No 193 March 2016

Every April 17, World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This…

Gavin Finkelstein Gavin Finkelstein is President, Haemophilia Foundation Australia WORLD CONGRESS The 2016 WFH World Congress will be held in…

Sharon Caris Sharon Caris is Executive Director, Haemophilia Foundation Australia What do South Australians with bleeding disorders want from HFA?…

On Friday 22 January 2016 a group of cyclists led by Dr Simon McRae and Andrew Atkins rode as Team.Factor…

Pain really is in the mind but not in the way you think Lorimer Moseley Lorimer Moseley is Professor of…

Balance, bone density and falls: a note for the not so old… REBECCA DALZELL Bec Dalzell is the Haemophilia Physiotherapist…

Megan Walsh Megan Walsh is Haemophilia Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Ronald Sawers Haemophilia Centre, The Alfred, Melbourne Blood in…

WHAT’S NEW New hep C treatments available on the PBS from 1 March 2016 Very successful and few side effects…

This factsheet is abridged and adapted from the original published by Hepatitis NSW on 9 February 2016. It is reprinted with permission. For…

Sharon Caris Sharon Caris is Executive Director, Haemophilia Foundation Australia The World Federation of Hemophilia Global Forum held in November…

How can HFA and haemophilia organisations around the world have access to good quality data about the treatment and health…

From the HFA and National Blood Authority MyABDR team NEW FEATURES! Better, faster syncing Option to request your patient wallet…

FUNDING ROUND OPEN The Damon Courtenay Memorial Endowment Fund (DCMEF) was established by Haemophilia Foundation Australia in 1994. This was…

The HFA Go For It Grants for 2015-2016 have been finalised! We are pleased to announce that the panel of…

Claude Damiani Claude Damiani is President, HFACT In 2015, HFNSW was very generous in extending to HFACT members an invitation…

Hannah Opeskin Hannah Opeskin is Health Promotion Officer, Haemophilia Foundation Australia Youth Lead Connect (YLC) is a new Haemophilia Foundation…

The highlight of the weekend for me was definitely the empowering final session with Reach that taught me that leadership…