Year: 2021
Language: English
Author(s): World Federation of Hemophilia
Listen to this 90-minute webinar presented on September 1, 2021 to learn about advocating for better care using the ASH ISTH NHF WFH 2021 Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease (VWD).
The session was moderated by Magdy El Ekiaby, MD (WFH VWD & RBD Committee).
Susie Couper (Member of the WFH WIBD Committee), Jameela Sathar, MD (WFH VWD & RBD Committee), Shahla T. Sohail, MD (Hemophilia Patients Welfare Society of Pakistan), Abira Maheen, MD (Hemophilia Foundation-Pakistan) and Charity Pikiti (Haemophilia Foundation of Zambia), discussed advocacy for VWD, specific recommendations from the guidelines, and how NMOs have successfully advocated for better care.
The WFH does not engage in the practice of medicine and under no circumstances recommends particular treatment for specific individuals. For diagnosis or consultation on a specific medical problem, the WFH recommends that you contact your physician or local treatment centre. Before administering any products, the WFH urges patients to check dosages with a physician or hemophilia centre staff, and to consult the pharmaceutical company’s printed instructions.
The WFH does not promote any particular pharmaceutical product and any mention of any commercial brand in this presentation is strictly for educational purposes.
Listen to this 90-minute webinar presented on September 21, 2023 to learn about von Willebrand disease (VWD) in low-resource settings.
This edition is available in: English, Spanish, French The previous edition is also available in: Arabic, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Japanese
The previous edition is also available in: Japanese The previous edition of this resource has also been translated into the
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