News and updates
First CMML guidelines produced by EHA, now available
Joint recommendations on diagnosis and treatment of CMML from two European specialty societies were published the December issue in HemaSphere, the official journal of the European Hematology Association (EHA).
EHA and EBMT joint meeting on CAR T cells, first of its kind in Europe
The European Hematology Association (EHA) and European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT) will hold the first European CAR T Cell Meeting together in Paris on February 14-16, 2019.
EHA, in partnership with ISTH, award two fellows to support global educational …
EHA and the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (ISTH) jointly awarded two joint ISTH-EHA Training Fellowships to Araci Rondon (The Netherlands) and Dianne van der Wal (Australia).
Hospital pharmacists and regulators lead the way on shortages
EHA welcomes initiatives but calls for more focus on causes
Medicine shortages have a negative impact on the quality and cost of treatments and on patient access to the best possible care. EHA has helped flag the problem with policymakers and regulators, but lack of data and understanding of the causes make it notoriously difficult to tackle.
EHA-Baltic Hematology Tutorial in Estonia provides European-level expertise to l…
EHA partnered with three Baltic societies on October 18 and 19 to provide European-level expertise to local hematology trainees and experienced hematologists.
Effective treatment of aging patients with hematological diseases discussed duri…
The progress in the field of aging and the optimal and rational approaches of "fit" and "unfit" older patients with malignant hemopathies was the focus of the three-day EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting…
EHA and Polish Society’s third tutorial together focused on myeloid and lymphoid…
Seventy-five participants from Europe and the Middle East learned about the advances in biology, genetic characteristics, diagnostic approaches and therapy of leukemias during the EHA-PTHiT Hematology Tutorial on Myeloid and…
Second EHA-SAH tutorial in Argentina, another success
Hematologists from South America and mainland US gathered in Argentina on September 14-15 for brain-stretching exercises on the topics of lymphoid malignancies and plasma cell dyscrasias.
Nobel prize goes to immunotherapy researchers
October 1, Sweden - Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenges.
EHA European Hematology Exam 2018 Report
The second European Hematology Exam took place on Wednesday, June 13 during the 23rd Congress of EHA in Stockholm, Sweden, and a parallel session was held in Bern, Switzerland.
Major changes needed for patients to benefit from precision medicine
Precision medicine approaches the treatment of a disease via an individual’s genes, environment, and lifestyle.
Tutorial on thalassemia focused on best treatment
Almost 90 delegates from Shiraz and other cities in Iran learned how to identify the best treatment for each thalassemia patient at the EHA-SHRC Hematology Tutorial on Thalassemia on May…
Tutorial on acute leukemia held in Istanbul
EHA and the Turkish Society of Hematology (TSH) partnered for the seventh time to organize a tutorial.
Hans Erik Johnsen 1948-2018
On May 17, 2018, just after his 70th birthday, Hans Erik Johnsen passed away. Hans Johnsen was Professor of Clinical Hematology at the Department of Hematology at Aalborg University in Denmark.
The 3rd EHA-ISHBT Hematology Tutorial on Lymphoproliferative and Plasma Cell Dis…
The 3rd EHA-ISHBT Hematology Tutorial on Lymphoproliferative and Plasma Cell Disorders was held on February 16-18 in Lucknow, India, and chaired by Dr AK Tripathi (King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, India) and Prof G Gaidano (University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy).