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Scientific programme

Allied Health Professionals Day

Nurses stream preliminary programme
12:00 – 13:00 Registration and lunch
13:00 – 15:00 Joint Session This joint multidisciplinary session will address three intergenerational topics, each explored from the perspectives of nursing, physiotherapy, and psychosocial care. For each presentation, all three committee representatives will contribute
Family consultations Gloria Rooney Grainne o’Brien
13:00-13:05 Opening message Niamh O’Connell
13:05-13:15 Introduction and setting the scene Christina Burgess & Gloria Rooney
13:15-13:45 Intergenerational guilt: grandfather with severe haemophilia Grainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney Malin Axelsson Anne Juanos
13:45-14:15 Navigating complex family dynamics and treatment choices: mother of a child with severe haemophilia Grainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney Malin Axelsson Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45 Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education and empowerment without instilling fear: young boy with severe haemophilia Grainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney Malin Axelsson Anne Juanos
14:45-15:00 Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 – 15:30 Break
15:30 – 16:10Nurses SESSION 1
SLAM Linda Myrin Westesson
Renester Fenton
15.30-15.35WelcomeMaj Friberg Birkedal
15.35-15.41How to improve adherence to visits, protocols, and procedures required in clinical trials? Literature review applied to haemophiliaSara Garcia Barcenilla
15.41-15.47Implementation of a nursing-led remote evaluation for the assessment and prioritization of adolescents with heavy menstrual bleedingCristina Benedicto Moreno
15.47-15.53Impact of new hemophilia therapies on therapeutic patient education: a survey of French nursesNicolas Guerin
15.53-15.59A nurse-led multidisciplinary approach to post-infusion gene therapy managementDeirdre Gorman
16.00-16.10Q & A 
16:10-17:20Nurses SESSION 2
DistressMary Kavanagh
Maj Friberg Birkedal
16:10-16:40Procedure-related anxiety in childrenPiet Leroy
16:40-17:05Adults and distressGrainne O’Brien
17:05-17:20Q&A 
17:20-17:50Break
17:50-19:00Nurses SESSION 3
MASTERCLASS: MUCOSAL BLEEDSNanda Uitslager
Karin Van Galen
17:50-18:35Mucosal bleedsNanda Uitslager
Karin Van Galen
18:35-18:45Q&A 
18.45-19.00Star nurse & SLAM winner and closing remarksMaj Friberg Birkedal
19:00 – 21:00Networking reception
12:00 – 13:00 Registration and lunch
13:00 – 15:00Joint Session
Family consultationsGloria Rooney
Grainne o’Brien
13:00-13:05Opening messageNiamh O’Connell
13:05-13:15Introduction and setting the sceneChristina Burgess & Gloria Rooney
13:15-13:45Intergenerational guilt: grandfather with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
13:45-14:15Navigating complex family dynamics and treatment choices: mother of a child with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education and empowerment without instilling fear: young boy with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 – 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:10PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 1
SLAMRuth Elise Dybvik Matlary
15.30-15.35WelcomeRuth Elise Dybvik Matlary
15.35-15.41Reference values for the haemophilia joint health score in patients with severe haemophilia derived from the Canadian bleeding disorder registryKhang Nguyen
15.41-15.47Patterns of habitual physical activity among Irish children and adolescents with haemophiliaPaula Loughnane
15.47-15.53Long-term survival of total hip and total knee arthroplasty in people with haemophiliaGijs Aertssen
15.53-15.59Revisiting blood-induced joint damage in Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia: Evidence from a Retrospective Case Review of three patientsThuvia Flannery
16.00-16.10Q&A 
16:10-17:20PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 2
Joint health: prehabilitation, intervention, recoveryMerel Timmer
16:10-16:30Prehabilitation/preparation for interventionKapo Demin
16:30-16:50Radiosynovectomy – plan/pathwayPaul McLaughlin
16:50-17:20Orthopaedic surgery – elbow rehabPhilip Ahrens
17:20-17:50Break
17:50-19:00PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 3
Debate: All people with bleeding disorders should have an annual musculoskeletal reviewMagnus Aspdahl
17:50-18:00Setting the sceneMerel Timmer
18:00-18:50DebateLize van Vulpen (in favour)
Sébastien Lobet (against)
18:50-19:00Q&A and closing remarks 
19:00 – 21:00Networking reception and PT SLAM Winner
12:00 – 13:00 Registration and lunch
13:00 – 15:00Joint Session
Family consultationsGloria Rooney
Grainne o’Brien
13:00-13:05Opening messageNiamh O’Connell
13:05-13:15Introduction and setting the sceneChristina Burgess & Gloria Rooney
13:15-13:45Intergenerational guilt: grandfather with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
13:45-14:15Navigating complex family dynamics and treatment choices: mother of a child with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education and empowerment without instilling fear: young boy with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson
Anne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 – 15:30Break
15:20 – 16:05Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 1
EMERGING MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH ISSUESGrainne O’Brien
15:20-15:45Checklist from a social worker perspectiveKarolien Bartels
Gloria Rooney
15:45-16:05Relationships and Sexual FunctioningTessa van Gastel
16:10-17:20Nurses – Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 2
DistressMary Kavanagh
Maj Friberg Birkedal
16:10-16:40Procedure related anxiety in childrenPiet Leroy
16:40-17:05Adults and distressGrainne O’Brien
17:05-17:20Q&A 
17:20-17:50Break
17:50-19:00Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 3
Psychosocial care at important transition pointsGloria Rooney
17:50-18:10Trauma-sensitive care for a new diagnosisGaby Golan
18:10-18:30EAHAD European psychosocial principles for gene therapyChristina Burgess
18:30-18:50EMDRPetra Buckova
18:50-19:00Discussion and Wrap-up
19:00 – 21:00Networking reception
08.30 – 09.00WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION Niamh O’ Connell
09.00 – 10.30Multidisciplinary educational session: a multidisciplinary approach to successful ageing in haemophiliaJan Blatny
Brian O’ Mahony
09:00 – 09:10AHP Day recap

