What is ACT?

ACT is a national focus for healthcare professionals addressing issues associated with the detection, evaluation and treatment of anaemia that minimises the use of blood transfusions.

Its remit is to address issues associated with the detection and evaluation of anaemia and treatment that minimises the use of blood transfusions. ACT has been developed to reflect the implications for diagnosis and treatment of anaemia across the specialities by multidisciplinary teams of health care professionals.

What does ACT offer?

a knowledge exchange
multidisciplinary and multi-professional networking
training
a forum to present research and audit work

Activities will include establishing and sharing best practice, care pathways, protocols and guidelines, policies, audit frameworks, patient information, shared-care guidelines and blood conservation strategies.

This website will become a knowledge hub for the exchange of information on practice associated with anaemia, working alongside other groups that have a direct or linked interest with anaemia. It will embrace areas of medicine where anaemia is an issue but where awareness and practice is not represented by a specialist interest group. It will feature a ‘chat room’ facility for the immediate exchange of views and ideas within the member’s area.

Other activities will include educational days, discussion forums and regional interest meetings.

Anaemia is frequently a co-existing ailment. One which is commonly neglected. Traditionally it is considered a disease that affects women of child-bearing age (especially during pregnancy), teenagers, young children and the elderly. However, there is a significant incidence in patients with chronic conditions such as infection, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease. The implications are far reaching across patient management in primary and secondary care.

Blood is an increasingly rare commodity. Conservation, and the use of alternatives, wherever possible, is now a critical issue. Pre-operative preparation of patients for elective surgery increasingly embraces anaemic status with corrective intervention.

Apply

You may apply for membership by downloading our online application form:

Download membership application form (PDF format, 650Kb)

If you wish you may request a form by phone on 01442 843363
or by writing to the address shown at the foot of this page.

The Anaemia Care and Treatment Group

PO Box 1107, Berkhamsted, HP4 1WT, UK

t: 01442 843363 f: 01442 843363

e: information@anaemiacaretreatment.org.uk

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