Rendez-vous 2017 - Canadian bleeding disorder medical and scientific symposium

June 22, 2017

Session 1 - A Brave New World in Coagulation Therapies

Gene therapy in hemophilia: current status and future prospects

Presentation by Dr. Jerome Teitel

Do we really need FVIII and FIX? Alternative strategies to treat hemophilia

Presentation by Dr. David Lillicrap

Inhibitor management: what's new?

Presentation by Dr. Manuel Carcao

Can we extend far enough? Extended half-life FVIII and IX coagulation factors in Canada

Presentation by Dr. Shannon Jackson

Session 2 - The Canadian Bleeding Disorders Registry

CBDR: 15 of 23 centres now “live”

Presented by Arun Keepanasseril

Session 3 - Women and Bleeding Disorders

What can we learn by studying desmopressin responses in hemophilia carriers?

Presented by Dr. Paula James

Excessive bleeding in women: spotlight on hemophilia carriers

Presented by Dr. Michelle Sholzberg