Key messages
- All Blood Matters reports and journal articles are available including six-monthly Blood Management Committee reports and peer-reviewed journal articles.
- Archived publications from 2003 to 2008 are available on request.
Reports and journal articles are available for use within Victorian health services to help improve practice regarding blood and blood product management.Â
Blood Matters produces a six-monthly report for presentation at your Blood Management Committee. Other reports and clinical comparative audits, along with government policy guidelines, are also available.
The Blood Matters team has published articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, available on this page.
Reports, articles and government policies relating to transfusion
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2021-2022
- Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Audit Report:Â a survey on the implementation and the use of an Electronic Medical Record (EMR) specific to blood management and transfusion practice report
Blood Matters EMR survey report 2021 - Implementation and use of electronic medical records (EMR) in blood management and transfusion practiceBlood Matters EMR survey report 2021 - Implementation and use of electronic medical records (EMR) in blood management and trasfusion practice2019-2020
- 2020 Preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey report
2020 preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey report2020 preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures survey report- General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019
General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 2019General practice audit of preoperative anaemia report 20192017-2018
- RhD immunoglobulin (Ig) in obstetrics audit report 2018
- The use of O RhD negative red blood cells according to guidelines audit report 2018
- Serious transfusion incident reports (STIR) are available on the STIR page
- Snapshot audit of minimal volume blood sampling to prevent iatrogenic anaemia 2017
2012-2015
- Clinical audit of preoperative anaemia assessment and management in elective surgical procedures 2015
- Clinical audit of elective red blood cell use in medical, surgical and obstetric adult patients 2014
- Audit of acute transfusion reaction management and knowledge 2013
- Consent for blood transfusion audit 2012 report
2007-2011
- Comparative audit of blood transfusion policy and practice 2011
- Getting important information to Rh (D) negative women from CALD communities-a pilot project 2009-11
- Report on blood storage and handling survey 2010
- Clinical audit of platelet use in Victorian and Tasmanian hospitals, 2009
- Patient blood management in elective orthopaedic surgery 2009 Revised
- Evaluation of the hospital blood management program - Transfusion nursing in Victoria 2003 - 2006 - Final Report May 2007
- A summary. Towards Safer Transfusion Practice in Victorian Hospitals-Optimising the role of the transfusion nurse
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- Philip Crispin, Christine Akers, Kristen Brown, Alana Delaforce, Anastazia Keegan,Fiona King, Amanda Ormerod, Trudiy Verrall (2022) A review of electronic medical records and safe transfusion practice for guideline development. PMID: 35089600 DOI:
- Rozemarijin Deelen, Els Costermans, Rachel Moss and Christine Akers (2019) Disaster planning: the role of the transfusion practitioner. ISBT Science Series, 2019, doi: 10.1111/voxs.
- Bielby, L., Moss, R., Mo, A., McQuilten, Z. and Wood, E. (2019) The role of the transfusion practitioner in the management of anaemia. ISBT Science Series, 2019, doi: 10.1111/voxs.
- Akers, C. , Savoia, H. , Kane, S. , Crispin, P. , Keegan, A. , Wood, E. , Glazebrook, B. , Bielby, L. and Davis, A. K. (2019), Misinterpretation of blood group and antibody screen leading to serious errors in RhD immunoglobulin administration: A report on first two years of data from Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting program. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol, 59: 161-164.
- Bielby L, Moss RL. Patient blood management and the importance of the Transfusion Practitioner role to embed this into practice. Transfus Med. 2018 Apr;28(2):98-106. doi: 10.1111/tme.12526. Epub 2018 Apr
- Bielby L, Peterson D, Spigiel T. Transfusion education for nurses and transfusion practitioners in Australia. ISBT Science Series, 2018, VOXS.
- Bielby L, Haberfield A, Kelsey G, Kay S. The role of the transfusion practitioner in the multidisciplinary team. ISBT Science Series, 2018, VOXS.
- Hennessy C, Borosak M, Bielby L, Stevenson LJ, Glazebrook B, 2016. Documentation of consent for blood transfusion. Internal Medicine Journal 2016, Volume 46, Issue 12, pp. .
- Bielby L. The role of the Transfusion Practitioner. Transfusion Today 2016, Number 109, p
- Bielby L, Akers C, Francis S, Darby S, Campbell L, Hollis L, Quested B, Hogan C. The role of the transfusion safety coordinator in Australia. ISBT Science Series 2016, Volume 11 (Suppl. 1), 118–--125.
- Bielby L, Akers C, Perillo J, Sieradzki N, Pollock C, Nasra F, Pollock C, Polack C, McGregor S, Bastin K, Pearse B. Patient blood management initiatives in the perioperative setting. Australian College of Operating Room Nurses 2014, Volume 27, Number 4, pp 8–-14.
- Anderson MA, Glazebrook B, Cutts B, Stevenson L, Bielby L, Borosak M. When do we transfuse cryoprecipitate?, Internal Medicine Journal 2013, Volume 43, Issue 8, pp 847–-958.
- Bielby L. The role of the transfusion practitioner. International survey of Clinical Transfusion practice improvement programs 2011. Transfusion Today 2012, Number 90, p 5.
- Bielby L Stevenson L, Wood E. Clinical Transfusion practice improvement programs in Australia. Transfusion Today 2012, Number 90, p. 6.
- Bielby L, Stevenson L, Wood E. The role of the transfusion nurse in the hospital and blood centre. ISBT Science Series 2011, Number 6, pp 270–276.
- Miller K, Akers C, Davis A.K, Wood E, Hennessy C, Bielby L. The evolving role of the transfusion practitioner. Transfusion Medicine Reviews 2015, Volume 29, Issue 2, pp. 138–144.
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- Department of Human Services Victoria: Victorian health service’s Emergency Blood Management Plan (EBMP)
- Traceability requirements of blood and blood products - January 2021
replaces the Department of Health and Human Service Circular 01/2018 – Health Service Blood Management Committees
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Publications from 2003 to 2008 include:
- 2008: Transfusion Governance Survey ReportÂ
- 2007: Second report of the Victorian Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Program 2
- 2006-07: Serious Transfusion Incident ReportÂ
- 2006: Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting (STIR) system pilotÂ
- 2006: Victoria's Better Safer Transfusion (BeST) Program reportÂ
- 2005: Towards Better Safer Blood Transfusion - A report for the Australian Council for Safety and Quality in Health CareÂ
- 2004: Blood Matters Improvement Guide Final ReportÂ
- 2003: Blood Matters Project - results of consumer study.Â
These are available on request from the Blood Matters program.
Reviewed 31 October 2022