Transfusion Update 2011
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Wednesday 11 May
Massive Transfusion - the new guidelines
The holy grail of trauma: finding the key to improving survival 
3.3 MB Dr Jeannie Callum
Critical bleeding guidelines 2.7 MB Assoc Prof Craig French
Military trauma transfusion
Blood supply for military and civilian casualties 1.6 MB Prof Eilat Shinar
AUSMTF4: use of frozen blood products 3.54 MB Dr Peter Thomas
Frozen products: taking blood to the front line 2 MB Dr Lacey Johnson
When should I transfuse?
Indications for transfusion 1.13 MB Dr Jim Aubuchon
New patient blood management guidelines for Australia 2.2 MB Dr Amanda Thomson
Breakout sessions
I need to know about red cells
Acute traumatic coagulopathy and the role of anti-fibrinolynic therapy 1.66 MB Prof Russell Gruen
Pathways for preoperative anaemia management Dr Kathryn Robinson (presentation is being revised)
Avoiding blood transfusion: iron therapy improves obstetric and preoperative anaemia 500 KB Assoc Prof Alhossain Khalafallah
I need to know about IVIg
Measuring IVIg effects on selected autoimmune conditions 500 KB Ms Noelene Davies
New horizons in IVIg 1 MB Dr Lynn Aston
New criteria 2 MB Dr Chris Hogan
I need to know about hub and spoke distribution
Private pathology perspective 31 KB Ms Angela Benic
Metropolitan perspective Mr Gregory Irwin
Regional perspective 526 KB Mr Andrew Levak
Thursday 12 May
Research and Application: Putting evidence into practice
Transfusion Outcomes Research Collaborative 1.2 MB Dr Louise Phillips
Investigating the human factors behind WBIT events in the emergency department 1.6 MB Dr Louise Phillips
Can models predict patient outcomes to transfusion? 1.13 MB Dr Melinda Dean
James Isbister Colloquium
The evidence Prof James Isbister
The economics Mr Axel Hofmann
The ethics Dr Beverleigh Quested
Disaster planning
Decision-making in chaos: lessons from Banda Aceh Assoc Prof Bill Griggs (presentation NFP)
National blood services disaster preparedness plan 5 MB Prof Eilat Shinar
Rural and remote
Intravenous iron polymaltose: safer than blood? 570 KB Dr Steve Flecknoe-Brown
Managing blood supply risks in country SA: Department of Health perspective 1.2 MB Ms Susan Ireland
Blood banking out bush 1.6 MB Ms Nigeline Fafai
Friday 13 May
New transfusion pathways
Modernising Seattle: updating the centralised transfusion service 4.6 MB Dr Jim Aubuchon
Patient blood management in cardiac surgery 1.6 MB Dr David Cardone
Don't waste a drop: cell salvage, another link in blood management 3.9 MB Dr Bernd Froessler
Cord Blood
Cord blood bank: an integrated unit in the blood services Prof 1.9 MB Eilat Shinar
Clinical application of cord transplants 1 MB Dr Sharon Avery
Emerging threats and solutions
An outsider looking in Mr Axel Hofmann (Presentation NFP)
Some like it hot: emerging threats - climate change and travel 3.5 MB Dr Anthony Keller
Aligning supply with demand 2 MB Ms Jacqui Caulfield
How safe is safe?
Safety in collection 1.7 MB Ms Sarah Errington
Safety in the product 600 KB Mr Neil Beckman
Safety in processing and dispatching 710 KB Mr Andrew Fitzgerald
Safety in administration 560 KB Ms Trish Roberts
This conference has been endorsed and allocated points towards continuing professional development by the following organisations:
This activity has been approved by the RACGP QA&CPD Program for the 2011–2013 triennium.
TOTAL POINTS: 40 (Category 1) Activity No: 753976.
This conference is endorsed by Royal College of Nursing, Australia (RCNA) according to approved criteria.
Attendance attracts 18 RCNA CNE points as part of RCNA’s Life Long Learning Program (3LP).
This conference is endorsed by APACE (Australasian Professional Acknowledgement Continuing Education) for 30 CEU credits.
