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Medical
Medical
PWBD
PWBD
WFH
WFH
WGBD
WGBD
Psychosocial
Psychosocial
Nurses
Nurses
MSK
MSK
Laboratory Sciences
Laboratory Sciences
Dental
Dental
Interpretation in <b>FRENCH AND SPANISH</b>
Interpretation in FRENCH AND SPANISH

Schedule by day

Schedule by day

  • Wednesday, April 24, 2024
  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-FP-07 - Free paper session: Von Willebrand disease

    Chair: Nathan Connell, MD,MPH (he/him/his) – Brigham And Women's Hospital - Harvard Medical School

    Medical

  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-DEN-03 - Dental Education for PwH and their care givers

    Chair: Branislav Bajkin, PhD – University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine

    Dental

  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-MED-12 - How much prophylaxis is enough?

    Co-Chair: Emna Gouider, MD – Aziza Othmana Hospital

    Medical

  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-MSK-05 - Sports-related joint injuries for PWBD: Prevention, rehabilitation, and return to play

    Co-Chair: Sebastien Lobet, PhD (he/him/his) – Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc

    Co-Chair: Haroon Adam Mann, MBBS MD FRCS(Tr&Ortho) (he/him/his) – UCL Medical School

    MSK

  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-WFH-03 - Advancing standards of care globally

    Chair: Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD – World Federation of Hemophilia

    WFH

  • 09:00 – 10:00 CEST
    WE-PWBD-10 - How do you measure bleeding today? Factor Levels vs. Phenotype

    Chair: Dawn Rotellini (she/her/hers) – National Bleeding Disorders Foundation

    PWBD

  • 10:15 – 10:45 CEST
    WE-PL-MED - PLENARY: Hemophilia in the era of novel therapies: Where do inhibitors feature in the new landscape?

    Chair: Christoph Königs – University Hospital Frankfurt, Department of Paediatrics

    Medical

  • 10:15 – 10:45 CEST
    WE-PWBD-PL - PLENARY: Do PWBD treat as recommended? Why or why not?

    Chair: Carlos Safadi Márquez – Fundación de la Hemofilia (Argentina)

    Speaker: Miguel A. Escobar, MD – University of Texas

    Speaker: Juan Andrés Pereira de Souza, MA (he/him/his) – Asociación De Hemofilia Del Uruguay

    PWBD

  • 10:45 – 11:30 CEST
    COFFEE BREAK/MODERATED POSTER SESSIONS
  • 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
    WE-LAB-03 - Factor VIII activity assays used for the diagnosis and classification of haemophilia A

    Co-Chair: Liliana C. Rossetti, PhD (she/her/hers) – Instituto de Medicina Experimental (IMEX) - CONICET- Academia Nacional de Medicina (ANM)

    Co-Chair: Tulasi Geevar, MBBS, MD (she/her/hers) – Christian Medical College

    Laboratory Sciences

  • 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
    WE-MED-13 - Diagnosis and treatment of von Willebrand Disease in 2024 and beyond

    Co-Chair: Michelle Lavin, MB BCh BAO, PhD, FRCPath (she/her/hers) – National Coagulation Centre, St. James's Hospital

    Co-Chair: Robert F. Sidonio, MD, MSc. (he/him/his) – Aflac Cancer and Blood Disorders

    Medical

  • 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
    WE-MSK-06 - Musculoskeletal care for women with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders

    Co-Chair: Megan Kennedy, BSc, PhD – Trinity College Dublin

    Co-Chair: Adolfo Llinas, MD (he/him/his) – Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogota

    MSK

  • 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
    WE-PSYCH-03 - Strengthening coping skills

    Chair: Richa Mohan, MA M.MPhil (Psychology) (she/her/hers) – Empowering Minds Society for Research and Development

    Psychosocial

  • 11:30 – 12:30 CEST
    WE-PWBD-11 - Evolving healthcare: A medical lens on novel treatment strategies

    Chair: Brian O'Mahony, FACSLM – Irish Haemophilia Society

    PWBD

  • 12:30 – 13:30 CEST
    LUNCH BREAK
  • 12:30 – 13:30 CEST
    World Hemophilia Day Celebration
  • 13:30 – 14:45 CEST
    WE-FP-08 - Free paper session: Musculoskeletal health

    Co-Chair: Rohini Akash Dange, MPT – Sahyadri Speciality Hospital, Heamophilia Society of Maharashtra, Pune chapter

    Co-Chair: Luigi Solimeno, MD – IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico di Milano

    MSK

  • 13:30 – 14:45 CEST
    WE-MED-14 - Outcomes & outcome measures

    Co-Chair: Santiago Bonanad, MD (he/him/his) – Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe

    Co-Chair: Alok Srivastava, MD, FRACP, FRCPA, FRCP – Christian Medical College

    Medical

  • 13:30 – 14:45 CEST
    WE-NUR-03 - The challenges of longevity

    Chair: BJ Ramsay, BSc Nursing (he/him/his) – Wellington Regional Haemophilia Centre, Wellington Hospital

    Nurses

  • 13:30 – 14:45 CEST
    WE-PWBD-12 - Empowering patients & providers: Shared decision-making in practice

    Chair: Johnny Mahlangu, MBBCh, MMed – University of the Witwatersrand and NHLS

    PWBD

  • 13:30 – 14:45 CEST
    WE-PWBD-13 - Pain and PWBD in the new era: Understanding pain beyond joint damage

    Chair: Kate Khair, PhD – Haemnet

    PWBD

  • 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
    WE-FP-09 - Free paper session: Gene Therapy

    Chair: David Lillicrap, MD – Queen's University

    Medical

  • 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
    WE-FP-10 - Free paper session: Psychosocial and nurse care delivery and management

    Chair: Kate Khair, PhD – Haemnet

    Psychosocial

  • 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
    WE-LBA-02 - Late breaking session: Clinical trials and novel therapies

    Chair: Margareth C. Ozelo, MD, PhD (she/her/hers) – Hemocentro UNICAMP, University of Campinas

    Medical

  • 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
    WE-PWBD-14 - Game-changing health: Bridging new treatment, sports, and everyday living

    Chair: Cindy Bailey, DPT OCS SCS ATC – Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hemophilia Treatment Center

    PWBD

  • 15:15 – 16:15 CEST
    WE-WGBD-03 - Intimacy for women with bleeding disorders

    Chair: Dawn Rotellini (she/her/hers) – National Bleeding Disorders Foundation

    WGBD

  • 16:30 – 17:00 CEST
    WE-PL-G - Closing Plenary

    Speaker: Alain Baumann, MBA (he/him/his) – World Federation of Hemophilia

    Speaker: Cedric Hermans, MD, PhD (he/him/his) – Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc

    Speaker: Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD – World Federation of Hemophilia

    Speaker: Daniel-Aníbal García Diego (he/him/his) – Fedhemo - Federación Española de Hemofilia

    Speaker: Edwin Goh – Hemophilia Society of Malaysia

    Speaker: Cesar Garrido – World Federation of Hemophilia

    WFH