Factor VII: From fundamental to bedside
In the Wednesday morning session on rare and ultra-rare bleeding disorders, Jean-François Schved discusses FVII deficiency, one of the more frequent rare bleeding disorders, from the fundamentals to the bedside.
Mechanisms of Tolerance: Immune tolerance induction
In the Monday afternoon session on alternative therapies in the management of inhibitors, David Lillicrap explores the mechanisms of tolerance that are key to immune tolerance induction.
Preventing Bleeds by Treatment: New era for hemophilia
In the Vice President Medical’s plenary of the WFH 2016 World Congress, Marijke van den Berg, discusses how bleeds may be prevented by treatment in a new era for hemophilia which she qualifies as exciting times.
Factor VIII Inhibitor Assay – Lab Manual Video
This step-by-step video clearly demonstrates the correct technique for the execution of the manual assay for the presence FVIII inhibitors. Supplementing the Lab Manual written protocol (Section 28), it also explains the theory behind the assay, details the important reagents, discusses the challenges posed by limited resources, and works through the plotting and interpretation of […]
One-Stage Assay of Factor VIII (FVIII) – Lab Manual Video
This step-by-step video clearly demonstrates the correct technique for the execution of the most commonly used manual technique in the diagnosis of bleeding disorders: the one-stage assay for FVIII. Supplementing the Lab Manual written protocol (Section 23), it also explains the theory behind the assay, details the important reagents, discusses the challenges posed by limited […]
APTT – Lab Manual Video
This step-by-step video clearly demonstrates the correct technique for the execution of the fundamental manual technique that constitutes the basis for the most commonly used assays in the diagnosis of bleeding disorders: the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT). Supplementing the Lab Manual written protocol (Section 13), it also explains the theory behind the assay, details […]
Living with Hemophilia: An interview with Mark Skinner
Previous WFH President Mark Skinner shares his personal experience of living with hemophilia and shows how he treats the disorder with an infusion of clotting factor concentrate. The opinions expressed in these videos are those of the individual panelists and not the official position of the World Federation of Hemophilia.