tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729772.post8219012383175420907..comments2023-03-14T08:20:51.212-06:00Comments on Musings on transfusion medicine: Don't worry, be happy (Musings on the safety of our blood supply)Bluthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06234734730501396268noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729772.post-80372792943217957552016-01-17T13:58:58.418-07:002016-01-17T13:58:58.418-07:00Regarding Paid Plasma and the potential go ahead f...Regarding Paid Plasma and the potential go ahead for the Sask location:<br /><br />We have had no public consultation in Sask and we are still don’t know what happened to the results from the Health Canada Public Consultation on the Safety of Paid Plasma Donations. <br /> <br />The CBS doesn’t collect as much as they could because of cost not donor availability but this reality gets stood on its head to appear that there are not enough donors and we actually need this.<br /> <br />The CHS and CBS support the deal adding credibility not to a Baxter or Octapharma but instead to a bunch of guys that really do not appear to be very credible.<br /> <br />It's all incredibly interesting.<br /><br />Can't help but wonder who will be handling the testing of samples for CPR?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729772.post-19183405668674520572014-07-31T17:53:53.740-06:002014-07-31T17:53:53.740-06:00Thanks, Curtis. I'll reply in main blog.Thanks, Curtis. I'll reply in main blog. Bluthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06234734730501396268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8729772.post-29196704911231172212014-07-30T22:20:02.637-06:002014-07-30T22:20:02.637-06:00Thanks for including my comments. I have been foll...Thanks for including my comments. I have been following Dr Sher very closely for the past 18 moths or so. I agree with your assessment of his comments, except on one point. You state that he inadvertently sends mixed messages. I contend that he rides the fence on purpose. I have it from reliable sources that CBS wants of offload the cost of collecting plasma. They are just not efficient at it and look to the US model as a way to achieve this. This is why Ian Mumford of the CBS was part of the Dublin Consensus Statement that everyone points to as a paper that outlines the successful co-existence of the Private sector and the public sector in the plasma industry. I contend that Dr Sher when asked by his employer... the government of Ontario he does what a loyal employee does and that is make them look good. However I also know that he has been privately petitioning for the Ont Govt to let CPR open. <br /><br />Thanks again for your thoughts. <br /><br />CurtisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com