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Biography
Professor Erica Wood AO is a Haematologist and Transfusion Medicine Specialist. She is Head of the Transfusion Research Unit and Co-Director of the Division of Acute and Critical Care in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University.
She is an NHMRC Leadership Fellow (Level 2, 2020-2024), and leads the NHMRC-funded Blood Synergy research program.
Erica also works as a Consultant Haematologist at Monash Health and holds an honorary Consultant Haematologist appointment at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre/Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre.
Erica is a member of the World Health Organization's Expert Advisory Panel on Transfusion Medicine; the WHO Advisory Group on Blood Regulation, Availability and Safety; the WHO Working Group on Haemovigilance Tools; the WHO Guideline Development Group on Anaemia and the WHO Guideline Development Group on Human Milk Banking. She has served as a WHO regional advisor in blood safety.
Erica is immediate past President and current member of the Board of the International Society of Blood Transfusion and a member of several of its working parties, including global blood safety, clinical practice, haemovigilance and transfusion-transmitted infections.
Erica is a past President of the International Haemovigilance Network, promoting haemovigilance world-wide and supporting haemovigilance systems in their work. In 2022 she was awarded the IHN Medal for her service to IHN and to haemovigilance internationally.
Erica is past President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion and in 2016, invited to deliver the Ruth Sanger Oration at the Society's Annual Scientific Meeting - the Society's highest honour. She is presently a member of the ANZSBT Research Advisory Committee.
Between 2012 and 2015 Erica served as Chief Examiner in Haematology for the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia, and she was Associate Chief Examiner from 2008-2012.
Erica is a founding member of 'Blood Matters', a Victorian Department of Health transfusion practice improvement and patient blood management collaborative, and between 2016-2013 she chaired its Serious Transfusion Incident Reporting (STIR) haemovigilance program.
In the past she has held senior roles with the American Red Cross and the Australian Red Cross Blood Service.
In 2013 Erica was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to support her work in patient blood management practice and research.
The Transfusion Research Unit (TRU) at Monash University operates a number of regional and national registries to evaluate clinical practice and patient outcomes for important blood disorders, including massive transfusion, aplastic anaemia and other bone marrow failure syndromes, fetomaternal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FMAIT), haemoglobinopathies (thalassaemia and sickle cell disease), thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), lymphoma and myeloma. The TRU also performs clinical trials, systematic reviews, health economics analyses and a number of other research and teaching activities across the spectrum of blood diseases. This work is supported by the NHMRC (including through a 5-year Synergy Grant 2020-2024), Medical Research Future Fund, national blood services, Australia's National Blood Authority, and a wide range of industry, community and philanthropic partners.
In 2020, Erica was awarded the inaugural Fiona Stanley Prize at the NHMRC Research Excellence Awards for the top-ranked 2019 Synergy grant application.
In June 2023, Erica was appointed as an Officer in the Order of Australia (General Division), recognising her "distinguished service to transfusion medicine and haemovigilance, to haematology, and to national and international organisations."
More information is available at: https://www.monash.edu/medicine/sphpm/units/transfusionresearch
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
MBBS, University of Melbourne
Award Date: 9 Dec 1989
External positions
Consultant Haematologist, Monash Health
2008 → …
Honorary Consultant Haematologist, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
2003 → …
Research area keywords
- Blood transfusion
- Transfusion medicine
- Registries
- Haematology
- Clinical trials
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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VALUE-Ig : eVidence synthesis to inform the optimAL UsE of Immunoglobulin
Petrie, D., McQuilten, Z., Harris, A., Wood, E., Irving, A., Van Der Walt, A., Reddel, S. W., Fanning, L., Spencer, A., Hawkes, E. & Crispin, P.
1/04/22 → 31/03/25
Project: Research
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More efficient delivery of high-cost standard-of-care therapies in relapsed multiple myeloma using real-time feedback of patient-reported outcome measures: the MY-PROMPT-2 trial
Spencer, A., Rutherford, C., Reynolds, J., Ho, P. J., McQuilten, Z., Moore, E., King, T. A., Wood, E., Harrison, S. J. & Irving, A.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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Fibrinogen Early In Severe Trauma StudY II (FEISTY II)
McQuilten, Z., Winearls, J., Cooper, J., Reade, M., French, C. J., Presneill, J., Higgins, L., Balogh, Z., Heritier, S. & Wood, E.
