Main Congress Programme

Allied Health Professionals Day

Nurses Stream Preliminary Programme​
12:00 13:00REGISTRATION AND LUNCH 
13:00 15:00

JOINT SESSION 

BLEEDING DISORDERS THROUGH LIFE

Paul McLaughlin
13:00-13:10Opening messageFlora Peyvandi
13:10-13:15IntroductionPaul Mclaughlin
13:15-13:45

Case study: a young patient with severe FIX

deficiency and comorbidities

Mary Kavanagh
13:45-14:15Case study presentation on menopauseChristina Burgess
14:15-14:45Case study presentation on care homeAnne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:10

NURSES SESSION 1

SLAM

Renester Fenton
 Greta Mulders

15.30-15.35WelcomeNanda Uitslager
15.35-15.41SLAM 1 
15.41-15.47SLAM 2 
15.47-15.53SLAM 3 
15.53-15.59SLAM 4 
16.00-16.10Q&A 
16.10 – 17.00

NURSES SESSION 2

MASTERCLASS: GENETICS

Malin Axelsson

16.10-16.30Explaining genetics C counsellingNadine Andersson Gretenkort
16.30-16.50Making a family tree
16.50-17.00Report back 
17.00-17.35Break
17.30 – 18.45

NURSES SESSION 3

HOW DO YOU MANAGE RARE BLEEDING DISORDERS

Linda Myrin Westesson

17:30-17:40Case study on AfibrinogenemiaNina Jurander
17:40-17:50Case study on Severe Factor X DeficiencyCorinne Liem
17:50-18:00Case study on Severe Factor V DeficiencyNiamh Larkin
18:00-18:20Glanzmann: the 360 studyKate Khair
18:20-18:45Q&A 
18.45 – 18.50WRAP UP AND CLOSING REMARKSNanda Uitslager
18.50 – 19.00

BEST SLAM PRESENTATION AND STAR EUROPEAN NURSE AWARD

Maj Friberg Birkedal
19:0021:00

Networking reception

*With short speeches by the EAHAD AHP Committees recapping the day

12:00 13:00REGISTRATION AND LUNCH 
13:00 15:00

JOINT SESSION 

BLEEDING DISORDERS THROUGH LIFE

Paul McLaughlin
13:00-13:10Opening messageFlora Peyvandi
13:10-13:15IntroductionPaul Mclaughlin
13:15-13:45

Case study: a young patient with severe FIX

deficiency and comorbidities

Mary Kavanagh
13:45-14:15Case study presentation on menopauseChristina Burgess
14:15-14:45Case study presentation on care homeAnne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:10

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 1

SLAM

Paula Loughnane

Magnus Aspdahl

15.30-15.35Welcome
15.35-15.41SLAM 1 
15.41-15.47SLAM 2 
15.47-15.53SLAM 3 
15.53-15.59SLAM 4 
16.00-16.10Q&A 
16.10 – 17.00

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 2 

DEBATE: AGEING IN HAEMOPHILIA: IS JOINT SCREENING FUTILE?

Paul McLaughlin

Merel Timmer

16.10-16.20Ageing in haemophilia: State of the artWilliam McKeown
16.20-16.50Joint screening is futile

Sofia Pérez-Alenda (in favour)/

Victor Jimenez-Yuste (against)

16.50-17.00Q&A
17.00-17.35Break
17.30 – 18.45

PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 3

CONSIDERING COMORBIDITIES IN PEOPLE WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS

Marie Katzerova

Nathalie Grinda

17:30-17:48Cardiometabolic issuesMegan Kennedy
17:48-18:06Bone health issuesLaurent Frenzel
18:06-18:24

Setting up a haemophilia-specific pain

management service

Aine O’Gara
18:24-18:42Orthopaedic surgery in people with haemophiliaLuigi Piero Solimeno
18.42  – 19.00WRAP-UP AND CLOSING REMARKS 
19:00-21:00

