Patient Focus – ASH ISTH NHF WFH Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of VWD
Listen to this patient-focused 60-minute webinar, presented on June 16, 2020 at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Virtual Summit, to get a preview of two of the recommendations resulting from the ASH ISTH NHF ISTH WFH 2021 VWD Guidelines. Learn why international clinical guidelines are particularly important to this community, how they were developed, […]
ASH ISTH NHF WFH 2021 Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of VWD
VWD Diagnosis Guidelines VWD Management Guidelines These clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of von Willebrand disease (VWD) were developed in collaboration with the American Society for Hematology (ASH), the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), and National Hemophilia Foundation (NHF) and published in the journal Blood Advances. The two development panels, […]
Snapshot: ASH ISTH NHF WFH Guideline Recommendations for the Management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD)
This one-page summary presents the highlights of the ASH ISTH NHF WFH Guidelines on the Management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD). It outlines what is covered in the guidelines, why they matter and who they affect. Click here to access the full ASH ISTH NHF WFH VWD Guidelines.
International VWD guidelines and how to use them
Listen to this 75-minute webinar, presented on November 20, 2020 at the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Global Summit on Women & Girls with Inherited Bleeding Disorders, to learn more about how the ASH ISTH NHF ISTH WFH 2021 VWD Guidelines can be used for advocacy in ensuring adequate treatment and care for persons living […]
Report on the Annual Global Survey 2019
The Report on the Annual Global Survey (AGS) includes demographic and treatment data, providing a global snapshot of people with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, other rare factor deficiencies, and inherited platelet disorders around the world.
WFH Global VWD Call to Action: The World’s Response
Listen to this webinar which took place on August 26, 2020. Moderated by Dawn Rotellini (USA), the webinar features an overview of von Willebrand Disease by Magdy El Ekiaby, MD (Egypt), information about the Global VWD Call to Action by Luisa Durante (Canada), and presentations by Chedia Aroua (Tunisia), Cassie Osejo (Panama), and Louise Ellwood […]
Maintaining joint health for people with bleeding disorders during COVID-19
Listen to this 1-hour webinar presented on 30 July 2020, chaired by Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD (WFH VP Medical). Presenters Greig Blamey (Canada), WFH MSK Committee Chair; Cesar Haddad (Lebanon), WFH MSK Committee Junior Vice Chair; Pamela Narayan (India), physiotherapist and WFH volunteer, and Andrew Selvaggi (Australia), a person with hemophilia and a personal trainer; […]
Dental care for people with bleeding disorders during COVID-19— what has changed?
Listen to this 1-hour webinar presented on 3 June 2020, chaired by Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD (WFH VP Medical). Presenters Maria Elvira Pizzigatti Correa (Brazil), WFH Dental Committee member; Zikra Alkhayal (Saudi Arabia), WFH Dental Committee member; and Alison Dougall (Ireland), past Chair of the WFH Dental Committee offer recommendations on how to deal with […]
Stepping up and not stepping out: a nursing and psychosocial perspective to COVID-19
Listen to this 1-hour webinar presented on 4 May 2020, chaired by Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD (WFH VP Medical). Kate Khair (U.K.), WFH Nurses Committee chair and Marlène Beijlevelt (Netherlands), WFH Nurses Committee member, presented a nursing perspective on how to deal with the current pandemic. Ed Kuebler (U.S.A), WFH Psychosocial Committee chair and Richa […]
What is von Willebrand Disease – Bengali
The 2023 edition is available in: English, Spanish, French This edition is also available in: Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese This edition of the resource has also been translated into the following language, with permission from the WFH, by NMOs: Polish, Farsi, Setswana This patient handbook contains basic information about the inheritance, diagnosis, symptoms and […]
Report on the Annual Global Survey 2018
This report celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Annual Global Survey (AGS). It includes demographic and treatment data, providing a global snapshot of people with hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, other rare factor deficiencies, and inherited platelet disorders around the world.
Evolution of Treatment Products
Adapted from: Global NMO Training 2016 plenary presentation by Glenn Pierce Reviewed by: Glenn Pierce Edited by: Georghia Michael This second module in the Treatment Products eLearning Program explains the evolution of products for the treatment of bleeding disorders, from products derived from blood to artificially produced clotting factor concentrates (CFCs) with extended half-lives (EHL). […]