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Allied Health Professionals Day

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

12:00 – 13:00Registration 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 consultationsGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
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 & Celine Chenuel
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 & Celine Chenuel
Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education without instilling fear: teenage boy with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson & Celine Chenuel
Anne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 – 15:30Break
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 haemophilia therapies on therapeutic patient education: a survey of French nursesCéline Chenuel
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 – 13:00Registration 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 consultationsGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
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 & Celine Chenuel
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 & Celine Chenuel
Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education without instilling fear: teenage boy with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson & Celine Chenuel
Anne Juanos
14:45-15:00Discussion and wrap-up
15:00 – 15:30Break
15:30 – 16:10 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 1
SLAM Ruth Elise Dybvik Matlary
15.30-15.35 Welcome Ruth Elise Dybvik Matlary
15.35-15.41 Reference values for the haemophilia joint health score in patients with severe haemophilia derived from the Canadian bleeding disorder registry Khang Nguyen
15.41-15.47 Patterns of habitual physical activity among Irish children and adolescents with haemophilia Paula Loughnane
15.47-15.53 Long-term survival of total hip and total knee arthroplasty in people with haemophilia Gijs Aertssen
15.53-15.59 Revisiting blood-induced joint damage in Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia: Evidence from a Retrospective Case Review of three patients Thuvia Flannery
16.00-16.10 Q&A  
16:10-17:20 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 2
Joint health: prehabilitation, intervention, recovery Merel Timmer
16:10-16:30 Optimising outcomes: The role of prehabilitation in haemophilia. Kapo Demin-Yu
16:30-16:50 Radiosynovectomy – plan/pathway Paul McLaughlin
16:50-17:20 Orthopaedic surgery – elbow rehab Philip Ahrens
17:20-17:50 Break
17:50-19:00 PHYSIOTHERAPISTS SESSION 3
Debate: All people with bleeding disorders should have an annual musculoskeletal review Magnus Aspdahl
17:50-18:00 Setting the scene Merel Timmer
18:00-18:50 Debate Lize van Vulpen (in favour)
Sébastien Lobet (against)
18:50-19:00 Q&A and closing remarks  
19:00 – 21:00 Networking reception and PT SLAM Winner
12:00 – 13:00Registration 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 consultationsGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
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 & Celine Chenuel
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 & Celine Chenuel
Anne Juanos
14:15-14:45Supporting young people with haemophilia in leading active lives, balancing education without instilling fear: teenage boy with severe haemophiliaGrainne O’Brien & Gloria Rooney
Malin Axelsson & Celine Chenuel
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
18:30-18:50The use of EMDR in treating anxiety and adjustment disorders in patients with haemophilia – A case study of a child and his motherPetra Buckova
18:50-19:00Discussion and Wrap-up
19:00 – 21:00Networking reception