NHMRC Alternatives to Homologous Transfusion (This report was never officially released as the Stephen Review was about to be delivered: this changes the direction of the blood sector & transfusion medicine in Australia).
In 2000, New Zealand & Australian blood services implement deferral of anyone resident in UK for 6 months or longer between 1980-96.
Stephen Review on Australian blood sector released recommending establishment of the National Blood Authority under a separate Act of Parliament (2003).
Society for Advancement of Bloodless Medicine and Surgery (SABM) founded in USA.
Early 2000s sees the commercial availability of automated & semi-automated systems for grouping & antibody screening based on CAT and SPRCA technologies (pictured).