Christina Burgess 

Maj Friberg Birkedal

Ruth Elise Dybvik Matlary

09:10 – 09:30Evidence-based strategies for successful ageingRose Anne Kenny
09:30 – 10:30Panel discussionJan Blatny
Brian O’Mahony
Roseanne Kenny
Cathy Harrison
Mark McGowan
Claire Forde
Alison Dougall
Gary Benson
10.30 – 11.00Coffee break/Poster viewing
11.00 – 12.00Oral communications: investigator-led clinical and scientific research Ana Boban
Roger Preston
11:00 – 11:10Clinical characteristics of Glanzmann thrombasthenia – First results from the Glanzmann thrombasthenia natural history studyRoger Schutgens
11:10 – 11:20MRI-based assessment of joint outcomes in children with severe hemophilia A on emicizumab prophylaxis: A prospective observational studyLaila Sherief
11:20 – 11:30Reference values for the haemophilia joint health score in patients with severe haemophilia derived from the canadian bleeding disorder registryKhang Nguyen
11:30 – 11:40A novel genetic classification of inhibitor risk for F8 nonsense mutations based on immunogenic profiling of ribosomal readthrough in EAHAD databaseMaria Francesca Testa
11:40 – 11:50Long-term results of patients with acquired haemophilia A in the era of emicizumabMargot Erard
11:50 – 12:00Update on inhibitor development for individual FVIII concentrates in PUPs with severe hemophilia A in the PedNet registryKathelijn Fischer
12.00 – 13.00Lunch break/Poster viewing
13.00 – 18.30Satellite symposia
13.00-14.00Satellite Symposium 1
Satellite Symposium 2
Satellite Symposium 3
14.00 – 14.30

Coffee break/Poster viewing

14.30 – 15.30Satellite Symposium 4
Satellite Symposium 5
Satellite Symposium 6
15.30 – 16.00Coffee break/Poster viewing
16.00 – 17.00Satellite Symposium 7
Satellite Symposium 8
Satellite Symposium 9
17.00 – 17.30Coffee break/Poster viewing
17.30 – 18.30Satellite Symposium 10
Satellite Symposium 11
Satellite Symposium 12
18:30 – 19:30Welcome reception and poster presentations
09.00 – 10.00SESSION 1: re-imagining FACTOR replacement for haemophiliaJan Blatny
Mairead O’Donovan
09.00 – 09.20Factor VIII replacement in the era of expanding choicesJan Astermark
09.20 – 09.40Factor IX replacement – appraising the optionsCedric Hermans
09.40 – 10.00Monitoring factor treatment in 2026 and beyondAnnette Bowyer
10.00 – 10.30Coffee break/Poster viewing
10.30 – 12.00SESSION 2: WOMEN AND GIRLS+ WITH BLEEDING DISORDERSSamantha Gouw
Michelle Lavin
10.30 – 10.46Adapting our haemophilia nursing roles to meet the needs of WGBDPetra Elvinge
10.46 – 11.02Joint health in WGBDMegan Kennedy
11.02 – 11.18Pregnancy related challenges for women with Glanzmann ThrombastheniaRoseline d’Oiron
11.18 – 11.34Optimal peri-delivery von Willebrand Factor targetsKarin van Galen
11.34 – 11.50Gender diversity in haemostasis care: bridging gaps in an evolving landscapeNathan Connell
11.50 – 12.00Closing thoughts 
12.00 – 13.00Lunch break/Poster viewing/EAHAD Annual General Meeting
13.00 – 14.00Session 3: EAHAD – ISTH joint sessionJan Blatny
Pantep Angchaisuksiri
13.00 – 13.30Bleeding disorders of unknown cause – challenges in diagnosis and managementFloor Heubel-Moenen
13.30 – 14.00From data to diagnosis: the role of digital health in bleeding disorders of unknown causeGuido Giunti
14.00 – 14.30Coffee break/Poster viewing
14.30 – 16.00SESSION 4: modifiers of bleeding phenotype in ALLIED Bleeding DisordersMaria Teresa Alvarez Roman
Kevin Ryan
14.30 – 15.00Insights from genetic and multiomic profiling in platelet disordersJorge Di Paola
15.00 – 15.30Molecular mechanisms of angiodysplasiaAnna Randi
15.30 – 16.00Bleeding phenotype in rare bleeding disordersSaskia Schols
16.00 – 16.15Coffee break/Poster viewing
16.15 – 17.35SESSION 5
EAHAD ACTIVITIES
Jan Blatny
Niamh O’Connell
16.15 – 16.25EUHASSSamantha Gouw
16.25 – 16.40Coagulation factor variant databasesKeith Gomez
16.40 – 17.00European principles of nursing care for persons with inherited bleeding disordersNanda Uitslager
17.00 – 17.15Joint healthRoberta Gualtierotti
17.15 – 17.35Accreditation and audit of haemophilia centres: results from the pilot projectAna Boban & Fariba Baghaei
17.35 – 17.55SESSION 6
EAHAD AWARDS
Jan Blatny
Niamh O’Connell
17.35 – 17.45EAHAD Lifetime achievement award 2026: Erik Berntorp
17.45 – 17.55EAHAD Lifetime achievement award 2026: Kathelijn Fischer
17.55 – 18.05Poster awards and 2025 research grants awards
20.00 – 00.00Networking evening

