COVID-19 Vaccines and People with Bleeding Disorders: Safety and Accessibility
Listen to this 90-minute webinar presented on June 2, 2021 to learn about the latest WFH updates on COVID-19 vaccination for people with bleeding disorders. The webinar provided an opportunity for attendees to learn about the authorization and safety of COVID-19 vaccines, with a focus on the regulators’ perspectives from the EU and the U.S.A., […]
COVID-19 Treatment and Vaccination for PWBDs
Listen to this 90-minute webinar presented on March 12, 2021 to learn about the latest WFH guidance regarding COVID-19 treatment and vaccination for People with Bleeding Disorders (PWBDs). The objective of this webinar was to address questions related to COVID-19 in PWBD. It provided an opportunity for attendees to follow the latest WFH recommendations for […]
Advocacy During COVID-19: Voices from Europe
Listen to this 1-hour webinar that took place on 27 November 2020, chaired by Baiba Zimele (WFH lay member). Presenters Ellia Tootoonchian (WFH) and Donna Coffin (WFH) discuss the latest data of the Annual Global Survey including patient demographics, while Brian O’Mahony (Ireland), Dejan Petrovic (Serbia) and Dr. James Gauci (Malta) provide information on advocacy […]
Advocacy During Covid-19: Having our Voices Heard
This 90-minute webinar on advocacy for National Member Organizations (NMOs) took place on October 27th, 2020. Dr. Alexsandro dos Santos Machado (Brazil), Dr. Munira Borhany (Pakistan) and James Kago (Kenya) discussed the advocacy challenges and activities of their NMOs during the COVID-19 pandemic. WFH Board Member Dawn Rotellini (USA) moderated the session and provided different advocacy […]
Collaborations, Connections and COVID19: Twinning Stories from Near and Far
This 1-hour webinar was moderated by Deniece Chevannes (USA), Chair of the HOT Twinning Committee on September 17, 2020. Patricia Silva, MD (Mozambique), Yuri Zhulyov (Russia), and Santosh Manivannan (India) discussed how their Twinning partnerships are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Stephanie Pineda, WFH Program Coordinator, presented Twinning Program highlights. The webinar also includes a […]
Youth Resilience During COVID-19 – Staying Strong Together!
Listen to this 1-hour webinar that took place on 3 September 2020 to learn stories of youth engagement around the world and wellness tips from a psychosocial expert. The panel of youth speakers included Salomón Cárcamo Bonilla (Honduras), Jessica Page (U.K.) and Jodarsen P. Arnachellum (Mauritius). Edward Kuebler (U.S.A), outgoing WFH Psychosocial Committee chair, provided […]
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 […]
WFH Webinar: Bleeding Disorders and COVID-19
Listen as Glenn Pierce, MD, PhD (WFH VP Medical), Flora Peyvandi, MD, PhD, Magdy El Ekiaby, MD, Cedric Hermans, MD, PhD, and Radoslaw Kaczmarek, PhD, provide the global bleeding disorders community with up-to-date information on COVID-19. This 1-hour webinar, presented on April 9, 2020, also addressed participants’ questions and concerns. To download a pdf of […]