No 215 September 2021

Embracing a changing world is the theme for the 2021 Australian Conference and Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week. In this issue we explore managing the challenges of change over your lifetime.

In this issue

CAFÉ MORNING CATCH UPS A group of people from the South Australian bleeding disorders community were able to meet for…

GAVIN FINKELSTEIN Gavin Finkelstein is President, Haemophilia Foundation Australia   COVID-19 AND LOCKDOWNS People in different parts of Australia have experienced…

SHARON CARIS Sharon Caris is Executive Director, Haemophilia Foundation Australia In our June 2021 issue of National Haemophilia you may…

The virtual 20th Australian Conference on Haemophilia, VWD and Rare Bleeding Disorders, 8-9 October 2021 is shaping up well, with a…

Bleeding Disorders Awareness Week is an opportunity for individuals and families as well as Haemophilia Foundations and other organisations to…

World Hepatitis Day is marked globally on 28 July. In 2021 we joined the global community in the message of…

Gavin's story Gavin Finkelstein is President of Haemophilia Foundation Australia (HFA) and Haemophilia Foundation Western Australia (HFWA). He has severe…

Mary Jane's story Mary Jane* is an Australian community member with von Willebrand disease (VWD). She spoke to HFA about…

NICOLETTA CROLLINI Nicoletta Crollini is Haemophilia Social Worker at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW   WHAT IS SOCIAL…

ALEX COOMBS AND JANE PORTNOY Alex Coombs and Jane Portnoy are Social Workers – Haemophilia & Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders…

With lockdowns around Australia due to COVID-19, getting vaccinated has become a high priority in all states and territories.  …

SUZANNE O'CALLAGHAN Suzanne O'Callaghan is HFA Policy Research and Education Manager WFH (World Federation of Hemophilia) staged the second Global…

JOANNA MCCOSKER Joanna McCosker is Haemophilia Nurse Practitioner at Queensland Children’s Hospital   Prepare your daughter before menarche   A…

Bailey explains how he dealt with the challenge of infusing his treatment when he had a fear of needles.   My…

Make sure you stay connected!   If you have changed your contact details, like your postal or email address, let…

20th Australian Conference on Haemophilia, VWD and Rare Bleeding Disorders (virtual meeting) 8-9 October 2021 Tel: 03 9885 7800 Email:…

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