Pre-admission clinic nurse educates patients about their upcoming operation and hospital stay and what to expect when they return home * assesses current health status, reviews medical history, answers questions, provides specific instructions and performs tests as ordered * education is individualized to patient's needs * may also be referred to anesthesia and medical consults * may also see physiotherapist or occupational therapist, blood conservation, surgical service nurse practitioner, social work or research study nurse * may receive services by telephone if eligible

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• Perioperative Patient Blood Management Program (PPBMP) Program helps patients who will be having an operation to increase their hemoglobin (red blood cells) and thereby decrease, or completely avoid, the need for blood transfusion