Standards & Accreditation

The Regional Tissue Bank (RTB) screens, procures, processes, preserves, and distributes allograft tissue for transplantation from cadaver donors. It also supports the bone marrow transplantation program and provides perfusion and preservation service to the Multi-Organ Transplant Program kidney and liver procurement teams. The mission of the Regional Tissue Bank is to ensure all Nova Scotians are offered the option of tissue donation and to provide safe high quality tissue products to Canadian surgical programs and patients.

Standards and Accreditation

To ensure its tissue products are safe and of high quality the RTB has implemented rigorous standards. The Regional Tissue Bank is registered with Health Canada, accredited with the American Association of Tissue Bank (AATB) and Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA)
The RTB has been an accredited member of the American Association of Tissue Banks for 12 years.
The Regional Tissue Bank is an associate member of the Eye Bank Association of America (EBAA).
 

National Presence

The Regional Tissue Bank continues to take a leadership role in supporting tissue donation, transplantation and quality assurance on a national level sitting on several committees.
 
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) CBS National Tissue Data Working Group
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB) Physicians Council
American Association of Tissue Banks (AATB ) Quality Committee