1/02/22 → 31/01/27
Project: Research
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A national, multi-centre study evaluating Thrombotic Thrombocytopenia Syndrome (TTS) associated with ChAdOx1 (AZD1222) and other SARS-CoV-2 vaccines (viral vector and m-RNA)
Tran, H., Chen, V., Chunilal, S., Wood, N. J., Phan, T., Buttery, J., Crawford, N. W., Monagle, P. T., Passam, F., McFadyen, J., Whisstock, J., McRae, S., Pepperell, D., Tan, C. W., Bird, R. J., Járai-Szabó, F., Kleinig, T. J. & Wood, E.
Department of Health and Aged Care (Australia)
1/11/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Preventing infections in patients with blood cancer through evidence-based use of immunoglobulin or alternatives: The RATIONALISE trial
Wood, E., McQuilten, Z., Morrissey, O., Trotman, J., Spencer, A., Opat, S., Fanning, L., Reynolds, J., Paterson, D. L. & Mulligan, S. P.
1/07/21 → 30/06/26
Project: Research
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Association Between CKD and Major Hemorrhage in Older Persons: Data From the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly Randomized Trial
Mahady, S. E., Polekhina, G., Woods, R. L., Wolfe, R., Wetmore, J. B., Margolis, K. L., Wood, E. M., Cloud, G. C., Murray, A. M. & Polkinghorne, K. R., Apr 2023, In: Kidney International Reports. 8, 4, p. 737-745 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Characteristics and outcomes of older patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma: An Australasian Lymphoma Alliance, and Lymphoma and Related Diseases Registry Study
Goh, Z., Latimer, M., Lewis, K. L., Cheah, C. Y., Ciaccio, P. D., Cushion, T., Hawkes, E. A., Harrop, S., Ku, M., Campbell, A., Hamad, N., Wood, E. M., Chung, E., Chen, P. Y. & Cochrane, T., May 2023, In: Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia. 23, 5, p. 370-378 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Clinical characteristics of Australian treatment-naïve patients with classical Hodgkin lymphoma from the lymphoma and related diseases registry
Nguyen, J., Wellard, C., Chung, E., Cheah, C. Y., Dickinson, M., Doo, N. W., Keane, C., Talaulikar, D., Berkahn, L., Morgan, S., Hamad, N., Cochrane, T., Johnston, A. M., Forsyth, C., Opat, S., Barraclough, A., Mutsando, H., Ratnasingam, S., Giri, P., Wood, E. M., & 3 others , Apr 2023, In: European Journal of Haematology. 110, 4, p. 386–395 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Convalescent plasma for people with COVID-19: a living systematic review
Iannizzi, C., Chai, K. L., Piechotta, V., Valk, S. J., Kimber, C., Monsef, I., Wood, E. M., Lamikanra, A. A., Roberts, D. J., McQuilten, Z., So-Osman, C., Jindal, A., Cryns, N., Estcourt, L. J., Kreuzberger, N. & Skoetz, N., 1 Feb 2023, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2023, 2, 435 p., CD013600.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus) -
Do anemia treatments improve quality of life and physical function in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)? A systematic review
Mo, A., Poynton, M., Wood, E., Shortt, J., Brunskill, S. J., Doree, C., Sandercock, J., Saadah, N., Luk, E., Stanworth, S. J. & McQuilten, Z., Sept 2023, In: Blood Reviews. 61, 16 p., 101114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Prizes
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2019 NHMRC Fiona Stanley Synergy Grant Award
Wood, Erica (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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AABB Fenwal Award in Transfusion Medicine
Wood, Erica (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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American Red Cross Service Excellence Award
Wood, Erica (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Future Summit Leadership Award Program Scholarship
Wood, Erica (Recipient), 2005
Prize: Competitive Fellowships
Activities
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European Hematology Association Congress 2023
Erica Wood (Session chair)
11 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Society of Blood Transfusion, 33rd European Regional Congress 2023
Erica Wood (Session chair)
17 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Society of Blood Transfusion Developing Countries Award Symposium
Erica Wood (Keynote/plenary speaker)
2 Mar 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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International Society of Blood Transfusion, 33rd European Regional Congress 2023
Erica Wood (Invited speaker)
18 Jun 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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Blood (Journal)
Erica Wood (Associate editor)
2023 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility
Press/Media
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Australian lymphoma registry ‘now firmly established’
13/10/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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National transfusion database to cover all blood usage in Australia
19/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Will antibody infusions continue to treat COVID-19?
Erica Wood & Deborah Cromer
28/03/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Australia's blood types are becoming more positive, and that might change how some emergency transfusions are done
21/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Doctors warn against unnecessary blood transfusions in Australian hospitals as donations decline
11/03/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment