Med e-News is the electronic newsletter produced by Transfusion Medicine Services at the Blood Service. It is produced monthly, except in months when our print newsletter, Medilink, is distributed.
Both Medilink and Med e-News are archived on this page. If you would like to subscribe to Med e-News or Medilink, please send an email to iTransfuse@redcrossblood.org.au
Medilink March 2011
Medilink March 2011 (424 kb)
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Diagnosis and management of iron deficiency anaemia
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Impact of albumin compared to saline for patients with sepsis
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Biostate advisory statement
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Updated risk estimates for transfusion-transmitted infections
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Register for Transfusion Update 2011
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NSW Blood Service relocation
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Med e-News has a new name
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iTransfuse education calendar
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What happened to the Transfusion Medicine Manual?
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Age of red cells at transfusion
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Update on the introduction of HBV NAT
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Aligning supply with demand
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Platelet supply planning for Christmas/New Year holiday period
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Change of email addresses
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Interesting reading
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Review of blood donor deferral policies
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Patient Blood Management Guidelines update
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Annual customer satisfaction survey
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Change in imported IVIg supply
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Availability of RiaSTAP
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Interesting reading
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Diary dates
- Blood component supply 2009/2010
- Australian Haemovigilance Report
- Join the next iTransfuse webinar
- National Blood Donor Week
- Interesting Reading
- Diary dates
- 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
Medilink May10 FIN.pdf (359kb)
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Medilink Aug09 FIN.pdf (1784kb)
In this issue:
- 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
- Renewed focus on customer service
- iTransfuse journal club
- A new era for ERIC
- Interesting reading
- HAA 2009 is coming
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Transfusion Update registrations open
- First reported case of possible transmission of vCJD via plasma products
- Welcome back Dr Ben Saxon
- Victorian bushfires
- Transfusion Update 2009
- BloodSafe e-learning launch
- Transfusion transmission of human granulcytic anaplasmosis
- Council of Europe 14th edition
- New version of Blood component labelling
Medilink December 2008
Medilink December 2008 (737kb)
In this issue:
- Launch of the National Blood Supply Contingency Plan
- Managing the threat of transfusion-transmitted dengue in Australia
- Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative
- The Transfusion Question launched
- vCJD in 2008
- Residual risk estimates for transfusion-transmitted infections
- 2009 is Year of the Blood Donor
- 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
- 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
- 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?
Medilink August 2008
Medilink August 2008 (244kb)
In this issue:
- ARCBS Bloodhound data contribute to emergency blood supply planning
- Guidelines for the use of Group O Rh(D) negative red cells
- A new transfusion guide for parents and children
- New CSL packaging
- Residual risk estimates for transfusion-transmitted infections
- What's new on www.transfusion.com.au
- Maintenance and monitoring of blood storage refrigerators
- Frequently asked questions about leucodepletion
- IVIg forms can now be downloaded from transfusion.com.au
- 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
- Hospital based manufacture of blood components
- New CSL packaging
- Transfusion Update 2008
- Transfusion Update 2008 registration
- Bacterial contamination screening
- Heparin and plasma products
- Blood Component Information 2008
Medilink March 2008
Medilink March 08 (624kb)
In this issue:
- Bacterial screening of platelets - update
- New criteria for the use of IVIg in Australia
- 2006 UK SHOT report
- Latest residual risks for TTIs
- ARCBS Brisbane on the move
- Transfusion Update 2008
- 2006 UK SHOT Report
- Introducing Dr Leon Rozen
- New Brisbane site
- FFP packaging survey
- Pandemic flu planning
- ERIC workshop
- Standing offer for imported IVIg
- Anti-fibrinolytic use in the perioperative setting
- Tsunami project - Banda Aceh
- Biostate 500 IU
- Universal blood type
- Green albumin is safe to use
Medilink October 2007
Medilink October 07 (1202kb)
In this issue:
- Transfusion reaction reporting to ARCBS
- Unexpected consequences of passive antibody transfer in patients receiving IVIg
- Disaster planning for your blood fridge
- Risk of transfusion delay or avoidance
- Universal blood type becomes a reality
- 2009 is Year of the Blood Donor
- Iron deficiency anaemia
- Transfusion e-learning
- Right patient, right blood
- SAFE Study update
- Transfusion Requirements in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (TRIPICU) Study
- Massive transfusion and trauma resuscitation
- Green Albumin
- 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
- Transfusion Update 2007
- Bloodhound audit
- Flu vaccine and immunoglobulin therapy - is there an interaction?
- Blood Component Information 2007
Medilink April 2007
Medilink April 07 (2230kb)
In this issue:
- Red cell antibody screening (Rh(D) antenatal prophylaxis program)
- Fourth case of vCJD infection reported in association with blood transfusion
- Efficacy and safety of Biostate in patients with VWD
- Australian Plasma remains onshore
- HLA workshop
- Introduction of Monofix 1000IU presentation
Medilink December 2006
Medilink December 06 (526kb)
In this issue:
- Criteria for IVIg use in Australia
- Plasma fractionation review
- Electronic Returns Information Capture (ERIC) system launched
- Supply Tracking Analysis Reporting System (STARS) launch
- Prothrombinex changes
- Transfusion practice improvement meeting
- Non-clinical blood requests
- CSL packaging review
Medilink May 2006
Medilink May 06 (208kb)
In this issue:
- Australia now self-sufficient in Rh(D)
- Pre-storage versus post-storage leucodepleted blood components
- After the tsunami: rebuilding the Blood Service in Banda Aceh
- Aseptic meningitis and IVIg therapy
- Emergency Blood Management Plan for Australia
- Plasma Fractionation Review
- ARCBS joins Sydney hospitals on eye treatment
- Course in Transfusion Medicine 2006
Medilink September 2005
Medilink September 05 (173kb)
In this issue:
- Malaria antibody testing increases red cell stock availability
- Strategic Blood Forum tackles hot issues
- Q&As from transfusion.com.au
- Refrigeration failures and blood wastage
- Blood Component Information 2005
- National Blood Transfusion Committee
- Boosting transfusion education
- Reduced bacterial contamination risk
Medilink March 2005
Medilink March 05 (156kb)
In this issue:
- Establishing a Standing Offer for overseas-sourced IVIg
- Our website has moved
- A national haemovigilance system in Australia?
- Change in ARCBS donor haemoglobin selection guidelines
- Australia sends tetanus immunoglobulin to Aceh
- NAT testing enhances safety of Australia's blood supply
- Pharmacovigilance: drug safety and plasma products
- Blood bag tender evaluation update
