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Erica Wood
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Head, Transfusion Research Unit, Monash University
research.monash.edu/en/persons/erica-wood
www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/units/transfusionresearch

Haematologist, Monash Health
monashhealth.org/services/haematology/professor-erica-wood
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Today marks the 80th anniversary of Blood Journal. We're looking forward to commemorating this milestone throughout 2026 and hope you enjoy the new issue out now. ashpublications.org/blood/issue/... Happy new year! #Anniversary #BloodJournal
January 1, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Reposted by Erica Wood
📣The ISTH recently drafted a guidance manuscript on the how to monitor and manage unfractionated heparin in practice, given the accumulating evidence from a comprehensive literature review.

Submit your comments by Jan 5: survey.alchemer.com/s3/8609925/Public-Comment-Manage-UFH
December 20, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Congratulations Dr Lucy Fox, presenting the results of IBMDx - genomics studies in inherited bone marrow failure syndromes - today in the late-breaking abstract session at #ASH25
December 9, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Just published: CLIP-II trial of cryopreserved platelets for cardiac surgical bleeding
doi: 10.1001/jama.2025.23355
Thanks to everyone who supported this important study!
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A message we can all get behind!
Thanks @ash.hematology.org for a great meeting at #ASH25
December 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Great opportunity to get involved!
Seeking experience at a medical journal? Our Editorial Fellowship gives early-career clinicians hands-on exposure to the publishing process from peer review to publication. It’s 9 months, remote, and provides invaluable mentorship. Applications now open! ashpublications.org/editorialfellowship
December 5, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Optimize treatment and better advocate for your patients with the Duffy-null phenotype, which lowers normal neutrophil threshold yet is often overlooked in clinical trials.

🎧 Listen now to the new HemeTalks: https://ow.ly/4F9f50XuQuz

#Hematology #Hemesky #Medsky #DANC #DuffyNull
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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🎙️ Just published a new episode of Blood Podcast: Advancing Blood Disorder Treatments Through Precision Therapeutics. Have a listen:
Advancing Blood Disorder Treatments Through Precision Therapeutics
In this week's episode, Blood editor Dr. Laura Michaelis interviews...
bloodpodcast.transistor.fm
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Save the date! 18-20 March 2026 in Rome.
Looking forward to this! The International Haemovigilance Symposium is always an excellent and very interactive meeting.
More info soon: ihn-org.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Congratulations, Janne! You've been a wonderful supporter of @lardr.bsky.social and the @bloodsynergy.bsky.social research. We thank you SO MUCH for your contributions!
Congrats to our consumer representative, Ms Janne Williams👏
She was awarded the SPHPM Consumer Excellence Award🌟 in recognition of her impact on multiple academic projects, including LaRDR!

@ericawood.bsky.social
#LymphomaResearch #Registry
Congratulations to Ms Janne Williams, recipient of the SPHPM Consumer Excellence Award
lardr.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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November 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Throughout #Telomere Biology Disorder #Awareness Month, we are dedicating Fridays to spreading education and awareness. Each “Fact Friday,” we’ll highlight important science and how ongoing #research connects to care and advocacy. Today we are talking about what #telomeres are - check out our video!
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Hope to see many of you at these upcoming @optimal-cre.bsky.social educational events on improving the use of immunoglobulins!
Everyone is welcome, and it's free to register.
More info below.
Join us this month for two online events that build capability across immunoglobulin research and care.

💡 Essentials of Health Economics in Immunoglobulin Use Workshop
🕐 10 Nov 1–3pm

🧠 Introduction to Myasthenia Gravis Webinar
🕒 24 Nov 3–4:30pm

Learn more & register: www.optimalcre.org/events
November 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Delighted to accept the ISBT Award with Dr Allison Mo on behalf of the ISBT-SRI Transfusion Evidence Round-Up team this week in Perth!

@isbt.bsky.social @sritransfusion.bsky.social

More info on the Transfusion Evidence Round-Ups: www.isbtweb.org/resources/isbt-sri-transfusion-round-up.html
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fantastic @lardr.bsky.social open meeting today at #BLOOD2025 in collaboration with Lymphoma Australia and the Australasian Lymphoma Alliance.
Thanks to everyone who participated in person or online, and for your ongoing support of the Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry!
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Congratulations Dr Jasmine Singh on receiving the 2025 Haematology Society of Australia/NZ Albert Baikie Award, recognising the best Annual Scientific Meeting presentation by a new investigator, for "longitudinal assessment of the expansion of clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential".
October 28, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Wonderful to be in Perth at #BLOOD2025 and the ISBT regional congress @isbt.bsky.social with some of our Monash University Transfusion Research Unit team.
We have presentations, posters and a booth!
Have a question about our research, and/or want to collaborate? Come and visit us!
October 26, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Important new study from the Australian and New Zealand Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry, out now in Haematologica.

doi.org/10.3324/haem...

Nice work, Eliza Chung @lardr.bsky.social and @elizahawkes.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Out now in JAMA Cardiol: Clonal haematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) not associated with higher risk of cardiovascular disease in ASPREE trial, but more clinically significant bleeding.

doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2025.3756
October 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Erica Wood
➡️ Three major RCTs (HEMOTION, TRAIN, SAHaRA) challenge restrictive transfusion dogma in brain injury.
➡️ Does the evidence now points toward a more liberal, neuroprotective threshold?

CCR Journal Watch
https://criticalcarereviews.com/latest-evidence/journal-watch
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Addressing power gradients (gap between those with the most & least power in a team or system) is THE most effective lever for increasing psychological safety within a team. Many ways to take action for this:
psychsafety.com/reducing-pow.... By jadegarratt.bsky.social via tomgeraghty.bsky.social
February 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Somatic preleukemic GATA1s mutations are acquired before birth in 25% of neonates with DS, and are not acquired postnatally. buff.ly/vKCMYCm #hemesky
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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WiLing Wednesday's Webinars are back! Join us for updates on various MCL topics presented by global experts, starting Oct 29 through to Nov 19.
Register on our website : womeninlymphoma.org/webinars
First session on Oct 29 : us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
September 23, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Looking forward to the next International Haemovigilance Network webinar on 21 October: "Partnering with patients is key to safer transfusion"
All are welcome, and it's free to register:
ihn-org.com/webinars/par...
October 7, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Great to see the platelet findings from the prospective worldwide InPUT study of transfusion practice in intensive care. Just published in Crit Care Med.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000006880
@bloodsynergy.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM