Scientific and educational activities

Session at EHA2025

Date and location: 14 June 2025; Milan, Italy

The EHA2025 Congress included an AYA session organized by the EHA AYA Taskforce (precursor to the SWG on AYA). The session focused on multidisciplinary perspectives on the provision of AYA care in hematology.

Session name: MDT considerations and perspectives on provision of AYA care

Chair: Prof Josef Vormoor (Utrecht, The Netherlands)

Presenters and topics:

  • State of play of AYA services – an EHA AYA Taskforce survey – Dr Anna Castleton (Manchester, United Kingdom)
  • The dos and don’ts of communicating with AYAs – a patient perspective – Yunus Borowczak (Germany)
  • Addressing psychological distress and sexual health in AYAs – Dr Adam DuVall (University of Chicago, United States)
  • Patient perspectives for panel discussion – Charles McGrath (United Kingdom)