WFH's Global Summit on Women & Girls with Bleeding Disorders: July 8-10, 2021
The World Federation on Hemophilia will be hosting its Global Summit on Women & Girls with Bleeding Disorders from July 8-10, 2021.
ISTH Webinar: COVID-19 Pandemic – A challenging era for hemostasis and thrombosis care
Please plan to join ISTH on June 1st, 2021, from 09:30 - 10:30 EST, for a webinar on how COVID-19 has brought challenges for hemostasis and thrombosis care.
FWGBD Welcomes New Board and MAC Members
The Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders is proud to announce the recent appointment of its newest board members, Sarah O’Brien, MD, MSc and Jeffrey H. Lawson, MD, PhD.
Thromboembolism and anticoagulant therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: interim clinical guidance from the anticoagulation forum
The Anticoagulation Forum has issued new interim clinical guidance on thromboembolism and anticoagulant therapy during the COVID-19.
ISTH Provides New Guidance for Diagnosis, Treatment of VITT
ISTH has issued interim guidance for the diagnosis and treatment of vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) and is designed to inform the management of suspected thrombosis in subjects who have recently received the AstraZeneca or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.
NHF's April Webinar Series: Wednesdays from 2-3 pm ET
Please join NHF for its April Webinar Series on Wednesdays from 2-3 pm ET on a range of topics of interest to the blood disorder community.
Webinar: Call to Action: Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities, 3/18 at 1 pm EST
Join the American Heart Association, American Society of Health System Pharmacists, and the Anticoagulation Forum on Thursday, March 18, at 1 pm ET for a webinar on Structural Racism as a Fundamental Driver of Health Disparities.
MAC Member Dr. Jim Bussel Comments on Extremely Rare Cases of ITP in COVID-19 Vaccination Recipients
Dr. Jim Bussel commented on the rare incidence of patients who received the COVID-19 vaccine and developed ITP in a recent New York Times article to help providers identify the best therapies for treatment and improve patient care.
Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, MD, MS, Praised by Dr. Fauci for COVID-19 Treatment Leadership
Dr. Lisa Baumann Kreuziger, MD, MS, Medical Director at the Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin, was praised by White House advisor and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Dr. Anthony Fauci, for her leadership on a national COVID-19 panel that recommends the best treatment options for people with the virus.
Webinar: Joint Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease
On Thursday, February 25, 2021, from 2:00-3:00 PM EST, the CDC will be hosting a webinar on the new clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD), developed in concert by ASH, ISTH, NHF, WFH, and UKMC.