Networking reception

*With short speeches by the EAHAD AHP Committees recapping the day

12:00 13:00REGISTRATION AND LUNCH 
13:00 15:00

JOINT SESSION 

BLEEDING DISORDERS THROUGH LIFE

Paul McLaughlin
13:00-13:10Opening messageFlora Peyvandi
13:10-13:15IntroductionPaul Mclaughlin
13:15-13:45

Case study: a young patient with severe FIX

deficiency and comorbidities

Mary Kavanagh
13:45-14:15Case study presentation on menopauseChristina Burgess
14:15-14:45Case study presentation on care homeAnne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 15:30Break
15:30 – 17:05

PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFESSIONALS SESSION 1 

WORKSHOP ON ETHICAL ISSUES

Christina Burgess

Gaby Golan

15:30-15:35WelcomeChristina Burgess
15:35-15:50IntroductionGaby Golan
15:50-16:05Point of view of medical psychologyAlice van Dijk-Lokkart
16:05-16:20Scenario 1: Novel Therapies and Gene Therapy Ilaria Cutica
Gaby Golan
16:20-16:32Small group discussion 
16:32-16:35Feedback 
16:35-16:50Scenario 2: ConfidentialityChristina Burgess
Gaby Golan
16:50-17:02Small group discussion 
17:02-17:05Feedback 
17:05-17.10Take away message

Christina Burgess

Gaby Golan

17.10-17.30Break
17.30 – 18.45

PSYCHOSOCIAL PROFESSIONALS SESSION 2 

TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCES IN HAEMOPHILIA

Lotte Haverman

Karolien Bartels

17:30-17:35IntroductionKarolien Bartels
17:35-17:55Psychosocial barriers in haemophilia

Grainne O’Brien

and Gloria Rooney

17:55-18:15Trauma and pain memories in IBDAnna Wells
18:15-18:45Case study – EMDR Treatment

Alice van Dijk-Lokkart

and Petra Buckova

18.45 – 19.00CLOSING REMARKS AND FUTURE DIRECTION 
19:00 – 21:00

Networking reception

*With short speeches by the EAHAD AHP Committees recapping the day

*The stream is dedicated to the memory of Ana Torres Ortuño, a beloved and dedicated member of the EAHAD Psychosocial Professionals Committee, who passed away in September 2024.
09.00 – 11.00 MULTIDISCIPLINARY EDUCATIONAL SESSION Workshop on Ultrasound: Joint Health in Haemophilia – where are we going Jan Blatny Roberta Gualtierotti
09:00 – 09:10 Allied Health Professionals Day Recap Nanda Uitslager Ruth Elise Dybvik Matlary Christina Burgess
Panel discussion Jan Blatny Roberta Gualtierotti Merel Timmer Carlo Martinoli Maj Friberg Birkedal Roberto Carioli
10.50 – 11.00 Q&A and Closing Thoughts
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
11.30 – 18.30 SATELLITE SYMPOSIA
11.30 – 12.45 Satellite Symposium 1
Satellite Symposium 2
Satellite Symposium 3
12.45 – 13.45 Lunch Break
13.45 – 15.00 Satellite Symposium 4
Satellite Symposium 5
Satellite Symposium 6
15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.45 Satellite Symposium 4
Satellite Symposium 8
Satellite Symposium 9
16.45 – 17.15 Coffee Break
17.15 – 18.30 Satellite Symposium 10
Satellite Symposium 11
18:30 – 19:30 Welcome Reception and Poster Presentations
08.30 – 09.00WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONFlora Peyvandi
09.00 – 10.30SESSION 1
Modern era of diagnosis and treatment

Flora Peyvandi

Jan Blatny
09.00 – 09.30Coagulation revisited: novel concepts to know in hemostasisWolfram Ruf
09.30 – 10.00The role of next generation sequencing in bleeding disordersRosanna Asselta
10.00 – 10.30How AI can improve early diagnosis in bleeding disordersSergio Mascetti
10.30 – 11.00Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
11.00 – 12.30SESSION 2
A century of von Willebrand Disease
Ana Boban
Raimondo de Cristofaro
11.00 – 11.30VWD diagnosis and optimal treatmentCarlo Castaman
11.30 – 12.00Demographics and epidemiology of VWD using big dataOmid Seidizadeh
12.00 – 12.30Novel therapies in VWDFrank Leebeek
12.30 – 13.30Lunch Break/Poster Viewing/EAHAD Annual General Meeting
13.30 – 14.30SESSION 3
Current and Rapid Developments Around Novel Therapies  EAHAD-ISTH Joint Session

