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News & Updates
ANZSBT
Transfusion Consent Survey
Results
are still being finalised and will be posted as soon as possible.
Members: an email will be sent when results are posted. Non members:
If you would like to be advised when results are posted, please email
anzsbt@anzsbt.org.au.
Posted 01/12/09 |
Review of The NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fresh
Blood Components (2001).
The Review
of The NHMRC/ASBT Clinical Practice Guidelines on Fresh Blood
Components (2001) is currently
being undertaken under the auspices of the Australian & New Zealand
Society of Blood Transfusion (ANZSBT) and the National Health and
Medical Research Council (NHMRC) with funding provided by the National
Blood Authority (NBA) on behalf of all governments. Access the latest
update on the NBA's
website.
Posted 29/09/09 |
ANZSBT
requirements for the preparation and use of Thawed Plasma
I am
pleased to report that the final version of this document has
now been approved
by NATA, RCPA, TGA and the Society. The document is available on
the
Publications page under
ANZSBT Guidelines. NATA have indicated that they will assess compliance
with
the documented requirements in their routine audit of hospital transfusion
laboratories undertaking such practice. The TGA have also signalled
that they will consider the availability of the requirements and
their role as a possible professional standards as part of the development
of its biologicals framework.
Peter Flanagan, President.
Posted 13/07/09 |
APACE
scheme for ANZSBT members
The APACE
(Australian Professional Acknowledgement Continuing Education) scheme
is a voluntary program that recognises continuing education, formal
courses and a wide range of professional activities which contribute
to your professional growth. ANZSBT has signed a MoU with AIMS; ANZSBT
members, like members in AACB, ASM, ASTH, are now able to take part
in the APACE program for only $30. Anyone who is not a member
of AIMS or one of the above societies is required to pay $200 per
application.
To become involved with APACE and for more information
see APACE
(on the AIMS website).
Posted 14/04/2009 |
HAA2009
- Combined Annual Scientific Meeting of HSANZ, ANZSBT & ASTH
The
conference organising committee are delighted to invite you to
attend our 2009 combined meeting to be held in Adelaide on 18-21
October 2009.
For information visit the HAA2009
website.
Posted 05/12/08 |
BCSH
Guidelines for the Estimation of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage, update
15 July 2008
The British Committee for Standards in
Haematology (BCSH) guidelines for the estimation of fetomaternal
haemorrhage were first published in 1999. The following update document
has
reviewed and extended the initial guidance:
 Guidelines
for the Estimation of Fetomaternal Haemorrhage - July 2008 (182KB)
Posted 28/01/09 |
Announcing
the release of paediatric patient information kits produced by ANZSBT
in collaboration with ARCBS, BloodSafe and NZBS.
Kits for
parents, children and teenagers are available to download on the ANZSBT
publications page.
Posted 17/12/08 |
Full-text
access for Wiley InterScience journals
The migration
of Blackwell Synergy journals over to the Wiley InterScience website
is complete. ANZSBT members can access the transfusion-related journals
that our Society has subscribed to. Fulll-text access is available
by clicking on the Wiley InterScience journal links on the Members
Area > Online Journals page (members only).
Posted 17/07/08 |
ISBT
Science Series - full text access for ANZSBT members
ANZBST
members have full text access to the 'ISBT Science Series'
journal on the Blackwell-Synergy website.
Go to Online Journals (members
only) and click on the ISBT Science Series
link.
Posted 21/05/08 |
Quebec
register to add genetic typing to blood transfusions
Quebec's
blood agency has announced it is setting up a registry of
blood donors that is genetically typed to ensure ease in blood
transfusions. Genome Quebec, which will team up with blood agency
Hema-Quebec, says the registry
is the first of its kind in the world.
Press
release (11KB)
Posted 06/02/08 |
World
Apheresis Association - 2007 Newsletter
Download
the WAA Newsletter
2007 (300KB)
Posted 26/09/07 |
ANZSBT Standing
Committees
In March
2007, members were informed of the development of three new committees
to further enhance the workings of the society beyond the previous
scientific subcommittee. These committees have now been established
and members have been appointed by Council for a 2-year period.
See Standing Committees.
Posted 30/07/07 |
5th
Edition of the ANZSBT Guidelines for Pretransfusion Laboratory
Practice
We have released
the latest edition (March 2007) of this document, formerly titled
"Guidelines
for Pretransfusion Testing". These will form a complementary
document to a new NPAAC Standard for Pretransfusion Laboratory
Practice which is currently in development.
The Guidelines are now titled: "Pretransfusion
Laboratory Practice" and can be downloaded from
our Publications
page.
Posted 26/04/07 |
Announcing
the release of the 3rd Edition of the ANZSBT Guidelines on Antenatal
Testing.
The
cooperation and input of the RhD-Ig Joint Consultative Committee
(JCC) is acknowledged. The antenatal prophylaxis
program has raised a number of significant issues which have been
addressed in this new edition. ANZSBT, RANZCOG and the JCC consider
these new recommendations to be current best practice in this area
of health care.
The Guidelines are titled: "Blood
Grouping & Antibody Screening in the Antenatal & Perinatal
Setting" and can be downloaded from our Publications
page.
Posted 11/04/2007 |
ASMR
Members Directory
The Australian
Society for Medical Research (ASMR) has a searchable online directory
of contacts and research interests for collaboration and networking.
See the ASMR Members
Directory website
Posted 1/12/06 |
Bloodgen
Project
View Blood
Grouping and Genotyping Project Information at Bloodgen's
website.
Posted 14/09/06 |
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