Please note that sessions will be in English. Simultaneous interpretation will be available for select sessions. More details to follow.
Our medical scientific track will cover a wide range of issues that are of great interest and significance to health care professionals all over the world. The medical track will keep the scientific audience up to date on all major issues. Many exciting innovations will be presented by international speakers who are at the cutting edge of their fields of study.
Emna Gouider, Tunisia | Margareth Ozelo, Brazil |
Cedric Hermans, Belgium | Steven Pipe, United States |
Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, United States | Veena Selvaratnam, Malaysia |
Johnny Mahlangu, South Africa | Angela Weyand, United States |
Michael Makris, United Kingdom | Runhui Wu, China |
Our multidisciplinary track is intended for all members of the comprehensive healthcare team, such as hematologists, pediatricians, nurses, social workers, psychologists, physical therapists, orthopedists, dentists, and especially patients and families. The track will make sure that all the members of the bleeding disorders community voice is heard and will heighten awareness of the challenges and issues that are faced. The track will provide education regarding management, treatment, and practical strategies for living with a bleeding disorder.
Hazri Aris, Malaysia | Kate Khair, United Kingdom |
Amanda Brito del Pino, Uruguay | Rick Waines, Canada |
Frederica Cassis, Brazil | Baiba Ziemele, Latvia |
Gavin Finklestein, Australia |
The Dental track will offer 3 sessions aimed at dentists, oral surgeons, hematologists, nurses, and patients to raise awareness on the impact of new therapies on dentistry, modern techniques, and the barriers in accessing dental care.
Dental Chair:
Lochana Nanayakkara, United Kingdom
Committee Members:
Branislav Bajkin (Vice Chair), Serbia | Laura Beatriz Isidro Olan, Mexico |
Miryam Parreira (Secretary), Argentina | Rebecca Schaffer, United States |
Zikra Alkhayal, Saudi Arabia | Graeme Ting, New Zealand |
Irakli Chachua, Georgia | Norjehan Yahaya, Malaysia |
Maria Elvira Pizzigath Correa, Brazil |
The Laboratory Science track will offer 3 sessions aims to raise awareness of standards in the diagnosis of hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. The sessions will bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences on all aspects of laboratory science. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners, and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered in the coagulation laboratory.
Laboratory Science Chair:
Pierre Toulon, France
Committee Members:
Silmara Montalvao (Vice Chair), Brazil | Tulasi Geevar, India |
Annette Bowyer, United Kingdom | Emna Gouider, Tunisia |
Carlos de Brasi, Argentina | Anastasia A. Khasiani, Kenya |
Dong Chen, United States | Megan Sutherland, United Kingdom |
Complimenting the bi-annual Musculoskeletal (MSK) International Congresses, the MSK committee has always developed as much exciting content for the WFH World Congresses. This is the program will feature six outstanding educational sessions designed to bring together established and new cross-discipline musculoskeletal researchers and ensures that the track offers participants the chance to exchange innovative ideas, while providing ample time for discussion, mentorship, and interaction with both patient and healthcare practitioners.
Musculoskeletal Chair:
Gianluigi Pasta, Italy
Committee Members:
Cesar Haddad (Vice Chair), Lebanon | Antonio Gavrilovski (Secretary), North Macedonia |
Carla Daffunchio (Junior Vice-chair), Argentina | Cindy Baily (Member-at-Large), United States |
The vision of the Nurses track is to improve the quality of care of patients with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders throughout the world. This is achieved by enhancing nursing practices and making nursing an integral part of a multidisciplinary healthcare team. The 3 nurses sessions will provide a wonderful opportunity for all nursing professionals to learn about current trends in nursing practice around the world.
Nurses Chair:
Marlene Beijlevelt, Netherlands
Committee Members:
Cathy Harrison (Vice-Chair), United Kingdom | Marcella Sisdelli, Brazil |
Khalid A. R. Al Habaybia, UAE | Lori Laudenbach, Canada |
Andrew Atkins, Australia | Brian Ramsay, New Zealand |
Anjalin D’Souza, India |
Psychosocial care an integral part of a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare.
The objective of the Psychosocial track is to improve the quality of care—and quality of life—of people with bleeding disorders. This year’s sessions will look at the impact of bleeding disorders on quality of life and how to tackle psychosocial issues.
Psychosocial Chair:
Susan Cutter, United States
Committee Members:
Silvina Graña (Vice Chair), Argentina | Richa Mohan, India |
Frederica Cassis (Secretary), Brazil | Mohsena Olath-Carramtall, Mauritius |
Patricia Cabré, Spain | Diane Standish, United States |
Gaby Golan, Israel | Noorallah Taheri, Iran |
Rezan Abdul-Kadir, United Kingdom | Latifa Lamhene, Algeria |
Amanda Brito del Pino , Uruguay | Anupama Pattiyeri, India |
Susie Couper, Australia | Lauren Phillips-Nyhan, New Zealand |
Roshni Kulkarni, United States | Baiba Ziemele, Latvia |
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