Transfusion Medicine Services for Health Professionals

Med e-News

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.

Both publications are archived on this site.  If you would like to subscribe to Med e-News or Medilink, please go to the link on the right hand side of this page and enter your details.

Med e-News Nov 08

  • TMS at HAA
  • 100% of Red Cells are now pre-storage Leucodepleted
  • Clinical registries - NAIT and TTP treatment surveys
  • National Blood Transfusion Committee
  • Testing for high titre anti-A and anti-B
  • Strategic Blood Forum
  • Advance information on rebuiding ERIC

Med e-News Oct 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 - December 07

  • Pandemic flu planning
  • ERIC workshop
  • Standing offer for imported IVIg

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