No 188 December 2014

Right Photo: The artist with the 3D art at Customs House Haemophilia Awareness Week and Red Cake Day was held…

GAVIN FINKELSTEIN Gavin Finkelstein is President, Haemophilia Foundation Australia When I presented the President’s report at the recent HFA Annual…

Much is happening very quickly in new hepatitis C treatments. A wave of new direct acting antiviral (DAA) hepatitis C…

NEIL BOAL Neil Boal is an HFV member and former HFV President This article is the text of a presentation…

Photo: International AIDS Society/Steve Forrest World AIDS Day is marked globally on 1 December. This is a time to raise…

Photo right: Ole Sogaard, Denmark, speaking on reversing latent HIV (Photo: International AIDS Society/Steve Forrest) NEIL McKELLAR-STEWART ​Neil McKellar-Stewart is…

MyABDR Update SUZANNE O'CALLAGHAN AND PETER O'HALLARAN Suzanne O'Callaghan is Policy Research and Education Manager, Haemophilia Foundation Australia Peter O’Halloran…

Julia and Rebecca and their families are members of the Australian bleeding disorders community. Two sisters, Julia and Rebecca, who…

Haemophilia is caused by an alteration in the gene making factor VIII (8) or IX (9) Women and men can…

WOMEN’S PROJECT You may have noticed some personal stories from women with bleeding disorders or who carry the gene in…

SARAH ELLIOTT Sarah Elliott is Haemophilia Outreach Worker – Northern, Haemophilia Foundation of New Zealand This article is reprinted with…

SARAH ELLIOTT Sarah Elliott is Haemophilia Outreach Worker – Northern, Haemophilia Foundation of New Zealand This article is reprinted with…

Photo right: Dr Desdemona Chong The Changing Possibilities in Haemophilia® grant program is set to provide funding for an innovative…

SULOCHANA B Sulochana B is Associate Professor at Manipal College of Nursing, India Photo right: Assoc Prof Huyen Tran, Sulochana…

MICHAEL HOCKEY Michael Hockey is Advanced Physiotherapist, Haemophilia, Queensland Haemophilia Centre, Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital Haemophilic arthropathy refers to…

SHARON CARIS Sharon Caris is Executive Director, Haemophilia Foundation Australia GET TOGETHER We have decided to have a get together…

Save the date! 17th Australian & New Zealand Conference on haemophilia & related bleeding disorders 1 – 3 October 2015…

Photo right: Simon McRae, Dan Drake and Andrew Atkins in their Team.Factor shirts with SA supporter Paul Bonner For the…

HANNAH OPESKIN Hannah Opeskin is Health Promotion Officer, Haemophilia Foundation Australia Now that the State Foundations’ family and community camps…

CATCH UP AT CAMP HFQ Youth Camp Adam Lish Haemophilia Foundation Queensland recently held its annual Youth Camp. 2014 marks…

Alison Cameron has a 2 year old son Jasper with mild haemophilia. “We found out last year after a bump…

The RED Trail was a 7 km walk in Sydney organized by Lyn and her son Jayden. Jayden is 11…

Neerim South & Bendigo Bank Branches, South Gippsland Region Now in its sixth year, the township of Neerim South in…

Congratulations to the winners: 4 and under Mia, Paynesville VIC 5-8 years Abbey, Geelong West VIC 9-11 years Jessica, Drouin…

Haemophilia Awareness Week – the back room story Jo Luciani, HFA Administration Assistant, has been instrumental in organising promotional resources…

Right Photo: The Red Cake Day team at Customs House Thank you Newsletter A newsletter highlighting all the events held…