Jan Blatný (EAHAD)

Pantep Angchaisuksiri (ISTH)

13.30 – 14.00Opportunities and Challenges of Novel TherapiesPeter Lenting (ISTH)
14.00 – 14.30Monitoring haemophilia treatmentArmando Tripodi (EAHAD)
14.30 – 15.00Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
15.00 – 16.30SESSION 4
Gene Therapy

Wolfgang Miesbach

Pratima Chowdary

15.00 – 15.20Gene Therapy in haemophilia and emerging technologiesDavid Lillicrap
15.20 – 15.40Experience of European centres treating patients with commercially available Gene Therapy

Robert Klamroth

Flora Peyvandi

15.40 – 15.55Coagulation Factor measurements during GT in haemophiliaAnne Riddell
15.55 – 16.10The Role of the haemophilia treatment centre nurse in Gene TherapyGreta Mulders
16.10 – 16.30Discussion
16.30 – 16.45Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
16.45 – 17.25SESSION 5
EAHAD Research Grant Reports

Jan Blatny

Robert Klamroth

16.45 – 16.55Neutrophils wandering in patients with haemophilia (New path)Heike Hawerkamp
16.55 – 17.05Analysis of FVIII reservoirs on cell surfaces and their potential impact on coagulationChistoph Königs
17.05 – 17.15Sexual functioning in men with haemophilia: measurement and communicationLotte Haverman
17.15 – 17.25Examination of the acceptability of digitalisation of the Timed Up and Go test for remote assessment in people with haemophiliaLouise Crossley
17.25 – 17.55EAHAD Lifetime Achievement Awards 2025 and EAHAD honorary membership induction

Jan Blatny

Flora Peyvandi

Robert Klamroth

17.25 – 17.35Monica Gobbi (EAHAD Lifetime Achievement award)
17.35 – 17.45David Lillicrap (EAHAD Lifetime Achievement award )
17.45 – 17.55Mike Makris (EAHAD Honorary Membership)
17.55 – 18.05Poster awards and 2024 research grants awardsAna Boban
20.00 – 00:00 Networking Evening
08.30 – 10.00SESSION 6
SLAM
Samantha Gouw
Ana Boban
 10 abstracts selected for oral presentation
10.00 – 10.30Coffee Break/Poster Viewing
10.30 – 11:30SESSION 7
EAHAD Activities
Niamh O’Connell
Maria Teresa
 Alvarez Roman
10.30 – 10.45EUHASSSamantha Gouw
10.45 – 11.00Glanzmann Disease Working Group updateRoger Schutgens,
Glanzmann Working Group
11.00 – 11.15Psychosocial principles of care in the age of GTLotte Haverman
11.15 – 11.30WGBD+ updateKarin van Galen
11:30 – 12:00AROSENIUS LECTURE 2025Fariba Baghaei
 EAHAD – Paths to ProgressChristopher Ludlam
12:00 – 12:45Lunch Break
12.45 – 13.45SESSION 8
Aging population with rare bleeding disorders
Fariba Baghaei
Pier Mannuccio Mannucci
12.45 – 13.05Frailty in HaemophiliaWilliam McKeown
13.05 – 13.25Management of thrombosis in elderly patients with haemophiliaCihan Ay
13.25 – 13.45Psychosocial aspects of coping with aging in haemophiliaChristina Burgess
13.45 – 14.50SESSION 9
Latest Clinical Trial Results Session
Jan Blatny
Flora Peyvandi
 To be announced in January 2025
14.50 – 15.15Closing remarks and Save the Date for EAHAD 2026Flora Peyvandi
Niamh O’Connell