Ruth Sanger Oration
Professor Alison Street AO
Peter Schiff Award (proudly sponsored by CSL Behring)
Neil Waters
Presidential Symposium Award
Prof Biswadev Mitra – Monash University
Resuscitation of adult shocked trauma patients using MHP guided by VHA vs SLT’s
Young Investigator Award for Best Abstract (proudly sponsored by National Blood Authority)
Stacie O’Brien – Healius Pathology
Rethinking D-Positivity: Molecular testing guidelines and clinical implication
Blood Management Award (proudly sponsored by the National Blood Authority)
A/Prof Tina Noutsos – Royal Darwin Hospital
Red Cell alloimmunization and HDFN in First Nations, rural and remote mothers and babies in the NT
Clinical Transfusion Award (proudly sponsored by CSL Seqirus)
Karen Beattie – Western NSW Local Health District
SCIg in the scrub: what matters to patients
Blood Bank Laboratory Award (proudly sponsored by Immulab)
Dr Sandra Sowah – Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
RH blood group genetic diversity in a Kenyan donor population: implications for chronically transfused patients in Kenya
Best Poster Prize (3 awarded)
Tammy Cates – RDNS Silverchain
Integrating remote double independent blood checks in a community transfusion model
Leanna Pickles – Alfred Health
Implementation of Smart Fridge Technology to improve patient safety
Wayne Dyer – Australian Red Cross Lifeblood
The Australian Blood Donor study and BioBank for donor health and transfusion safety research
ANZSBT Research Grants
Dr Sara Chiaretti | “Haemoglobin Evaluation and Assessment for pRemature and Term Babies, Enabling Accurate Transfusions (HEARTBEAT) study” |
Dr Ben Winskel-Wood | “Investigating the haemostatic function of extracellular vesicles” |
Prof Biswadev Mitra | “Management of patients with critical bleeding in rural and regional Victoria” |
South East Asia/Pacific Islands Registration Award (co-sponsored by the International Society of Blood Transfusion)
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Dr Priscilla Paua | Papua New Guinea |
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Dr Joyisa Deb | India |
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Dr Purshotam Paudel | Nepal |