Episode 71 - ARC Lifeblood and Research Ethics with Dr Peter Bentley

In this episode we are lucky enough to chat with Dr Peter Bentley. With a history practicing as a GP before moving across to telephone triage service Health Direct, Peter also spent time as a Medical Director in Perth hospitals. Peter currently works with the Australian Red Cross Lifeblood service that facilitates blood donates and ensure that hospitals are supplied with much needed blood products, and also currently serves as the chair of the WA Department of Health’s Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC). Peter’s wide range of experience makes for a fascinating conversation about the various roles he has worked in, and he talks us through a major policy shift in blood donation that allows many former residents of the UK to donate blood in Australia for the first time in decades. Peter also shares some insight into the activities of an HREC and some of the issues they have to consider when assessing new projects for ethics approval. You can find out more about the Lifeblood service here: https://www.lifeblood.com.au/lifeblood-of-australia?gclid=Cj0KCQjwjbyYBhCdARIsAArC6LIagZ0qIpCCPo44ETLZwuRJbnwlT6M8sEbOQ-93rf3BktxyQLLHxcAaAnzYEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds Read about Health Direct here: https://www.healthdirect.gov.au As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: meaningofhealth@outlook.com or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth