Comorbidities

Medical sessions | WFH World Congress 2022

In these sessions from the WFH 2022 World Congress, David Lillicrap, Len Valentino, Sophie Susen, Mrinal Gounder, Rebecca Kruse-Jarres, Christine Mrakotsky, Roger Schutgens, Dan Hart, Margaret Rand, Karina Meijer Waander van Heerde, Keith Gomez, Emna Gouider, Charles Nakar, Brian R. Long, Tiago Lopes, Claire Pouplard, Radek Kaczmarek, Johnny Mahlangu, Steve Pipe, K. Rajender Reddy, Pratima […]

Physical activity for joint health and wellness | Virtual Summit 2020

In this session from the WFH 2020 Virtual Summit, Paul McLaughlin, Adolfo Llinas, Pamela Narayan & Chavez Edgecombe discuss how exercising joints and muscles can reduce spontaneous bleeding in the long term. This session will aim to demonstrate easy and practical methods in musculoskeletal care from orthopedist, physiotherapist and patient perspectives, including bone health without […]

Musculoskeletal: Synovitis & synovectomy | Virtual Summit 2020

This session from the WFH 2020 Virtual Summit with Sébastien Lobet, Eline van Bergen, Sylvia Thomas & Mauricio Silva will address the current understanding of synovitis and its treatment options, with specific emphasis on chemical and radioactive synovectomy, surgical options, rehabilitation, and non-surgical management. The WFH does not engage in the practice of medicine and […]

Practical Education on Bleeding Disorders: Knowledge for All | WFH webinar series | December 16 2021

Listen to this 2-hour webinar presented on December 16, 2021, to learn about global topics related to bleeding disorders, with a focus on comorbidities associated with hemophilia. Glenn Pierce (WFH Vice President, Medical), Lochana Nanayakkara (WFH Dental Committee chair), Bruce Luxon (Chair, Department of Medicine), Cedric Hermans (WFH Medical Board Member), Nathalie Roussel (Associate professor) […]

Management of comorbidities in bleeding disorders | Virtual Summit 2020

In this session from WFH 2020 Virtual Summit, Mike Makris, Pal Andre Holme and Christine Kempton explore the incidence and management of the comorbidities of the aging people with hemophilia, with a focus on cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis. The WFH does not engage in the practice of medicine and under no circumstances recommends particular treatment […]

Free papers: Orthopedic issues | Virtual Summit 2020

In this session from the WFH 2020 Virtual Summit, Adolfo Llinas, Cedric Hermans, Jenny Zhou, Ozgur Mert Bakan and Kumiko Ono discuss: “Confirmation of the very low rate of subclinical venous thrombosis in people with hemophilia undergoing major orthopedic surgery in the absence of pharmacological thromboprophylaxis” “Bleeding with iron deposition and vascular remodeling in subchondral […]

Practical Education on Bleeding Disorders: Knowledge for All | WFH webinar series | October 12 2021

Listen to this 2-hour webinar presented on October 12, 2021 to learn about global topics related to bleeding disorders, with a focus on comorbidities associated with hemophilia. The session was moderated by Glenn Pierce (WFH Vice President, Medical). Gianluigi Pasta (WFH MSK Committee chair), Paul McLaughlin (Specialist Physiotherapist), Adolfo Llinas (Medical director), Robert Klamroth (Department […]

Practical Education on Bleeding Disorders: Knowledge for All | WFH webinar series | July 27 2021

Listen to this 2-hour webinar presented on July 27, 2021 to learn about global topics related to bleeding disorders. The session was moderated by Glenn Pierce (WFH Vice President, Medical) and Cedric Hermans (WFH Medical board member). Steven Pipe (Professor of Pediatrics and Pathology), Heiner Wedemeyer (Professor), Nathan Connell (Assistant Professor of Medicine), Dawn Rotellini […]

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; […]

Ageing with hemophilia: Dental issues

In the Thursday morning session entitled Ageing with Hemophilia: Issues and Challenges Through Different Life Stages, Andrew Brewer presents his experiences working as a dentist with people with hemophilia of all ages. This talk was part of the Panel Discussion session: Ageing with Hemophilia: Issues & challenges through different life stages. See below for other […]