Together for Thalassaemia Care

Aim of the webinar: 

This is a joint two-day webinar series between Thalassemia International Federation (TIF) and ISBT. During this series we will explore the present status and challenges in transfusion care in thalassaemia patients across the world. The webinar aims to bring together the expert insights and the patient perspective to improve the overall care and promote best practices worldwide.

Level of education required:  

2 - Novice (limited experience)

What knowledge is required? 

Basic knowledge of transfusion care and management of transfusion-dependent thalassaemia patients. Some of the basic resources freely available for review are the following:

The webinars

May 7

Moderators: Androulla Eleftheriou, Erica Wood

1. Pathophysiology of thalassaemia – Khaled M. Musallam
2. Challenges in blood transfusion therapy – Satyam Arora 
3. Patient experiences – Loizos Pericleous (Cyprus), Anubha Taneja Mukherjee (India), Chrystalla Chrysanthou (Cyprus) 
4. Panel discussion

May 8

Moderators: John Porter, Ratti Ram Sharma 

1. Avoiding alloimmunisation and providing compatible blood – Nicole Thornton
2. Clinical complications of transfusion therapy in Thalassaemia - Farrukh Shah
3. Looking to the future: Innovations in transfusion therapy to improve care for all patients - Erica Wood
4. Panel discussion