Seminars at Peter Mac

Seminars at Peter Mac - Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

4th Annual Sir Peter MacCallum Public Lecture: Tuesday 30 October

Click below to view 'Australia's cancer' presented by Professor Grant McArthur.





Click below to view 'Australia's cancer' panel discussion, with Professor Michael Henderson, Professor Grant McArthur, Dr Clare Fedele and Jay Allen.








GP Forum held on Saturday 4 August 2012

Peter Mac GP forum: speaker biographies [click to download]
This forum covered lymphoma, leukaemia and other haematological cancers and late effects of cancer treatment.

Click below to download presentations from the forum:
Haematological malignancy - what you need to know

Lymphoproliferative disorders - what you should know in general practice

Myeloproliferative neoplasms - CML the treatment paradigm

Referring to Peter Mac and clinical trials



2010 Transfusion Seminar
Friday 3 September

This seminar explores advanced concepts in Transfusion Practice.

Specialists in the area of Transfusion Practice from the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre,
Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Department of Health Blood Matters and The Centre of Research Excellence Patient Safety will present on the following:

Session 1: HAEMOVIGILANCE
  • Lessons learnt from STIR Lisa Stevenson Blood Matters
  • Human Factors in Transfusion Shelley Jeffcott The Centre of Research Excellence Patient Safety
  • How is a tool developed for the Aerospace Industry being used to prevent a
  • leading cause of ABO incompatible transfusions? Jo Main Peter Mac

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Session 2: BLOODY PROBLEMS
  • Bacterial Contamination of Platelets Marija Borosak Australian Red Cross Blood Service
  • Blood Bank Matters: What you need to know about blood groups, antibodies and
  • compatible blood Bill Magee Peter Mac
  • More than Just a 'Top-Up': Issues Associated with Multiple Transfusions Neil Came Peter Mac

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Session 3: COST, RISK & PROPHYLAXIS
  • Cost of Blood Linley Bielby Australian Red Cross Blood Service
  • Prophylactic Platelet Transfusions in Haematology. What is the evidence?
  • David Westerman Peter Mac
  • Zero-risk Blood Supply: Fact or Fiction? Erica Wood Australian Red Cross Blood Service

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