We are pleased to offer a rewind registration package for conference attendees or those who were not able to attend live to access the recorded sessions (subject to speaker permissions & excluding the masterclasses) to access the on demand content for up to 12 months after the Meeting dates. Access to the recordings will be opened from 30th September but register now to secure your access.
For more information, please click here: https://www.blood2022.com/registration/rewind-registration/
This may be of interest to members.
The RCPAQAP has Discipline Advisory Committees consisting of Pathologists and Scientists with expertise in their related disciplines.
Expressions of interest are invited from Pathologists and Senior Medical Scientists with experience in clinical transfusion to join the RCPAQAP Transfusion Advisory Committee.
This position is an honorary position to assist the staff in the Transfusion Discipline by providing advice on the clinical and scientific aspects of the RCPAQAP Transfusion programs. Expertise in clinical transfusion is required for this position, and the applicant should have a minimum of five years clinical laboratory experience.
Committee membership is for three years with possible renewal of one further term. The position responsibilities are outlined in the RCPAQAP Advisory Committee Terms of Reference. For a copy of this document or to submit an expression of interest please contact our Transfusion team, RCPAQAP, email: transfusion@rcpaqap.com.au
The closing date for applications is 10/11/2022.
This may be of interest to members.
ISBT is thrilled to announce that they are launching their first-ever podcast, “Transfusion Practitioners across the world”.
The podcast will feature insights, advice, and real-life experiences all told by the top ISBT Transfusion Practitioners.
The podcast will feature insights, advice, advice, and real-life experiences all told by top ISBT Transfusion Practitioners. For now, it’s going to be a quarterly podcast featuring talks from ISBT Transfusion Practitioners.
“Transfusion Practitioners across the world” is now available for streaming and download on Spotify — and it’s entirely free.
To listen on Spotify, click here: Listen on Spotify
To listen on the ISBT website, click here: Listen on ISBT website
This may be of interest to members.
To acknowledge the outstanding achievements of RACP members, the College grants several medals and awards (awards). These awards provide an opportunity for the College and its
membership to recognise and celebrate the accomplishments of members as well as to promote their successes to inspire others.
These awards are usually presented annually at the College’s Convocation Ceremony immediately prior to the College’s Congress and include:
The John Sands Medal
The College Medal
The RACP Mentor of the Year Award
The RACP Trainee of the Year Award
The RACP International Medal, and
The RACP Medal for Clinical Service in Rural and Remote Areas
Successful nominees will join the ranks of many prominent award recipients including Sir Edward Ford, Professor Charles R B Blackburn AC and Professor Judith Whitworth AC.
The College also confers Honorary Fellowships upon distinguished or renowned members of the medical profession and other eminent persons who are not members of the College, to acknowledge the significant contribution they have made to the College or health and medicine.
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The Blood Matters survey report 2021 illustrates current design and implementation of blood management and transfusion practice within an EMR, and the effect on patient safety and blood use. Findings may assist and inform sites yet to implement an EMR, and help identify areas for optimisation for those with an EMR. Reported success factors, challenges, failures, and benefits of the various implementation approaches are highlighted.
The Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) published the Guidelines for the implementation and use of electronic medical records for transfusion in July 2021 (ANZSBT 2021). Participating health services will receive a summary of aggregated survey data and summarised individual health service responses aligned to ANZSBT guidelines (Crispin 2022).
Blood Matters recommends that health services:
• circulate the report and individual data (participating health services) to relevant areas
• review the report and individual data noting current compliance and gaps in practice
The final ‘Blood Matters survey on the implementation and use of electronic medical records in blood management and transfusion practice report 2021’ is available for review and action at: https://www2.health.vic.gov.au/hospitals-and-health-services/patient-care/speciality-diagnostics-therapeutics/blood-matters/transfusion-audits/audit-reports
Any queries please contact Blood Matters at bloodmatters@redcrossblood.org.au or call 03 9694 0102.
The draft Guidelines for prevention of transfusion-associated graft-versus-host disease (TA-GVHD) have been developed by the ANZSBT Clinical Practice Improvement Committee.
These guidelines cover the pathophysiology of TA-GVHD, equipment dosimetry and maintenance, clinical indications for irradiated blood components, alternatives to irradiation and risk-management approaches to patient identification, component selection and modification and inventory management to prevent TA-GVHD.
We invite interested individuals, groups and organisations to comment on the Guidelines and encourage you to advise your colleagues of its availability for public comment.
Please provide written feedback by COB Wednesday 31 August 2022. Please submit your feedback by email to anzsbt@anzsbt.org.au
The Society is excited to announce that we have been awarded a $352,000 grant from The Department of Health and Aged Care Quality Use of Pathology Program (QUPP). This is a national grants program that aims to improve health and economic outcomes through best practice use of pathology testing.
Success in being awarded this QUPP grant represents a significant achievement for our Society. This is also an important milestone for us with acknowledgement by the Australian Government of the Society’s key role as advocates for safe, appropriate and effective transfusion practice.
Our project is titled Quality use of non-invasive prenatal RhD testing with the outcome of achieving a standardised and optimised clinical RhD testing pathway applicable and available nationally, to meet the needs of general practitioners, obstetricians, midwives, pathologists and pregnant women. The underlying aim is to support the effective implementation of Medicare-funded RHD non-invasive prenatal testing and ensure RhD immunoglobulin prophylaxis is appropriate and in accordance with the new National Blood Authority (NBA) guidelines.
The project will be managed by a Steering Committee supported by a Project Manager and Project Officer.
Expressions of interests from Members
Members are invited to submit expressions of interest for the Project Manager or Project Officer roles.
The Project Manager will require business analytical skills and would be involved in high-level process mapping.
The Project Officer will be involved in extracting data and planning.
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The AIMS QLD Branch State Conference & PaLS Scientific Meeting will be held on 16th-17th July 2022 at Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, Southport, QLD.
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The ANZSBT Education Standing Committee invites nurses and scientists with an interest in transfusion practice to register for the Transfusion Practitioner Study day on Saturday 10th September 2022.
The stellar international program showcases lessons learned by transfusion professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic, considerations for the introduction of an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) for transfusion, and the impact of human factors in transfusion practice.
ANZSBT Members: Free
Non-Members: $50
Kindly sponsored by CSL Behring.
