Med e-News
Med e-News is the electronic newsletter produced by Transfusion Medicine Services at ARCBS. It is produced monthly, except in months when our print newsletter, Medilink, is distributed.
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Med e-News August 2010
- Blood component supply 2009/2010
- Australian Haemovigilance Report
- Join the next iTransfuse webinar
- National Blood Donor Week
- Interesting Reading
- Diary dates
Med e-News June- July 2010
- New process for managing orders for blood and blood products
- Red cell storage lesion and age of blood at transfusion
- Blood Matters
- Patient Blood Management Guidelines development update
- New phone numbers in SA
- Interesting reading
Medilink May 2010
This edition covers presentations made at our Strategic Blood Forum in February 2010
- Blood storage lesion and age of transfused components: implications for recipient safety and blood availability
- Implementation of hepatitis B nucleic acid testing (NAT): change in blood component safety
- Hepatitis B nucleic acid testing: implications for lookback
- Clinical impact of measures to reduce bacterial contamination of blood components in Australia
- TRALI and risk reduction strategies
- Pathogen inactivation of blood components
- Research and development at the Blood Service
- International benchmarking data: Australia in perspective
- Clinical demand drivers for intravenous immunoglobulin
- Residual risk extimates for transfusion-transmitted infections
- Conference diary
Med e-News April 2010
- New donor selection policy on Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Patient Blood Management Guidelines public consultation
- John Hasker Oration
- CMV transfusion-transmission risk after universal leucodepletion
- Interesting reading
- Diary dates
Med e-News March 2010
- Platelet supply planning for the Easter holiday period
- Strategic Blood Forum 2010
- National Blood Transfusion Committee
- White stains on blood bags
- Patient Blood Management Guidelines
- Interesting reading
Med e-News Jan - Feb 2010
- Registrations open for Transfusion Update 2010
- Blood Service introduces NAT for HBV
- Imported IVIg arrangements change
- Patient Blood Management Consultation
- Submit feedback to ANZSBT for irradiation guidelines
- IVIg Criteria review
- Interesting reading
Med e-News Nov - Dec
- Subscriber survey
- iTransfuse: Transfusion Update 2010
- Platelet supply over Xmas and New Year
- Dr Simon Stanworth education session
- NHMRC grant for TORC
- BloodSafe wins SA Health Awards
- Sue Heatley from National Medical Education named 2009 ASHI International Scholar
- What's in a name?
- Interesting reading
- Diary dates
Med e-News Oct 2009
- Transfusion Update 2010 venue and international speakers announced
- TORC Seminar: Patient Consent and Blood Transfusion
- 2008 UK SHOT Report
- O&G Magazine Blood Issue
- National Inventory Template - Version 2
- New Sealing Tape for Blood Product Shippers
- Interesting Reading
Medilink - August 2009
- Blood Measures
- Preparation, Use and Storage of Thawed Plasma
- Allogeneic Blood Transfusion and Long-term Survival after Cardiac Surgery
- Improving Lives Through the Power of Humanity
- ISBT Regional Congress , Eastern Mediterranean and Europe, March 21-25, Cairo, Egypt
- Patient Blood Management Guidelines Development
- Updated Residual Risk Estimates for Transfusion-Transmitted Infections
- Non-Viral Serious Risks of Blood Transfusion
Med e-News July - August 09
- Renewed focus on customer service
- iTransfuse journal club
- A new era for ERIC
- Interesting reading
- HAA 2009 is coming
Med e-News June - July 09
- Update on 2009 Influenza A (H1N1)
- Residual risk estimates for viral transfusion-transmitted infection
- World Blood Donor Day 2009
- Classical Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and transfusion-transmission
- ARCBS Customer satisfaction survey
- Some interesting reading
- Please take our communications survey
Med e-News May - June 09
- Swine influenza – 2009 Influenza A (H1N1)
- Transfusion Update 2009 – iTransfuse
- Dengue Fever Outbreak in North Queensland – Update
- Blood Matters Clinical FFP Audit 2008
- Decision from Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Tribunal
Med e-News March-April 2009
- Transfusion Update 2009: iTransfuse
- New ARCBS CEO, Jennifer Williams
- Ferritin II Iron Replacement Study Launched
- ANZSBT Survey of Blood Transfusion Consent Practices
- Australian Bleeding Disorder Registry
- Year of the Blood Donor
Med e-News February 09
- Transfusion Update registrations open
- First reported case of possible transmission of vCJD via plasma products
- Welcome back Dr Ben Saxon
- Victorian bushfires
Med e-News January 09
- Transfusion Update 2009
- BloodSafe e-learning launch
- Transfusion transmission of human granulcytic anaplasmosis
- Council of Europe 14th edition
- New version of Blood component labelling
Med e-News November 08
- TMS at HAA
- 100% of Red Cells are now pre-storage Leucodepleted
- Clinical registries - NAIT and TTP treatment surveys
- National Blood Transfusion Committee (NBTC)
- Testing for high titre anti-A and anti-B
- Strategic Blood Forum
- Advance information on rebuiding ERIC
Med e-News October 08
- Haemolytic Transfusion reactions associated with IVIg administration
- Warming of Intragam-P prior to transfusion
- SABM President's Award for James Isbister
- 100% red cell leucodpeletion in NSW and Qld
- Leucodepleted washed red cells in SAGM
Med e-News September 08
- Study in sheep confirms that vCJD can be transmitted by blood transfusion
- Introduction of pooled platelets in SSP+ additive solution
- Blood Component Information 2008- TORC information session at HAA
- Approval of Biostate for the treatment of von Willebrand disease
- Does Rh(D) Immunoglobulin-VF contain thiomersal?
Med e-News - July 08
- Maintenance and monitoring of blood storage refrigerators
- Frequently asked questions about leucodepletion
- IVIg forms can now be downloaded from transfusion.com.au
Med e-News - June 08
- Leucodepletion of 100% of red cells
- New www.transfusion.com.au is live
- World Blood Donor Day
- National Blood Authority and CSL plasma fractionation agreement
- Leucodepleted autologous red cells
Med e-News - May 08
- Hospital based manufacture of blood components
- New CSL packaging
- Transfusion Update 2008
Med e-News - April 08
- Transfusion Update 2008 registration
- Bacterial contamination screening
- Heparin and plasma products
- Blood Component Information 2008
Med e-News - January 08
- Transfusion Update 2008
- 2006 UK SHOT Report
- Introducing Dr Leon Rozen
- New Brisbane site
- FFP packaging survey
Med e-News - November 07
- Anti-fibrinolytic use in the perioperative setting
- Tsunami project - Banda Aceh
- Biostate 500 IU
- Universal blood type
- Green albumin is safe to use
Med e-News - September 07
- 2009 is Year of the Blood Donor
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Transfusion e-learning
- Right patient, right blood
- SAFE Study update
Med e-News - August 07
- Transfusion Requirements in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (TRIPICU) Study
- Massive transfusion and trauma resuscitation
- Green Albumin
Med e-News - July 07
- Ministers vote to make Australian blood even safer
- Clarity in blood component labelling
- Latex allergy and CSL products
- Apheresis leucocyte depleted platelets for paediatric care
Med e-News - June 07
- Transfusion Update 2007
- Bloodhound audit
- Flu vaccine and immunoglobulin therapy - is there an interaction?
- Blood Component Information 2007