Overview of Inherited Fibrinogen Disorders with a Focus on Laboratory Diagnosis

Speakers: Alessandro Casini

Following his MD at the University of Geneva, Alessandro Casini undertook a postdoctoral training at the Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, working on the functional study of fibrin clot structure. He joined the Angiology-Hemostasis division of the University Hospitals of Geneva where is responsible in care of patients with bleeding disorders. His research interests are concentrated on congenital fibrinogen deficiencies, with a focus on epidemiology, genetics, diagnosis, fibrin clot properties, and genotype-phenotype correlation. He has contributed to the publication of landmark papers on congenital fibrinogen disorder, international guidelines, and is the principal investigator of several international clinical trials on fibrinogen.

Moderator : Katrien Devreese

Professor Katrien Devreese (MD, PhD) is a professor in Hematology/Coagulation at Ghent University (Belgium) and head of the Department of Diagnostic Sciences at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of Ghent University. She is head of the Coagulation Laboratory at the Ghent University Hospital.

She is past-chair and co-chair of the Lupus Anticoagulant/Antiphospholipid Antibodies subcommittee of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH). She serves as a member of the ISTH Education Training subcommittee. She is an executive board member and vice president of scientific communications of the International Society for Laboratory Hematology and associate editor of the International Journal of Laboratory Hematology. She is president of the Belgian Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

As head of the Coagulation Laboratory at the Ghent University Hospital, Prof. Devreese is active in different domains of laboratory hemostasis. Her research interests are focused on studies in the diagnostic field of Antiphospholipid Syndrome, as illustrated in many publications and guidelines.

Content: Clinical Presentation and Diagnosis / Laboratory Investigation / Treatment