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Madrid Declaration: joint call for action on training requirements
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The Madrid Declaration on enhanced training requirements for hematologists in the Professional Qualifications Directive enjoyed broad support from national society representatives at the EHA22 National Societies Dinner in Madrid.
Lymphoid malignancies dissected in Warsaw
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The EHA–PTHiT Tutorial on Lymphoid Malignancies was held on March 17-18, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland.
Lymphomas from A to Z
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Nineteen countries from 3 continents were represented during the EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Rare Lymphomas on March 10-12, 2017 in Barcelona, Spain.
Lymphoma, multiple myeloma and marrow failure syndromes better understood during…
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Hematologists from Sri Lanka and surrounding countries learned how to best care for patients with lymphoma, multiple myeloma and bone marrow failure syndromes and stem cell transplantation during the joint…
EuroBloodNet aims for better care for patients with rare blood disorders
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Patients suffering from rare blood disorders will benefit from networks of excellence across the European Member States. At the 3rd conference on European Reference Networks in Lithuania, EuroBloodNet was officially awarded as one of the recently approved ERNs.
Impact of new technologies on diagnosis and treatment of anemias highlighted in …
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Hematologists from 18 countries and 4 continents learned more about the new techniques for diagnosis and treatment of anemias during the EHA-SWG Scientific Meeting on Anemias on February 2-4, 2017…
EHA in the BioMed Alliance: joining forces for biomedical research
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EHA is an active member of the Alliance for Biomedical Research in Europe (BioMed Alliance), in which Europe’s leading medical societies have joined forces to represent the interests of over 400,000 researchers and health professionals.
HARMONY: Better care of patients with hematologic malignancies kicked off!
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“Combining data available from clinical trials as well as real world patients allows us to do more advanced analyses on possible treatment options that could be effective for individual patient…
EHA’s advocacy for hematology continues
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EHA is entering the next phase of its Hematology Awareness Campaign this fall. Face-to-face meetings will be conducted with EU institutions and other relevant stakeholders in Brussels, to raise awareness in hematology, increase the visibility of EHA, advocate key EHA positions, contribute to important policy debates and build relationships and alliances.
Young researchers to benefit from EHA training and mentoring
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Participation in EHA-CRTH will allow these researchers to fine-tune the skills and knowledge required to successfully design, run and complete clinical trials.
EHA-funded study in The Lancet Haematology: Economic Burden of Blood Disorders i…
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Two studies funded by EHA and published in the medical journal Lancet Haematology by a team of researchers from Oxford University and King’s College found that the economic burden of blood disorders (malignant and non-malignant) across the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland amounts to €23 billion per year.
European Reference Networks, a unique opportunity to take collaboration and pati…
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On Saturday 11 June, a session in the Patient Advocacy Track focused on the emerging European Reference Networks (ERNs).
Press Release: Economic burden of blood disorders in EU is €23 billion
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The economic burden of blood disorders across the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland amounts to €23 billion per year.
SGN-CD33A Combined with Hypomethylating Therapy Produces High Remission Rates am…
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Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is an aggressive form of blood cancer in which the majority of cases express CD33 on the surface of the leukemia cells.
Killer antibodies against AML
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Most patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) can only be cured when a stem cell transplant induces an immune response against the patient’s leukemia.