Session 1: Strong at Any Age – Redefining Frailty Together

Speakers: Susie Shapiro, William McKeown

Susie Shapiro

Dr Shapiro is a Consultant Haematologist and Associate Professor at Oxford University. She works entirely in the field of haemostasis and thrombosis: haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, thrombosis and anticoagulation. She has particular interest in improving knowledge of aging and comorbidities in bleeding disorders including with respect to new innovative treatments. She is actively involved in clinical research trials, including many as local PI and national CI. Dr Shapiro is the NHS England National Speciality Advisor for Specialised Blood Disorders, and Chair of the Scientific SubCommittee on FVIII, FIX and Rare Coagulation Disorders for the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

William McKeown 

Dr McKeown practices as a consultant geriatrician and stroke physician at Antrim Area Hospital. He is also a patient with severe haemophilia and serves on the steering committees of the European Haemophilia Consortium and EUHASS. He leads undergraduate geriatric medicine teaching at Queen's University Belfast. He previously completed a fellowship with the British Geriatric Society and was a recipient of the BIASP Warlow Prize. Given his personal and professional background, he has a particular interest in research on successful ageing for people with bleeding disorders.