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Allied Health Professionals Day

Tuesday, 3 February 2026

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 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 – 16:10Nurses 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 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 – 15:00

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 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 – 15:00

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 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 – 16:05 Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 1
EMERGING MENTAL AND SOCIAL HEALTH ISSUES Grainne O’Brien
15:20-15:45 Checklist from a social worker perspective Karolien Bartels
Gloria Rooney
15:45-16:05 Relationships and sexual functioning Tessa van Gastel
16:10-17:20 Nurses – Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 2
Distress Mary Kavanagh
Maj Friberg Birkedal
16:10-16:40 Procedure related anxiety in children Piet Leroy
16:40-17:05 Adults and distress Grainne O’Brien
17:05-17:20 Q&A  
17:20-17:50 Break
17:50-19:00 Psychosocial Professionals SESSION 3
Psychosocial care at important transition points Gloria Rooney
17:50-18:10 Trauma-sensitive care for a new diagnosis Gaby Golan
18:10-18:30 EAHAD European psychosocial principles for gene therapy Christina Burgess
18:30-18:50 EMDR Petra Buckova
18:50-19:00 Discussion and Wrap-up
19:00 – 21:00 Networking reception