Blood Matters: What Everyone should know about Transfusions

Thursday 12 February

Webinars

Thu 12 Feb

18:00 - 20:00

Online

Activity code: 2 credits applied for

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Overview

Don’t miss this webinar! Discover the latest thresholds and alternatives for blood product use. Explore how practices are evolving in special populations, and learn about the potential risks every clinician should understand.

Target audience
Doctors across all stages of clinical practice, from every specialty, and healthcare providers involved in prescribing.

Organising Committee
Professor Sunil Bhandari
Dr Joanna Moore

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Programme

Thursday 12 February 2025

18:00	Introduction & Welcome Professor Sunil Bhandari, Vice-President, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
	Co-Chairs: Dr Joanna Moore, RCPE Regional Adviser & Consultant Hepatologist, St. James's Hospital, Leeds Dr Sebastian Spencer, Specialty Trainee, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
18:05	Red cell transfusions in general – thresholds to use Dr Katie Hands, Consultant Haematologist, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee * risks – transfusion reaction, wrong prescribing, infections (hepatitis C) * chronic and acute situations * when to transfuse and use of alternatives e.g. IV iron/ESA/HIF-PHI
18:35	Other blood products Dr Julia Anderson, Consultant Haematologist, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh * fresh frozen plasma * cryoprecipitate * platelets
19:05	Special groups Dr Michelle Willicombe, Consultant Nephrologist, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London * immunosuppressed * transplants * TRIM
19:35	Group panel discussion & Q&A
19:50	Thanks and Close

Please note that on occasion event programmes may be subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Fees

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	Fee £
Standard Fee	£25
RCPE Fellow/Member	£15
Allied Health Professional	£15
RCPE Student Member	£0

Cancellation policy

If you have to cancel your place within 4 days days of this event, we regret that we are unable to provide a refund.

The event will be available to view on-demand for 28 days after the live event, therefore, there is still an opportunity to view the talks if you are not able to attend on the day.

Booking Terms & Conditions: Please read the College’s full event booking Ts&Cs regarding event changes, CPD, and data protection in the event policies section on our Event FAQ pages.

Further information

Certificates

All relevant events are approved for Continuing Professional Development (CPD). To receive a CPD certificate delegates must have completed the online feedback survey. The survey will close 28 days after the original broadcast of the event on the 12 March 2026, with certificates being issued shortly after this.

Certificates cannot be issued after the survey has closed.

Catch-up

Registered delegates can view this event on catch-up for up to 28 days following the live event until, i.e. until 12 March 2026. Please note that in line with Federation rules, the CPD period is 28 days from the live event. To obtain a CPD certificate you must have completed the online feedback survey by 12 March 2026.

If you are unable to attend this event live but would like to view this event for 28 days post-event and qualify for a CPD certificate (if feedback is completed), please register before the live event is due to take place in order to be given access. It is not possible to register for catch-up viewing after the live event has taken place.

Event co-ordinator

Eileen Strawn

Telephone

+ 44 (0)131 247 3619

e.strawn@rcpe.ac.uk

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