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In Memoriam Anneke Brand

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On Sunday, November 21, 2021, Anneke Brand, MD, PhD, emeritus professor at Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), passed away suddenly. The European Hematology Association community is deeply saddened by Anneke’s passing.

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Improved survival for adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) patients

Historical survival for patients 18-45 years with ALL is approximately 40 %. However the event free survival for ALL patients 18-45 years has improved to 73% following implementation of the NOPHO ALL2008 protocol in July 2008.

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Major bleeding in patients on treatment with NOACs or VKAs in real-life: clinical presentation, management and outcome

Major bleeding in patients on treatment with NOACs or VKAs in real-life: clinical presentation, management and outcome

Limited data are available on major bleeding (MB) occurring during treatment with vitamin K (VKAs) or non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) outside clinical…

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International Call to Action to Alleviate Drug Shortages

The common call to action seeks first to raise awareness of shortages of drugs among hematologists.

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José Carreras Award handed out at the 17th Congress of EHA

He has made seminal contributions to myeloma cell biology. These included studies of the diagnostic and prognostic roles of immunophenotyping, morphology and molecular genetics together with investigation of disease evolution and the significance of minimal residual disease.

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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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European Board for Accreditation in Hematology

Current committee members
Peter van den Burg, The Netherlands (Chair and ISBT representative—transfusion medicine)
Michelle Kenyon, United Kingdom (EBMT Nurses Group representative—Specialized Hematology Professional)
Fionnuala Ní Áinle, Ireland (ISTH representative—thrombosis and hemostasis)
Annalisa Ruggeri, Italy (Representative, clinical hematology)
Isabel Sanchez-Ortega, Spain (EBMT representative)
Ana Filipa Marques…

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Diagnosis in hematological diseases: morphology and flow cytometry

This SWG is active in disseminating knowledge on advances in the diagnosis and follow-up by morphology and multiparameter flow-cytometry of malignant and non-malignant hematological diseases. These include morphology, digital morphology, and flow-cytometry (mass, imaging, and spectral flow cytometry included).

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Stem Cells Journal Club

Join us for engaging, relatable, and memorable discussions about scientific findings. What is the Stem Cells Journal Club?The Stem Cells Journal Club is a way to get the 'inside scoop' on the development of some inspirational hematology papers.

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