Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Available projects
OPEN: Attitudes towards red cell transfusion in perioperative patients
This option is flagged and requires special approval, See details below.
Department: Surgery and Pathology
Primary Supervisor: W/Professor Jeff Hamdorf
Primary Supervisor Email: jeff.hamdorf@uwa.edu.au
Administrative Assistant: Meagan Connor
Administrative Assistant Phone: 6488 8044
Maximum number of students: 3
Project Outline: The project will involve the evaluation of patient-centred processes pertinent to red cell transfusion in the perioperative period at a single hospital. Students will develop a protocol, draft an ethics application and then contact and interview patients. Results will inform the informed consent processes relating to administration of blood products.