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This article covers three topics related to transfusion medicine. The first topic is the implementation of a national Clinical Transfusion Dashboard in Scotland, which provides data on blood use to improve its appropriateness. The second topic is the creation of an educational resource called the Pathology Portal, which aims to enhance training in transfusion science for healthcare professionals. The third topic is a study on cryopreservation of red blood cells using different cryoprotective agents, specifically focusing on tricine-based CPAs for human RBCs. The article also discusses the use of electronic blood management systems (EBMS) in hospitals, highlighting the need for maximizing their benefits through user experience, system usability, training, and adoption. It also explores how EBMS data can assist transfusion teams in best practices, audit, training, and incident investigation, as well as contingency planning for system downtime and maintaining business continuity during failures. [Extracted from the article]