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Highlights from the SWG

Joint work with the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (EAHAD), and the European Stroke Organisation (ESO) to produce guidance on antithrombotic treatment in patients with hemophilia.

Chairs and Members

ChairGiancarlo Castaman, University of Florence - Careggi University Hospital, Florence (Italy)

Co-chairAnna Falanga, University of Milan Bicocca and Hospital Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee
Ajay K Kakkar, Thrombosis Research Institute, London (United Kingdom)
Augusto Federici, University of Milan, University Hospital Luigi…

Publications

Antithrombotic Treatment in Patients With Hemophilia: an EHA-ISTH-EAHAD-ESO Clinical Practice Guidance
Schutgens REG, Jimenez-Yuste V, Escobar M, Falanga A, Gigante B, Klamroth R, Lassila R, Leebeek FWG, Makris M, Owaidah T, Sholzberg M, Tiede A, Werring DJ, van der Worp HB,…

SWG Educational Activities

EHA Congress, Frankfurt 2023:

Guidelines presentation on anti-thrombotic treatment in hemophilia
SWG Symposium on Bleeding and Thrombosis

Joint webinar with the SWG on Thrombocytopenias and Platelet Function Disorders, October 2023.

SWG Education Activities

Session at EHA2023The EHA2023 Congress was held in Frankfurt in June 2023. During the event, we held a session with the EHA Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Taskforce on the treatment of AYA patients with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL).

Chairs and Members

Chair (re-appointment, 2023–2026)Josef Vormoor—Professor of Hematological Malignancies in Children, University Medical Center Utrecht (The Netherlands)

Co-chair (re-appointment, 2023–2026)Maria Ester Bernardo—Clinical Coordinator, Clinical Research Unit, San Raffaele Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (Italy)

SWG Steering Committee members (2024–2027 term)
SWG Secretary—Francesco Saglio, AOU Città…

SWG Educational Activities

MeetingsSWG meetingsThe SWG on Transfusions holds monthly meetings. EHA CongressOne focus is support for all activities of the EHA Congress. At the EHA 2023 Congress, which was held in Frankfurt, some sessions on transfusion were supported virtually.

Publications

Experience With IVDR Implementation in Three Diagnostic Laboratories: Messages to EU Health Institutions, Diagnostic Healthcare Payers, and Authorities

Lubbers, Bart R. ; Dombrink, Isabel; Kalina, Tomas; Hofmans, Mattias; Bruun, Morten S. ; Stanworth, Simon J. ; Béné, Marie C.

Freelance Event / Project Manager Congress (ZZP)

Hematologic diseases afflict millions of Europeans each year. The European Hematology Association (EHA), located in The Hague (Netherlands), is a non-profit professional association serving clinicians and researchers with an active interest in hematology in Europe and beyond.