Diagnosis and Treatment of Acquired Hemophilia in Women During the Reproductive and Late Menopausal Life Stages

This is a recorded version of the webinar on Diagnosis and Treatment of Acquired Hemophilia in Women During the Reproductive and Late Menopausal Life Stages that was presented live on November 20, 2014. Please scroll all the way down to view the archived webinar. 

This Webinar was made possible in part by an education grant from Baxter Healthcare Corporation.

This purpose of this webinar is to provide evidence-based, practical information on the diagnosis and clinical management of women and girls with acquired hemophilia in postpartum women and women with advancing age. The presentation of this condition in women during these life stages, as well as the best diagnostic tools, optimal therapies, and treatment guidelines, are presented. 

Faculty

Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, MD, MPH
Medical Director, Hemophilia Care Program, Puget Sound Blood Center
Associate Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics 
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Barbara A. Konkle, MD
Director, Clinical and Translational Research
Medical Director, Hemostasis Reference Laboratory, Puget Sound Blood Center
Professor of Medicine 
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Moderator:
Evelyn Lockhart, MD, Associate Medical Director of University of New Mexico Transfusion Service, and Associate Professor of Pathology at University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM

At the conclusion of this activity, learners should be able to:

  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of acquired hemophilia within the clinical setting
  • Discuss the diagnosis and optimal treatment of postpartum acquired hemophilia
  • Discuss the diagnosis and optimal treatment of acquired hemophilia among older women in the later life stages
  • Explain current guidelines for the optimal treatment of and management of postpartum women and women in later life stages with the diagnosis of acquired hemophilia to colleagues and residents

This session is jointly provided by The Duke University Health System Department of Clinical Education & Professional School of Medicine and the Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders. 

          

 

 

System Requirements 

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 8, 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Mac®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.6 or newer

Mobile attendees
Required: iPhone®, iPad®, Android™ phone or Android tablet