Arthur L. Bloom
Arthur Leslie Bloom FCRP, FRCPath (1930–1992) was a Welsh physician focused on the field of Haemophilia.[1][2] [3] [4]
He died at the age of 62 on Thursday 12 November 1992.[5]
Positions
In the 1970s/1980's, he was Chairman of the Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation.[6]
Bloom served as Director of the Cardiff Haemophilia Centre and had held important positions with the World Federation of Haemophilia.
He was also a senior member of The Haemophilia Society's medical advisory panel and a member of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority (CBLA).[7]
Controversy
Being centrally placed, Bloom was one of the key figures in what would become known as the Tainted Blood Scandal.[8] Some of his actions were highlighted in The Penrose Inquiry.[9]
In 2017 an episode of BBC Panorama alleged that Bloom had knowingly downplayed the risks of contracting HIV from Factor VIII blood products. In the following year the allegation was repeated in The Guardian.[10]
Posthumous
The Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre which is a part of The University Hospital of Wales was named after him and provides services for people with haemophilia,[11] HIV/AIDS, & hepatitis C and their families.
References
- ^ "BSHT History". British Society for Haemostasis & Thrombosis.
- ^ Bloom, A. L. (1 September 1978). "Clotting Factor Concentrates for Resistant Haemophilia". British Journal of Haematology. 40 (1): 21–27. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1978.tb03635.x. ISSN 1365-2141. PMID 361064. S2CID 21838237.
- ^ Bloom, A. L.; Enoch, B. A.; Richards, H. J. (1 February 1968). "Major surgery in haemophilia. Prolonged substitution therapy for surgical treatment of haemophilic cyst and pathological fracture of the femur". British Journal of Surgery. 55 (2): 109–114. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800550210. ISSN 1365-2168. PMID 5635918. S2CID 32013527.
- ^ Christie, D A; Tansey, E M (10 February 1998). HAEMOPHILIA: RECENT HISTORY OF CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (PDF). Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London.
- ^ "Professor Arthur Bloom: a tribute - Documents". documentslide.com. Archived from the original on 13 January 2017.
- ^ Bloom, Arthur. Minutes of The Ninth Meeting of Haemophilia Reference Centre Directors held at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre (PDF). Oxford Haemophilia Centre: Penrose Inquiry. p. 1.
- ^ "Final Report: Chapter 12 - HIV/AIDS: Response and Clinical Practice". www.penroseinquiry.org.uk.
- ^ "Taintedblood.info". Archived from the original on 13 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ^ "Preliminary Report Chapter 8: HIV and AIDS".
- ^ Hattenstone, Simon (3 March 2018). "Britain's contaminated blood scandal: 'I need them to admit they killed our son'". The Guardian.
- ^ "UKHCDO Haemophilia Centres List". www.ukhcdo.org. UKHCDO.