TRANSFUSION EDUCATION

2017 calendar
The Australian Red Cross Blood Service offers a comprehensive transfusion education calendar.
Transfusion education is open to health professionals and anyone with an interest in blood and
transfusion. Continuing professional development points are awarded for all completed sessions.

KEY FEBRUARY MARCH

Early career, 30 minutes
Intermediate/advanced, 1 hour
Transfusion workshops
Registrar transfusion education
Webinar
In person
1 Haematology registrar transfusion
education webinars released
These webinars include
the following topics: basic
immunohaematology, blood
groups, adverse events, and more.
9 Critical care registrar workshop
6.00 pm local time,
Sydney Processing Centre
2 Critical care registrar workshop
6.00 pm local time, Royal
Melbourne Hospital
15 Medical management for a patient
who refuses a transfusion
1.30 pm
29 Epitopes, immunology and the HLA
platelet donor panel
1.30 pm local time, Melbourne
Processing Centre

APRIL MAY JUNE

19 A day in the life of an obstetric/ 10 The best of BEST 1.30 pm 28 TRALI 1.30 pm
paediatric transfusion laboratory 17 TBA Haematology registrar pre-exam
Assessing the need for red cell
1.30 pm
transfusion 1.30 pm workshop Time and
27 Transfusion Update 2017 20 location TBA
Iron Symposium
Time TBA, Sydney
9.00 am local time, The Science
Exchange, Adelaide

JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER

12 Infectious agents update: Hepatitis 9 Introducing changes to blood 14 Major Haemorrhage in the era of
C and Zika virus 12.30 pm component labelling 1.30 pm viscoelastic testing 12.00 pm
local time, Sydney Processing 16 Data linkage of transfusion in local time, Gold Coast University
Centre maternity 12.30 pm local Hospital
26 Introduction to Neonatal Exchange time, Sydney Processing Centre 20 Impact of Daratumumab
Transfusion 1.30 pm 23 Pretransfusion testing: whats 1.30 pm
involved? 1.30 pm
TBA 50 years of RhD
Time and location TBA

OCTOBER NOVEMBER NURSING WORKSHOPS

11 Transfusion as part of disaster 8 Clinical errors in transfusion 2017 Nursing Workshops will
response management practice 1.30 pm local be held in:
1.30 pm time, Adelaide Administration and Adelaide
25 Disseminated Intravascular Distribution Centre
Brisbane
Coagulation (DIC): An overview 22 ABO Subgroups 1.30 pm
Sydney
1.30 pm

Please note: unless indicated as local time, all times are Sydney/Melbourne time.
All early career and intermediate/advanced sessions are recorded and made available
for viewing one week following the event on learn.transfusion.com.au.
This calendar is subject to change. Visit learn.transfusion.com.au for up-to-date information.
Register today to enhance your knowledge and gain CPD points.
learn.transfusion.com.au
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about blood and transfusion.
Learn about blood products and transfusion practice through
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WEBSITES
transfusion.com.au is a website for health professionals. Its a
gateway to product and practice information, online learning and
transfusion tools and resources.
mytransfusion.com.au is a website for patients who might need to
have a transfusion. It includes information about iron deficiency
anaemia, risk and consent.
learn.transfusion.com.au is the home for transfusion education for
health professionals. Attend webinars, listen to recorded sessions,
and undertake elearning to improve your practice and gain CPD
points.
APPS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
Adverse Events puts diagnosis and next steps at your
fingertips. Select symptoms to receive instant advice on
management and further investigation of adverse events.
Blood Typing explores the world of red cell agglutination,
antigens and antibodies in a game environment, making
transfusion science fun.
High Ferritin lets doctors seamlessly refer patients for
therapeutic donation with the Blood Service.
How Much Blood? lets you calculate how much blood you
have, then breaks this down into components and explains
their function.
Q&A tests your transfusion knowledge with a series of
question banks you can tackle online or have sent straight
to your mobile.
Red Cell Prescriber assists with evidence-based red cell
prescription.
transfusion.com.au/mobile_applications
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PUBLICATIONS
BCI is our blood component information booklet. The March 2015
BCI is the current edition.
Pack Check teaches correct practice for checking a blood
component pack before transfusion.
Patient Blood Management Committee Handbook is a guide for
PBMC members that suggests the format and activities for
meetings and is rich with resources.
transfusion.com.au/publications
SELF-PACED ONLINE LEARNING
Adverse events supports your learning in diagnostics, management
and the prevention of transfusion adverse events.
Antibody Club gives an overview of antibody investigation
techniques, exclusions, and prescribing appropriate red cells for
patients with antibodies.
Blood basics gives an overview of donor selection, processing and
testing at the Blood Service.
Hepatitis B diagnosis and testing supports you to investigate and
diagnose different stages of hepatitis B infection.
Irradiated blood components aims to increase your awareness of
transfusion-associated graft versus host disease and its prevention.
RhD immunoglobulin clinical modules support the safe and
appropriate administration of RhD immunoglobulin.
learn.transfusion.com.au