Transfusion Medicine Services for Health Professionals

Transfusion Update 2008

Presentations from TU08

Transfusion Update 2008 was held at Crown Conference Centre from 5 - 7 May in Melbourne.

Attracting around 275 delegates each day, a high standard of presentations gave scientists, clinicians, nurses and government staff working in blood management plenty of food for thought and discussion.

Following are most of the presentations from TU08 in pdf format for download.

Australian Best Practice - State Initiatives

05 May 2008
by Ms Gina Clare
05 May 2008
by Ms Karen Botting
05 May 2008
by Ms Susan Ireland
05 May 2008
by Professor Cliff Hughes

Monday - Plenary lecture

Transfusing and Using Platelets

05 May 2008
by Dr Rosemary Sparrow
05 May 2008
by Dr Kylie Mason

Critical Bleeding and Coagulopathy

06 May 2008
by Professor James Isbister

Lessons from the Battlefields

Blood and Blood Products in Pregnancy

06 May 2008
by Professor William Rawlinson
07 May 2008
by Associate Professor Sue Walker

Neonatal Transfusion Practice

07 May 2008
by Dr Chad Anderson

Transfusion in the Surgical Ward - a Medical Approach

07 May 2008
by Professor Peter Gibson

Controversies in Product Specifications

07 May 2008
by Dr Helen Savoia