FWGBD 2024
Join us September 13-15, 2024, in Long Beach, CA for our biennial educational conference! The goal is to increase awareness, enhance knowledge, foster the next generation of healthcare providers, and support collaboration across disciplines for those dedicated to caring for women/girls with blood disorders.
The countdown is on!
Join us on September 13-15, 2024, for FWGBD 2024 in Long Beach, California.
Join us at our biennial educational conference for healthcare professionals dedicated to caring for women and girls with blood disorders. The goal is to increase awareness, enhance knowledge, foster the next generation of healthcare providers, and support collaboration across disciplines. Our innovative approach and supportive network of dedicated professionals will all come together at FWGBD 2024.
| Thursday, September 12, 2024 | |
| 6:00 – 8:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| Friday, September 13, 2024 | |
| 7:00 AM – 5:00 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 2:00 – 2:15 PM | WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS Conference Co-Chairs: Maureen Baldwin, MD, MPH, and Eric Mullins, MD FWGBD Board President: Sarah O’Brien, MD, MSc |
| 2:15 – 3:45 PM | Plenary I: Fertility Challenges in Blood Disorder Management |
| 3:45 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 4:00 – 4:55 PM | Concurrent Workshop Session I Workshop A: Updates regarding Antiphospholipid Syndrome Workshop B: Ancillary Approaches to Heavy Menstrual Bleeding Workshop C: Women and Girls with Hemophilia |
| 5:00 – 5:55 PM | Keynote Address Dr. Cara Natterson |
| 6:00 – 9:00 PM | Welcome Reception (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| Saturday, September 14, 2024 | |
| 7:00 AM – 1:30 PM | REGISTRATION OPEN (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 7:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast Satellite Symposium – Hosted by Takeda “Challenges Facing Women, Girls, and Those with the Potential Menstruate (WGTPM) with FVIII Deficiency, VWD, & ITP: An Expert Panel Discussion” Featuring Dr. Angela Weyand Ocean Ballroom Breakfast (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 8:45 – 10:30 AM | Plenary II: Ironing Out Approaches to Care |
| 10:30 – 10:45 AM | Coffee Break (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 10:45 AM – 12:00 PM | Plenary III: A Focus on Menstrual Health: Global Approaches to Care for the Hematology Patient |
| 12:00 – 1:05 PM | “Best of HTRS and FWGBD” Networking Luncheon RSVP Only – Pre-Registration Required Lunch (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 1:15 – 2:45 PM | Plenary IV: Incorporating Real-World Evidence in Research in Women’s Health |
| 2:45 – 3:00 PM | Coffee Break (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 3:00 – 3:45 PM | Concurrent Workshop Session II Workshop D: Pregnancy-Associated Thrombotic Microangiopathy Workshop E: Management of Older Women with Blood Disorders Workshop F: Update in Gender Affirming Care |
| 3:45 – 4:00 PM | Coffee Break (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| 4:00 – 5:15 PM | Plenary V: Hemostasis and Transfusion Management in Pregnancy |
| 5:15 – 5:55 PM | Special Session: Update in Gene Therapies |
| 5:55 – 6:00 PM | Conference Adjourns |
| 7:00 – 9:00 PM | Dinner Satellite Symposium – Hosted by Sobi “A Comprehensive Overview of Immune Thrombocytopenia(ITP)” Featuring Dr. James B. Bussell Ocean Ballroom |
| Sunday, September 15, 2024 | |
| 7:30 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast Satellite Symposium – Hosted by Octapharma “Shaping the Future of Care in von Willebrand Disease” – Exploring additional approaches to care for women and girls with VWD Featuring Maria Carter Febres, MD – Iron Deficiency and Bleeding Disorders Amber Federizo, DNP – Hormone Therapy: Informed Decisions Julie Jaffray, MD – Insights From the Largest Prospective Prophylaxis Study in VWD: WIL-31 Jill Johnsen, Md – Optimizing Care for Women with VWD During Pregnancy Ocean Ballroom |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM | Breakfast (Knowledge Center/Exhibit Hall) |
| FWGBD Foundations Advanced Registration Required (no additional cost) | |
| 9:00 AM – 12:20 PM | Topic 1: Hematology for Reproductive Health Team |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | Topic 2: Reproductive Health for the Hematology Team |
Please click “Register for FWGBD 2024” to explore our various registration options, including the early-bird rate (ends on July 31, 2024).
For the most savings, make sure your membership with FWGBD is active. Click here to learn more about our membership options and join today! Already a member? Check your inbox for the special member code!
We will be holding our biennial conference at the beautiful Westin Long Beach Hotel. Be sure to reserve your room early for the discounted hotel rate – click here to save your space today!
Take the time to explore all that Long Beach has to offer: Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Flying to California? Nearby airports include:
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
John Wayne International Airport (SNA)
Long Beach Airport (LGB)
As part of our mission to build the next generation of researchers and providers for women and girls with blood disorders, FWGBD is pleased to offer up to twenty-five (25) Travel Awards in honor of Jeanette Doner Mann. Each Travel Award will provide $1,000 USD to individual recipients as a stipend for travel to attend the FWGBD 2024 biennial conference.
Learn and apply more HERE
The FWGBD 2024 Conference Co-Chairs are Maureen Baldwin, MD, MPH, of Oregon Health and Science University, and Eric Mullins, MD, of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital.
The FWGBD 2024 Planning Committee includes expert faculty across multiple disciplines, including hematology, gynecology, and nursing who work with adult and pediatric populations. We are honored to have their valuable guidance in the design of the conference program:
- Maureen Baldwin, MD, MPH – FWGBD 2024 Co-Chair
- Eric Mullins, MD – FWGBD 2024 Co-Chair
- Bethany Samuelson Bannow, MD, MCR
- Ware Branch, MD
- Richard Burwick, MD, MPH
- Erica Godsey, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Kristina Haley, DO, MCR
- Barbara Konkle, MD
- Alecia Nero, MD
- Lakshmi Srivaths, MD
- Alexis Thompson, MD, MPH
Like our second national meeting held in 2022, our program will host several educational plenaries, several engaging workshops, and creative opportunities to connect with conference attendees. Multiple sponsorship and marketing opportunities are available for your organization to reach 300+ healthcare professionals on the front line of care for women and girls with blood disorders.
This conference will once again feature the FWGBD Knowledge (Exhibit) Center. This Center is an immersive learning center hub designed to maximize visibility and engage conversations by incorporating companies dedicated to delivering products and services to the FWGBD community with conference breaks taking place in the center, a “Continue the Conversation” area for informational conversations with conference speakers, and informal conversation areas throughout the center for colleagues to meet, share their work and form meaningful collaborations. The FWGBD Knowledge Center will also be the location of our Friday evening Welcome Reception for all attendees. It will be the place for conversation, sharing, and where meaningful connections are made throughout the meeting.
While several creative sponsorship opportunities will be available, we will also be offering general corporate sponsorship levels again, which include:
- Gold: $30,000
- Silver: $25,000
- Bronze: $15,000
- Investor: $5,000
Symposium Sponsor
This year, there will be opportunities for industry to sponsor a Satellite Symposium. These may offer CME/CEUs or be non-CME. The cost is $25,000 which is for an inclusive time slot for one company. (Please note that additional logistics and costs are the responsibility of the supporting company.) If interested in this opportunity, please contact kfunkhouser@fwgbd.org
Exhibitor
Exhibit-only opportunities will be offered, with different rates available for both corporate partners and non-profit partners.