Acknowledgements
National Blood Authority Haemovigilance Advisory Committee
Associate Professor Alison Street Department of Health
Ms Linley Bielby Manager, VIC Blood Matters Program
Mr Neville Board Director, Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
Dr Simon Brown Haematologist, Pathology Queensland
Ms Maria Burgess Transfusion Nurse, ACT Health
Dr Jane Cook Branch Head, Therapeutic Goods Administration
Dr James Daly Haematologist, QML Pathology
Dr Peta Dennington Transfusion Medicine Specialist, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Dr Jan Fizzell Medical Advisor, NSW Health Department
Ms Jenny Hargreaves Senior Executive, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Dr Anne Haughton Haematologist, Australian Association of Pathology Practices
Dr Chris Hogan Haematologist, Australian Red Cross Blood Service
Dr Bevan Hokin Pathology Director, Australian Private Hospitals Association
Dr Audrey Koay Senior Clinical Advisor, WA Health
Ms Susan McGregor Transfusion Nurse, Western Health
Professor John McNeil Epidemiologist, Monash University School of Public Health and
Preventive Medicine
Associate Professor Erica Wood Australian and New Zealand Society for Blood Transfusion
National Blood Authority
Mr Leigh McJames Chief Executive Officer and General Manager
Ms Sandra Cochrane Executive Director, Fresh, Data & Clinical Development
Ms Suzie Cong Senior Data Analyst, Data and Information Analysis
Australian Government and State and Territory Contributors
NSW Health Clinical Excellence Commission Blood Watch Program
VIC Department of Health and Human Services Blood Matters Program
Queensland Health
SA Health BloodSafe Program
WA Department of Health
TAS Department of Health and Human Services
ACT Health
NT Department of Health
Writing Group
This report was prepared on behalf of the National Blood Authority and the Haemovigilance Advisory Committee by:
Ms Suzie Cong
Ms Christine Akers
Ms Barbara Bell
PART 03 donor vigilance was contributed by the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.