The BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) is a program within Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
The BC Provincial Blood Coordinating Office (PBCO) is a program within Provincial Laboratory Medicine Services, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).
In collaboration with provincial stakeholders, PBCO:
- facilitates the advancement of transfusion medicine practices through unique initiatives that support the effective and appropriate use of blood components and products across the province
- works closely with the BC Ministry of Health on blood-related issues and activities
- is designed to work within the framework of a nationally integrated blood system while still reflecting the unique qualities of the regional nature of British Columbia's health care system
- has responsibility to provide blood utilization programs and to manage specialized provincial resources, tools and initiatives.
The PBCO was established in 1997 as an advisory body to the BC Ministry of Health following Canada’s tainted blood scandal, and the resulting Krever Inquiry. In 1999 the Central Transfusion Registry (CTR) was developed, a centralized registry containing all the disposition data for blood components and products in BC.
Contact Us:
Phone: 604-714-2888
For more information about our programs, visit
pbco.ca.
