox J, Moore D, Lambert G, Jollimore J, Lachowsky N, Hart TA	Research summary	View resource	Engage study website	2019	View project page
Gay and Bisexual Men's Views on Reforming Blood Donation Policy in Canada: A Qualitative Study	Grace D, Gaspar M, Lessard D, Klassen B, Brennan DJ, Adam BD, Jollimore J, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA	Journal article	View resource	BMC Public Health	2019	View project page
Funded research providing evidence needed to evolve eligibility criteria for men who have sex with men	FitzGerald R	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2018
Exploring barriers and enablers to more inclusive source plasma donations	Castro P	Blog post	View resource	Canadian Blood Services' R.E.D. blog	2019
Expanding plasma donation to be more inclusive	Canadian Blood Services	Other article	View resource	Canadian Blood Services website	2021
Donor screening question alternatives to men who have sex with men time deferral: Potential impact on donor deferral and discomfort	O'Brien SF, Goldman M, Robillard P, Osmond L, Myhal G, Roy É	Journal article	View resource	Transfusion	2020	View project page
Donor deferral policies for men who have sex with men: past, present and future	Goldman M, Shih AW-Y, O'Brien SF, Devine DV	Review article	View resource	Vox Sang	2018
Determinants of the intention to participate in a programme of plasma donation for fractionation among men who have sex with men	Veillette-Bourbeau L, Otis J, Lewin A, Godin G, Germain M, Daunais-Laurin G, Lalonde F, Caruso J, Myhal G, Pronovost F	Journal article	View resource	Vox Sang	2021	View project page
Changing the deferral for men who have sex with men - an improved model to estimate HIV residual risk	Davison KL, Gregoire Y, Germain M, Custer B, O'Brien SF, Steele WR, Pillonel J, Seed CR for the Surveillance, Risk Assessment, Policy Sub-Group of the ISBT Transfusion Transmitted Diseases Working Party	Journal article	View resource	Vox Sang	2019	View project page
Canada's MSM Research Program - producing and mobilizing knowledge	Chargé S and Haw J	Other article		Transfusion Today	2020
Behaviour based screening questions and potential donation loss using the "for the assessment of individualised risk" screening criteria: A Canadian perspective	Caffrey N, Goldman M, Lewin A, Osmond L, O'Brien SF	Journal article	View resource	Transfus Med	2022	View project page
Barriers and enablers to source plasma donation by gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men under revised eligibility criteria: protocol for a multiple stakeholder feasibility study	Vesnaver E, Goldman M, O'Brien S, MacPherson P, Butler-Foster T, Lapierre D, Otis J, Devine DV, Germain M, Rosser A, MacDonagh R, Randall T, Osbourne-Sorrell W, Clement-Thorne B, Bilal Al-Bakri T, Rubini KA, Hill NE, Presseau J	Journal article	View resource	Health Res Policy Syst	2020
Assessing unintentional creation of bias against men who have sex with men as a function of exposure to blood donor screening questionnaire: A national randomized controlled trial	Hofkirchner A, Kohut T, O'Brien SF, Fisher WA	Journal article	View resource	Transfusion	2022
A mixed methods investigation of the relationship between blood donor policy, interest in donation, and willingness to donate among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Ontario, Canada	Armstrong JP, Brennan DJ, Collict D, Kesler M, Bekele T, Souleymanov R, Grace D, Lachowsky NJ, Hart TA, Adam BD	Journal article	View resource	BMC Public Health	2022
HIV incidence and compliance with deferral criteria over three progressively shorter time deferrals for men who have sex with men in Canada. Transfusion 2022; 62(1) 125-34. DOI: 10.1111/trf.16753.	Caffrey N, Goldman M, Osmond L, Yi, Q-L, Fan W, O'Brien SF	Journal article	View resource	Transfusion	2022	View project page

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