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The team discuss Castlemans Disease with Dr Satyen Gohil

Suzy discusses Aplastic anaemia with Dr Morag Griffin

Helen chats to Dr Mark Bishton on Haemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) 

Suzy talks to Elina Vlachodimitropoulou, consultant obstetrician, and Mike Desborough, consultant haematologist, about FNAIT

Helen talsk to Dr Renata Walewska about CLL management

Suzy and Hayder discuss the investigation of patients with high haemotocrtis and delve into treatment aspects of primary and secondary polycythemia

Helen discusses Common immunological scenarios we encounter in haematology and how we manage them with Dr Adrian Shields

Helen and Suzy discuss blood shortages and major incident planning

Suzy talks to Laura Green about the practical aspects of major haemorrhage and the evidence underpinning practice. Links   BSH Major Haemorrhage Guidelines

This week we discuss Hairy Cell Leukaemia and reclassifying Variant HCL with Dr Nilima Parry-Jones and Dr Anurag Joshi 

Suzy speaks to Quentin Hill about pitfalls in diagnosis and treatment of haemolytic anaemia.

Helen talks to Suzy Morton about different blood components and when they are indicated Links:  NHSBT portfolio of blood components NHSBT guidelines on management of IgA deficiency

Helen talks to Dr David O'Connor about Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Suzy talks with the medical director of SHOT about the 2021 SHOT report and hot topics in haemovigilance

Thrombophilia testing can be confusing. Dr Will Lester speaks to Helen about when it's useful… and when it's not

Helen talks to Dr Will Lester about Vaccine Induced Thrombosis and Thrombocytopenia

Sickle cell anaemia is a common inherited disorder with many chronic complications as well as acute presentations. Finally there are some novel treatments on the horizon. Dr Shivan Pancham discusses current management with Suzy in part 2 of the podcast

Sickle cell anaemia is a common inherited disorder with many chronic complications as well as acute presentations. Finally there are some novel treatments on the horizon. Dr Shivan Pancham discusses current management with Suzy

Granulocytes in England are unusual as they are provided as a component pooled from whole blood. Helen and Suzy discuss when their use should be considered and what to watch out for when using them

Helen discusses current management of Essential Thrombocythaemia with Dr Hayder Hussein

Helen and Suzy discuss Screening clotting tests

PNH is a very rare disease but it is important for all haematologists to know when to test and what to do when a clone is detected. Suzy talks to Dr Morag Griffin about diagnosis and management.

Helen chats with Professor Guy Pratt about Amyloidosis

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It can be confusing to learn about different blood group systems. Tom Bullock, consultant clinical scientist at NHSBT, tells Suzy the characteristic features of each. Part 2 - other clinically relevant blood group systems.

It can be confusing to learn about different blood group systems. Tom Bullock, consultant clinical scientist at NHSBT, tells Suzy the characteristic features of each. Part 1 - fundamentals of antibody screening and the Rh blood group system.

Suzy and Helen discuss Red Cell Morphology

Calls about reversal of anticoagulation are very common. But with DOACs now commonly used, what drugs are licensed and when should they be used? Helen talks to Dr Gill Lowe about the practical aspects of these issues.

Platelet aggregometry is a vital tool in diagnosis of patients thought to have a congenital platelet defect. But how is it done and what are the diagnostic features? Dr Gill Lowe talks Helen through this tricky topic.

We are just at the start of what many are calling "the CAR-T cell revolution". But what are CAR-T cells, how are they made, who can receive them and what are the draw-backs? Dr Sridhar Chaganti talks to Suzy Morton about haematology's latest breakthrough.

Everyone talks about patient blood management but what actually is it? Helen quizzes Dr Suzy Morton on the practical elements of patient blood management, including a run through a practical approach to iron deficiency.

Sara Wright, clinical scientist at NHSBT, talks Suzy through the different methods for obtaining and ABO and D group, the common discrepancies that arise and how to resolve them.

Dr Will Lester explains how best to approach the diagnosis and how management differs depending on the subtype

Dr Manoj Raghavan speaks to Suzy about the 2016 revised WHO classification of MDS and gives some hints about what is likely to be coming in the revised BSH guideline.

Listen to Helen talk to Dr Manos Nikolousis about the recent changes in the management of acute myeloid leukaemia