Dr Bronwyn Williams

 

Bronwyn received her MBBS from the University of Queensland and went on to study Paediatrics and Haematology. In 1993, she completed combined FRACP/FRCPA training in Haematology and subsequently worked in laboratory Haematology at the Mater Misercordiae and Queensland Medical Laboratory in Brisbane. Since May 2000, Bronwyn has been employed by Pathology Qld at the Royal Brisbane Hospital campus. Whilst her major work commitments are related to paediatric haematology - both laboratory and clinical, she also provide laboratory haematology support for the Royal Brisbane Hospital and the Royal Womens Hospital. Bronwyn is currently the Chair of the RCPA Transfusion Quality Assurance Program.
 

 

Mr Arthur Joyce

 

Arthur has worked in the fields of Haematology and Immunohaematology since joining Mater Pathology in 1974. He served his cadetship working in all areas of Haematology and Immunohaematology. Between 1980 and 1988, Arthur worked in private pathology laboratories in Cairns and Mackay (North Queensland) and supervised the Haematology/Blood Bank sections of these laboratories. In 1988, he moved to the Royal Brisbane Hospital to take up a position in the Coagulation section of the Haematology Laboratory. He returned to the Mater in 1990 to take up his present position of Chief Scientist in the Blood Bank. He has had a continuing interest in the area of obstetric immunohaematology in particular Rh disease and its prevention, in co-operation with the Maternal Fetal Medicine unit at the Mater Mothers Hospital. During 1998, Arthur was a member of the ASBT Scientific subcommittee which reviewed and established guidelines for Obstetric and Post-natal Immunohaematology testing. Arthur is a NATA assessor and former Queensland Branch chair of AIMS (Australian Institute of Medical Scientists).
 

 

Mr Geoff Magrin

 

Geoff graduated with a Diploma of Applied Science from the RMIT in Melbourne in 1977 and in 1978 graduated with a Bachelor of Applied Science while working as a trainee scientist at the Royal Southern Memorial Hospital. From 1978 to 1983, Geoff was worked as a scientist in Haematology at RSMH. In 1983, Geoff moved to the Alfred Hospital and worked in the Haematology dept and Blood Bank and in 1990 was appointed the Scientist in Charge position at the Alfred Hospital Blood Bank. In 1993, Geoff was appointed the Senior Scientist responsible for the Blood Bank, Coagulation and Haematology. Geoff is a NATA assessor, a fellow of AIMS (FAIMS), a member of the ANZSBT and a member of the Better Safe Transfusion advisory group (BeST).

 

Mrs Liz Lennox

 

Liz graduated from QUT in Brisbane with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Med Tech) and went on to achieve a Graduate Diploma of Quality. Liz has worked at the Prince Charles Hospital and Greenslopes Private Hospital and is currently the Transfusion Medicine Scientist at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service, Qld.
 

 

Ms Cheryl Kann

 

Cheryl graduated from QUT in Brisbane with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Med Lab Science) and has worked at the Prince Charles Hospital, Redcliffe Hospital and Caboolture Hospital. Cheryl is currently the Manager of the Blood Bank at the Prince Charles Hospital. Cheryl is a member of AIMS and the Pathology Queensland Transfusion working party.
 

 

Mr Tony Greenfield

 

Tony graduated from UTS in Sydney with a Bachelor of Applied Science in 1979 and began work as a scientist at Liverpool Hospital, NSW rotating between Blood Bank Chemistry, Microbiology and Haematology before settling into the Blood Bank lab permanently. Tony became the Scientist in Charge of Liverpool Hospital Blood Bank in 1984 and was seconded to worked at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service until 1989. Tony returned to Liverpool Hospital as the Senior Scientist and completed a Master of Health Administraion in 1993. Tony is currently the Principal Hospital Scientist for SSWPS and is still based at Liverpool Hospital. Tony is a NATA assessor and a member of AIMS.
 

 

Dr Anne Haughton

 

Anne graduated from QUT in Brisbanewith a Bachelor of Applied Science (Med Lab Science) in 1991 and completed her honours in 1999. Anne is a fellow of RCPA (FRCPA). Anne has worked at the Logan Hospital, Gympie Hospital, Mater Adult Hospital and Royal Brisbane Hospital in emergency, anaesthetic, medical, surgical, obstetrics and paediatrics departments. Anne is currently the Haematologist at Sullivan Nicolaides pathology at Taringa and is involve in bone marrow and trephine biopsy.
 

 

Mr Neville Herrmann

 

Neville graduated from QUT in Brisbane in 1967 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (MLS). An introduction to blood banking came when he was drafted to Vietnam in 1969 in charge of the laboratory at Vung Tau. He then returned to Queensland Medical Laboratory where, in 1974 where he moved into the position of laboratory head of Haematology. From 1985 to 1989 he worked as head of Haematology/Blood Bank at a private laboratory in Cairns and then joined the public hospital system to take up positions at the Innisfail Hospital and then the Royal Brisbane Hospital. In 1994 he took up the Manager`s position at QML`s Rockhampton Branch. At the end of 1999 he took up the position of Scientist in Charge of the Process Control Laboratory at the Australian Red Cross Blood Service in Brisbane and in 2000 accepted the role of Coordinator of the RCPA Transfusion QAP on a part-time basis. In June 2009, Neville moved to full time Manager of the Transfusion QAP.