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Madrid Declaration: joint call for action on training requirements
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.
Read moreEuroBloodNet aims for better care for patients with rare blood disorders
ERNs is an initiative of the European Commission and consist of networks of healthcare providers and centers of excellence in Europe aimed at improving quality, safety, and access to highly specialised healthcare.
Read moreEHA’s advocacy for hematology continues
The EHA Board has recently approved five position papers which formulate EHA’s key lobbying priorities:
Support for hematology research in Horizon 2020 (and future EU research funding programs)
Access to treatment for patients with blood disorders
EU collaboration to reduce the prices…
European Reference Networks, a unique opportunity to take collaboration and patient care in hematology to the next level, was a core topic at EHA 2016
On Saturday 11 June, a session in the Patient Advocacy Track focused on the emerging European Reference Networks (ERNs).
Read moreNew GFI1B variants in bleeding and platelet disorders
Platelets restrict blood loss upon vessel damage by formation of a clot (thrombus). Recently, we reported a family with a bleeding and platelet disorder (BPD), which was caused by a defect in the gene GFI1B1.
Read morePosition of EHA on Access to Medicines
There are many factors that compromise patient access to medicine. First and foremost, for a drug to be available, one has to be developed.
Pomalidomide prolongs survival in refractory myeloma patients
MM-003 is a large, multi-centre phase 3 study that assessed the efficacy and safety of a new drug, Pomalidomide (POM) in combination with low-dose dexamethasone (POM+LoDex) and compared this combination with high dose dexamethasone in MM patients with late stage…
Read moreWould you sell Peripheral Blood derived Stem Cells?
There are many things that are different in the United States of America (USA) and Europe. Some of these differences are in favour of society in the USA and some in Europe.
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