Providing guidance for Canadians coast to coast to coast.

The NAC is responsible for executing initiatives approved by the Provincial/Territorial Ministries of Health (except Québec) and Canadian Blood Services. To this end, NAC:

1. Provides advice on matters pertaining to the blood supply, including those directly affecting the practice of transfusion medicine in hospitals;
2. Develops and provides information about blood and blood product utilization and utilization management efforts;
3. Develops and/or endorses guidelines and recommendations for blood component and blood product use;
4. Identifies opportunities to influence optimization of transfusion medicine practices;
5. Provides leadership on a jurisdictional level in the identification, design, and implementation of blood utilization management initiatives for the optimization of patient care; and
6. Assists CBS and PTs in the product selection process.