ANZSBT’s first webinar in our 2021 Webinar Series was a great success! It was titled “Zainab’s Story – The international effort to find rare blood to save a young girl’s life”.
We are pleased to inform you that the webinar can now be viewed by clicking here….
We thank Immulab for their kind sponsorship of this webinar.
Immunoglobulin (Ig) Program Updates – April 2021 update now available
The latest Ig Program Update is now available on the NBA website www.blood.gov.au/Ig-program-updates.
Ig Program Updates provide a snapshot of the NBA’s current work program and priorities in the immunoglobulin space.
Current topics include:
The 8th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium, ‘Connecting research, practise & communities is being held in Canberra 6 – 7 October 2021 and the call for abstracts is now open.
The Symposium will focus on rural and remote health research that informs strategic health policy, and health service challenges in rural and remote Australia into the future.
For more information, please click here…
The International Haemovigilance Network will be holding their 2021 virtual conference. The program will be presented with new insights in haemovigilance.
The meeting will be held online on the 18th March 2021 14:00 – 16:30 CET.
For more information, please click here….
Applications for the 2021 Bridge program are now open.
Fully funded by industry and government, and delivered by QUT (Queensland University of Technology), the program equips researchers and entrepreneurs with the knowledge, skills and networks to successfully commercialise new pharmaceuticals.
More information can be found in the course flyer and before March 21, 2021.
The RCPA Awards and Grants are now open.
All information is available at https://www.rcpa.edu.au/RCPA-Foundation/AwrdsGrnts/RCPAFndtnAwrds
In addition, the RCPA Kanematsu Foundation Award is also open for applications. Its purpose is to support early-career investigators in research into thrombosis and haemostasis. Information on the RCPA Kanematsu Foundation Award can be found here
The closing date for all award applications is on 30th June 2021.
This may relate to some of our members.
The RACP CPD team advises:
2020
Due to the impact of COVID-19 the RACP CPD team can confirm that it is not mandatory to record your CPD activities in MyCPD for 2020, although it is encouraged where possible. Your 2020 MyCPD record will remain open until 31 March 2021 if you wish to record your activities.
2021
The MBA and The MCNZ have decided that medical practitioners will need to resume meeting CPD requirements from 2021.
Please review the RACP 2021 MyCPD framework to ensure you are familiar with your requirements and explore the College’s CPD resources in the MyCPD Interactive Handbook and the Online Learning Resources platform.
As always, please don’t hesitate to contact the CPD Team if you have any questions – we’re here to help.
AU: 1300 697 227 or MyCPD@racp.edu.au
NZ: 64 4 460 8122 or MyCPD@racp.org.nz
The ANZSBT Transfusion Science Standing Committee has recently released a guidance document on transporting blood and blood products to a patient’s bedside.
This document has been released to provide guidance to institutions on the transportation of blood to a bedside. Institutions should have procedures and equipment available to ensure that blood and blood products are transported appropriately to a patient’s bedside from the transfusion laboratory or other controlled storage in order to maintain the integrity of the product, and minimise wastage.
The document can be found on our website by clicking here….
The 2021 ANZSBT Research Grant is now open for applications with a closing date of Sunday 28th March 2021.
The Grant is open to members as well as non-members.
The Grant’s purpose is to contribute towards research in transfusion medicine and science in Australasia and to promote and develop research in related medical knowledge and science.
More information can be found here…