No 213 March 2021

It has been an extraordinary year and in this issue we explore resilience and the importance of supporting one another. There are also features on women and girls, VWD and joint health.

In this issue

Have you been receiving your HFA e-news over the last few months?   If not, check your junk folder!  …

GAVIN FINKELSTEIN Gavin Finkelstein is President, Haemophilia Foundation Australia COVID-19 VACCINE As the vaccine for COVID-19 becomes available around the…

Save the date! The 20th Australian Conference on Haemophilia, VWD and Rare Bleeding Disorders will take place this year from…

With the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine commencing in Australia, members of the community have asked us about how this…

Every year on 17 April World Haemophilia Day is recognised worldwide to increase awareness of haemophilia, von Willebrand disease and…

Resilience – bouncing back and managing life! NICOLETTA CROLLINI Nicoletta Crollini is Haemophilia Social Worker at the Royal Prince Alfred…

WFH staged their first ever Global summit on women and girls with inherited bleeding disorders in November 2020. The Summit was an…

SUZANNE O'CALLAGHAN Suzanne O'Callaghan is HFA Policy Research and Education Manager Over the last several years bleeding disorders in women…

SUSIE COUPER Susie Couper is an Australian community member with VWD and a Haemophilia Foundation WA committee member. Susie has…

SUMIT PARIKH Dr Sumit Parikh is the AHCDO ABDR Senior Research Fellow  How can haemophilia treatment outcomes be measured? The…

Save the date!   We have two activities coming up for the bleeding disorders community in South Australia.     It…

New content is added to the HFA Getting Older Info Hub regularly.   Check it out at www.haemophilia.org.au/getting-older   WHAT’S…

Rare Disease Day was celebrated globally on 28 February 2021 to raise awareness about the experiences of people with rare…

Belinda spoke with HFA about her journey to tackle life independently with factor X (10) deficiency.   It’s the goal…

And we would love to hear it!   Would you like to share your story for World Haemophilia Day?  …

World Haemophilia Day 17 April 2021   20th Australian Conference on Haemophilia, VWD and Rare Bleeding Disorders (virtual meeting) 8-9…

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