Thrombocytopenias and Platelet Function Disorders

The SWG was established at the 2003 EHA Congress, which was held in Lyon, France. The group's original focus was thrombocytopenias, but it subsequently expanded its field of interest with the inclusion of platelet function disorders.

Adolescents and young adults (AYA)

Spotlight on AYAAdolescents and young adults (AYA) with hematologic diseases are a unique group with special characteristics and needs. In recent years, the challenges related to the management of AYA (particularly in relation to cancer) have increasingly been recognized.

Brussels Declaration on the Recognition of Professional QualificationsThe future of the Harmonisation of the Haematology Curriculum in Europe

On the occasion of the meeting, there was unanimous support for the

“Brussels Declaration on the Recognition of Professional Qualifications” that follows:

The mobility of haematology trainees is of the utmost importance.

Overview of EHA's Hemoglobinopathies Initiatives

The EHA Topics-in-Focus Hemoglobinopathies Program  (focus on Sickle Cell Disease) aims to expand awareness and education about these increasingly common genetic diseases in Europe, among healthcare professionals, patients and the general population.

EHA Grants Hall of Fame

EHA and Polish Society’s third tutorial together focused on myeloid and lymphoid leukemias

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 Lymphoid Leukemias in Warsaw, Poland.

Treatment, medicine and hematology research: What patients want and doctors need (to know)

Jan Geissler, a Patient Advocate remarked about the Congress: “Over and above scientific updates, much can be achieved in partnership between hematologists and patients.