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Patient Advocacy Committee

Current committee members
Derek Elston, United Kingdom (Chair)
Samantha Nier (Switzerland) (Vice-chair)
Members representing a Patient Advocacy Organization

Organization
Member

Acute Leukaemia Advocates Network (ALAN)

Samantha Nier

CCI Europe

Anita Kienesberger

CLL Advocates Network (CLLAN)

Pierre Aumont

CML Advocates Network

Jan Geissler

European Federation of Associations of Patients with Haemochromatosis (EFAPH)

Dag Erling Stavik

European Haemophilia…

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Program

Saturday, June 15, 2024 - Presidential Session I

Conducting multinational RCTs in pregnancy to improve maternal health in thrombosis: it CAN be done   

Prof.  Saskia Middeldorp, The Netherlands

Targeting the epigenome in lymphoma 

Prof.

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Patient organizations

EHA greatly values the collaboration with patient organizations in a growing number of areas, from joint advocacy and a strong presence at the EHA Annual Congress – with a prominent place for the EHA-Patient Joint Symposium on policy and regulatory…

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EHA Taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The taskforce on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has a mandate from the EHA Board to develop a policy on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion that will be the blueprint for:

Initiating and implementing activities to empower underrepresented groups.

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Infections in Hematology

A recent publication in Clinical Infectious Diseases "Global differences in the management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia" revealed substantial variation in treatment practices across the world.

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Highlights from the SWG

Impactful activitiesGuideline development projectThe most relevant and impactful activities of the SWG include those related to the guideline development project. There were regular meetings with the Guidelines Expert Panel Committee.

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Quality of Life and Symptoms

The goals of the SWG are:

To promote the evaluation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in hematology in daily clinical practice and in clinical trials.

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SWG Educational Activities

Past EHA (HOPE) Asia 2021 meeting 10-11 September 2021, Virutal

Speakers
Laane - Systematic review of literature on multiple myeloma EHA evidence-based “Guidelines for the use of patient-reported outcomes in adult patients with hematological malignancies” in progress - Systematic review of literature…

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