UK NEQAS Blood Coagulation annual scientific meeting – 2 days of lectures and discussion with international experts in the field of haemostasis.

TOPICS COVERED

Delegates will be updated on the latest clinical and laboratory research from international experts in the field of haemostasis, along with practical advice relevant to the routine laboratory. Topics include
Monoclonal gammopathies of thrombotic significance; Is the INR fit for purpose?; Artificial Intelligence; Sample transport using drones; Lab on a chip; Laboratory testing and therapeutic FXI(a) inhibitors; Measurement of uncertainty - a clinician's perspective; Art and Medicine; Venous thromboembolism – a patient perspective; Psychological aspects of venous thrombosis; When to perform thrombophilia testing; Thrombophilia testing - laboratory pitfalls; Thrombolysis for stroke, understanding the variables;
UK NEQAS BC Genetics Programmes update; Future role of genetic testing in Thrombosis and Haemostasis; Acquired haemophilia, as well as clinical and laboratory case studies and updates on EQA in blood coagulation.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

All scientists and clinicians with an interest in haemostasis.

SPEAKERS

• Chris Reilly-Stitt, UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation,Sheffield, UK
• Richard Buka, University Hospitals Birmingham,Birmingham, UK
• Mark Crowther, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
• Deepa Arachchillage, Imperial College London, London, UK
• Suthesh Sivapalaratnam, QMUL Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
• Áine McCormick, Diagnostic Haemostasis and Thrombosis, Synnovis St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
• Waander van Heerde, Hemophilia Treatment Center Nijmegen-Eindhoven-Maastricht, Radboudumc & Enzyre B.V. Nijmegen, Netherlands
• James Harte, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
• Will Lester, University Hospitals Birmingham
• Jim Murray, Birmingham
• Paul Bennett, School of Psychology, Swansea University,Swansea, UK
• Beverley Hunt OBE, St Thomas’ Hospital, London, UK
• Peter Baker, Haemophilia and Thrombosis Centre,Nuffield Orthopaedic Hospital, Oxford, UK
• Zsuzsa Bagoly, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
• Catherine Bagot, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
• Stephen Mac Donald, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, UK
• Megan Sutherland, NW Genomic Laboratory Hub,Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester, UK
• Keith Gomez, Haemophilia Centre and Thrombosis Unit
• Charles Percy, Centre for Clinical Haematology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
• Anna Williams, UK NEQAS for Blood Coagulation,Sheffield, UK