SE Regional Meeting – Canterbury Kent
Advances in Anaemia Management
Learning New Theories to Put into Practice

Friday 14th October 2005

The South East Regional meeting held in Canterbury, hosted by Carol Anderson and Paul Wilson from the ANSA executive committee, was attended by members from across the region. The aim of the meeting was to update us on new developments in iron and Erythropoiesis stimulating agent (ESA) management and to see what impact this may have on practice. Presentations were given by Amgen, Ortho-biotech and Roche. The future of ESAs and the effect of 'new' biosimilars potentially coming onto the market provoked a lively discussion. Presentations on dosing, frequency of administration and efficacy of the various ESA’s were also given. The Blood transfusion co-ordinator, Bill Chaffe, from East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust gave a very informative talk about blood transfusion avoidance in non-renal settings and discussed how he was working with the local anaemia nurses to promote the use of intravenous iron and ESA’s. Lesley Bennett discussed the use of different types of intravenous iron and how they could be used in practice to enable patient choice Karen Jenkins led a discussion on anaemia management in the pre-dialysis setting.

The meeting was informal which allowed open discussion and lively debate between the speakers and participants. The meeting was sponsored by an educational grant from Roche Products Ltd.

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