The BSH Guidelines Official Podcast

Dr Nimish Shah presents a short podcast on the BSH Guideline Frontline Management of Post-Transplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Adult Solid Organ Recipient Patients .  Dr Shah discusses the guideline in three parts: 1) PET scan and its role in PTLD 2) The management of PTLD 3) Potential new developments   This document is an updated guideline and details the recommendations for the front...

Dr Rachel Rayment presents a podcast on the BSH The use of prophylactic factor replacement for children and adults with Haemophilia A and B. Coagulation factor replacement in people with haemophilia (PWH) A or B may be given either in response to a bleed [on‐demand (OD) therapy] or regularly to prevent bleeding (prophylactic therapy). Guidelines for prophylactic treatment of children and adults wi...

Dr Kim Linton presents a podcast on the BSH Guideline on the investigation and management of follicular lymphoma. Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a heterogeneous disease. For many it is experienced as a chronic, relapsing, indolent condition with long overall survival (OS). Most people affected have advanced disease at presentation; symptoms may include B symptoms (i.e. fever, night sweats and weight...

Peter Baker presents a short podcast on the BSH Guideline on Laboratory aspects of assays used in haemostasis and thrombosis. Peter Baker discusses the following: 1) Preanalytical variables  2) Calibration and control of assays including generation reference ranges 3) Assays involved in the investigation of a bleeding and thrombotic tendency  4) TTP and Molecular testing  This guideline is intende...

Dr Christopher Fox presents a podcast on the BSH Good Practice Paper: The prevention of central nervous system relapsed in diffuse large B- cell lymphoma. As Dr Fox highlights, this is rare event in clinical practice and is devastating for patients when it occurs as well as causes much anxiety amongst clinicians. There is a lack of robust evidence to clearly recommend which patients should receive...

Dr Graeme Smith presents a short podcast on the BSH Guideline for the management of mantle cell lymphoma The management of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) has seen considerable change in the last several years. The objective of this guideline is to provide healthcare professionals with clear guidance on the investigation and management of CML in adults and children. Dr Smith discusses the guidelin...

Dr Paula Bolton Maggs presents the podcast on the Guidelines on the use of irradiated blood components . To provide healthcare professionals with clear guidance on situations when the use of irradiated blood components is indicated. The term ‘blood component’ means the therapeutic constituents of human blood (red cells, white cells, platelets and plasma) that can be prepared by various methods (JP...

Dr Simon Rule presents a short podcast on the BSH Guideline for the management of mantle cell lymphoma. The aim is to provide healthcare professionals with guidance on the management of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL). Individual patient circumstances may dictate an alternative approach. This is an update of the guidance published in 2012 (McKay et al,  2012 ), incorporating new therapeut...

Dr Sue Pavord presents a podcast on the BSH UK guidelines on the management of iron deficiency in pregnancy. Iron deficiency remains a significant problem for pregnant women in the UK. The objective of these guidelines is to provide healthcare professionals with recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency in pregnancy and in the postpartum period. The guidelines...