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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.