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diabetes australia

Diabetes Australia is the national peak body for diabetes in Australia providing a single, powerful, collective voice for people living with diabetes, their families and carers. A non-profit organisation, Diabetes Australia works in partnership with diabetes consumer organisations, health professionals, educators and researchers to minimise the impact of diabetes in the Australian community. Diabetes Australia is committed to turning diabetes around through awareness, prevention, detection, management and the search for a cure.

Clinical Transfusion Practice aims to develop your knowledge of blood transfusion and donation practise, to promote safe transfusion practice and the appropriate use of blood components. It is relevant for medical staff who prescribe transfusions, nurses and midwives who administer the transfusion and laboratory workers who want to gain an appreciation of the clinical aspects of blood transfusion. Content covers the basic facts about blood transfusion and blood donation. This includes the risks and benefits of transfusions, how to label blood specimens, collecting and transporting blood, administering a transfusion and patient monitoring. Course content is based on national recommendations and guidelines and has been developed in collaboration with leading transfusion medicine experts from around Australia.

This link was mentioned by Tabitha in the Mon/Wed chat

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Excellent Luke - Thanks for that i was able to add some tags as we discussed in class.

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"The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Accreditation Council (ANMAC) is the independent accrediting authority for nursing and midwifery under the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme. It sets standards for accreditation and accredits nursing and midwifery courses and providers. The ANMAC is also an authorised assessing authority for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) and undertakes skills assessments of internationally qualified nurses and midwives seeking permanent migration in Australia."

Can others suggest better tags for this site? So we can have better search topics.