 

08.30 – 10.00SESSION 7: SLAMPratima Chowdary
Ruth Gilmore
08:30 – 08:39High prevalence of bleeding disorder of unknown cause in women: findings from the Maastricht bleeding cohortNienke Meskes
08:39 – 08:48Joint health in participants with haemophilia A or B with inhibitors treated with Marstacimab in the phase 3 BASIS trialJohnny Mahlangu
08:48 – 08:57Mim8 prophylaxis in children with haemophilia A: 52-week efficacy and safety outcomes from FRONTIER3Johnny Mahlangu
08:57 – 09:06WFH, EAHAD, and EHC: Best practice recommendations for implementing shared decision making in hemophiliaDonna Coffin
09:06 – 09:15Durable bleed protection for all bleeding subtypes and favorable safety over 5 years (end-of-study) in the Phase 3 HOPE-B trial for persons with severe or moderately severe Haemophilia BFrank Leebeek
09:15 – 09:24Stable factor IX expression and sustained reductions in factor IX use 9 years after gene therapy with CSL220 in adults with haemophilia BWolfgang Miesbach
09:24 – 09:33Subcutaneous four-week dosing of the novel protein s antibody VGA039 demonstrates safety and clinically meaningful bleed reduction in patients with von Willebrand disease: phase 1/2 multi-dose study resultsGabriela Yamaguti-Hayakawa
09:33 – 09:42Recombinant von Willebrand factor prophylaxis for severe von Willebrand disease: final results focusing on adults receiving once weekly prophylaxis in a phase 3b continuation studySophie Susen
09:42 – 09:51Safety, pharmacodynamics, and efficacy of NXT007 after switching from Emicizumab in haemophilia A with and without inhibitors (NXTAGE Part C)Keiji Nogami
09:51 – 10:00Characterization of ALT elevations during the 5-year GENEr8-1 trial of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec gene transfer for severe Hemophilia ARobert Klamroth
10.00 – 10.30Coffee break/Poster viewing
10.30 – 11.30 Session 8: Gene Therapy Wolfgang Miesbach
Cleona Duggan
10.30 – 11.00 Current and future gene therapy approaches for bleeding disorders Alessio Cantore
11.00 – 11.30 Capturing outcomes and managing gene therapy Thierry VandenDriessche
11.30 – 12.00 Arosenius Lecture 2026 Fariba Baghaei
11.30 – 12.00 Von Willebrand Disease centennial anniversary: 100 years of progress James O’Donnell
12.00 – 12.45 Lunch break
12.45 – 14.15Session 9: Non-Factor treatment for haemophilia and beyondRobert Klamroth
Beatrice Nolan
12.45 – 13.15Considerations for managing children on NFTsChris Koenigs
13.15 – 13.45Nurse-led management of young adults on NFTsMarie Eales
13.45 – 14.15NFTs in the future – challenges, unknowns and opportunitiesMaria Elisa Mancuso
14.15 – 14.30Break
14.30 – 15.30SESSION 10: LATE BREAKING SESSIONJan Blatny
Niamh O’Connell
 To be announced in January 2026
15.30 – 15.45 Closing remarks and save the date for EAHAD 2027 Niamh O’Connell