Latest Patientbloodmanagement Podcast Episodes

Haemolytic Disease of the Fetus and Newborn (HDFN)

BloodSafe eLearning Australia podcasts - September 14, 2023 08:06 - 26 minutes
The incidence of HDFN due to RhD has fallen substantially since the introduction of RhD immunoglobulin. However, the identification of a pregnant woman at risk of RhD senstitisation is extremely important to ensure that she receives RhD immunoglobulin appropriately. Here, Dr Helen Savoia talks...

Transfusion and Patient Blood Management – a haematologist’s perspective

BloodSafe eLearning Australia podcasts - September 14, 2023 07:57 - 42 minutes
Transfusion is a lifesaving procedure but it is not without risks. Patient Blood Management, which aims to reduce the requirement for a transfusion, has for many become a standard of care. For others, the term patient blood management is still unfamiliar and there are barriers to its implementat...

Preoperative Bleeding Risk Assessment - A haematologist’s perspective

BloodSafe eLearning Australia podcasts - March 30, 2023 05:54 - 30 minutes
Identifying a patient’s risk of bleeding preoperatively is an integral step in developing a blood management plan to minimise blood loss during surgery. It is the responsibility of a multidisciplinary team that may include general practitioners, surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, haematologists an...

Preoperative Bleeding Risk Assessment – An anaesthetist’s perspective

BloodSafe eLearning Australia podcasts - March 20, 2023 00:37 - 16 minutes
Identifying a patient’s risk of bleeding preoperatively is an integral step in developing a blood management plan to minimise blood loss during surgery. It is the responsibility of a multidisciplinary team that may include general practitioners, surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, haematologists an...

Tranexamic acid – how does it fit into modern medicine?

BloodSafe eLearning Australia podcasts - July 01, 2020 02:00 - 10 minutes
Tranexamic acid is increasingly being used to treat patients with substantial blood loss. Dr Daniel Bodnar from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s and Queensland Children’s Hospitals, and Queensland Ambulance Service describes how tranexamic acid works to arrest bleeding, its applications, clinical ...