The Treatment Landscape for Haemophilia A & B

Speakers: Flora Peyvandi

Flora Peyvandi, MD, PhD, is Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Milan and director of the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis Center. She is head of the Department of Rare Disorders at the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico with 15 ERNs. Since many years, Prof. 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 (ISTH). She serves as advisor on the European Agency of Medicine (EMA) and on the Technical Health Committee of the Italian Ministry of Health. Her H-index of 78 (Scopus), with a large experience in research development in the field of haemostasis and thrombosis.

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: Treatment