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Mrs Crystal-Anne Barkhuizen
Contribution Editor: Medical Technology
Crystal-Anne studied at the Central University of Technology (CUT), South Africa and obtained her National and Honours Diplomas in Biomedical
Technology in 1993 and 1995, respectively, with majors in Biochemistry and Virology. She was appointed as Quality
Assurance Auditor in the Research Regulatory Compliance Group of PAREXEL in 2010.
She enjoys spending time at home with her husband and two children, cooking, watching a good movie and going on trips to nature- and game-reserves.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Mrs Crystal-Anne Barkhuizen for her CEU contribution to eCPD.
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Universal Blood Supply
Globally, blood is an essential part of modern healthcare. In the United States alone, nearly 5 million patients
receive approximately 14 million units of red blood cells (RBCs) donated each year according to estimates by the
American Association of Blood Banks and the National Blood Collection and Utilization Survey.
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Donor Deferral
To ensure the safety of the blood supply, it is necessary to permanently defer blood donors with a repeat-reactive
transmissible disease test result. The purpose of this study was to explore the permanent deferral experience from
the donor's perspective.
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Preimplantation genetic diagnosis
The technique has been used to detect genes for adult onset disorders such as Huntington's disease and for familial
predisposition to cancer, such Li-Fraumeni syndrome (which involves mutations in p53 cancer suppressor genes).
It has been used in Australia by fertile couples without a history of sex linked disorders to select the sex of their child.
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Pathogen Inactivation of Blood Products
Pathogen inactivation provides a proactive approach to cleansing the blood supply. In the plasma fractionation and manufacturing
industry, pathogen inactivation technologies have been successfully implemented resulting in no transmission of human immunodeficiency,
hepatitis C, or hepatitis B viruses by US-licensed plasma derivatives since 1985.
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HIV in Blood Donations
The South African National Blood Service collects more than 700 000 units of blood annually from a population
in which 11.4% is infected with human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1). The prevalence of HIV-1 in blood donations
increased to 0.26% (1:385) in 1998, indicating that a significant number of window-period infective units were
entering the blood supply.
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Bacterial Contamination of Blood Components
Bacterial contamination of transfusion products, especially platelets, is a longstanding problem that has been
partially controlled through modern phlebotomy practices, refrigeration of red cells, freezing of plasma and
improved materials for transfusion product collection and storage.
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RSSA Ethics
Sandton:
31 July 2010
As a result of many requests from RSSA members as well as the rapidly
changing professional, social, technical and political environment,
this workshop has been established to meet the important challenges
facing radiologists and other important role players. The course will
be presented by a national faculty of leading Radiologists, a Clinician
and Academic. They will address selected and wide ranging topics pertinent
to the daily practice of Radiology. Participants will be accredited
for 8 CME ethical points.
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Workshop on Drug Resistant TB
Cape Town:
3 - 5 September 2010
The Lung infection and Immunology Unit, Division of Pulmonology, UCT will host a national training
workshop on DR-TB, which will provide clinically-orientated practical guidelines for the clinician and
interested HCW. Delegates from all provinces and from other African countries are encouraged to attend.
The Workshop will be CPD accredited
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Donating a unit of this "precious gift of life" saves lives of those in dire need of blood. One must develop a habit of donating blood in order that South African National Blood Service (SANBS)
has sufficient blood stock to ensure that in cases of emergency quality blood is always available for needy patients.
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