Kylie Woloschyn

• Promote a culture of continuous improvement within the lab by identifying opportunities for process optimization and championing change initiatives.
• Staff training and supervision
• Manage inventory and accounts effectively, reducing waste while maintaining adequate stock levels for uninterrupted lab operations.
• Participate in the on-call transfusion scientist roster to provide technical support to category G and B laboratories
• Perform routine group and antibody testing and crossmatching, as well as investigation of blood group discrepancies and conduct complex antibody investigations, including autoadsorptions and elutions.
• Perform Antenatal testing including antibody titrations
• Accreditation support: senior sign off of testing worksheets, and temperature and maintenance logs, including performance and distribution of pre-acceptance testing
• Streamline workflow by maintaining a well-organized and efficient work environment.
• Mentor new staff members, providing training on laboratory techniques and best practices for efficient workflow management.
• Maintain high levels of laboratory safety by adhering to strict guidelines and conducting regular safety audits.
• Communicate with clinical staff and patients to ensure correct ordering and continued supply of blood products like IVIg and SCIg.
• Efficiently dispense and dispatch of blood products including adherence to massive transfusion procedures

• John Hunter category G and Mater Hospital category B Laboratories

Immunohaematology Laboratory

• Routine group, screening and crossmatching
• Investigation of blood group discrepancies and complex antibody investigations including autoadsorptions and elutions
• Antenatal testing including Antibody titrations
• Dispense and dispatch of blood products
• Massive transfusion procedures
• Quality control and customer service
• Staff instruction and teamwork
• BloodNET ordering and receipting

Haematology Main Laboratory

• Strong morphology skills
• Extremely proficient blood film reader and trainer
• Routine Haematology testing including Kleihauer, Coagulation and CSF
• Quality control and customer service
• Staff instruction and teamwork
• Assist in Chemistry at the Mater Laboratory
• Comply with OHS requirements
• Staff training and supervision
• Validation of new testing methods, formation of standard operating procedures and implementation.

• I was described as being excellent in the flow cytometry area, displaying an aptitude for what is considered a particularly complex methodology
• I now understand this was the beginning of my love for Haematology, morphology and Leukaemia diagnosis.

• RNA Extraction (tissues)
• DNA extraction
• Protein extraction
• RT-PCR
• Quantitative Real Time RT-PCR