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Surgery

Surgery

19/09/2024 17:30

Speakers: Flora Peyvandi, Julia Rauscher

Target: Health professionals, Patients organizations
Subnetworks: Bleeding - Coagulation disorders
Disease Groups: Von Willebrand disease

Flora Peyvandi is professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Milan, Italy and director of the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center of the Milan Policlinic Hospital, Italy. Her research started with molecular and biochemical characterization of coagulation disorders aiming at the development of novel treatment for the affected patients. Her research continued with the understanding of the microvascular dysfunctions in order to implement/develop and standardize innovative diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Since many years, Dr. Peyvandi has been participating in clinical, educational and research activities of different European and International scientific societies and patients' organizations. She is currently the President of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis and Past-President of the Executive Committee of the European Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders. She also serves as advisor on the European Agency of Medicine and on the Technical Health Committee of the Italian Ministry of Health. Her clinical, teaching and research experience combined with her life in different countries, led her to familiarize with patient management, scientific projects and educational systems of different parts of the world.


Julia Rauscher was born in 1987 in Austria. She works as a self-employed orthopaedic shoemaker. Julia was diagnosed with VWD Type 2N at the age of 25, without any family history of bleeding disorders. She is a member of the Austrian Haemophilia Society (ÖHG) where she volunteers as women's secretary. She also has been a member of the EHC VWD Committee since it was founded in 2020."

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