ITP Support Association

The ITP Support Association is an independent UK registered charity which aims to promote and improve the general welfare of people with Immune Thrombocytopenia (formerly known as Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura) by providing support and information to patients, their families, and health professionals. This website receives no external funding or sponsorship.

Information for Patients	About the Association	Join us	News and Events
Childhood ITP Teenage ITP Adult ITP Splenectomy in ITP Publications What is ITP- Video ITP Centres	Medical advisors What we do How are we funded Contact us The Platelet quarterly journal	Join us and help support everyone with ITP	2013 Patient Convention 2013 Medical Seminar for Health Professionals Calendar of major sporting fundraising events in 2013 The *University of St Andrews* (nearly) nude calendar in aid of ITP raised over £2000! September was ITP awareness month. Visit the ITP facebook page. ITP awareness poster available here. Buy your Birthday cards on-line (and other greeting cards) to benefit the ITP Support Association here Join the Association to get your free copy of The Platelet and read about the importance of becoming an informed patient, how ITP is diagnosed, silent haemorrhage in ITP and how to get a referral. ITP Awareness Wristbands, more here... UK Patient Awareness Campaign 'Do you know who I am?' Neil Dudgeon opened an ITP Prize Draw at Forest Lodge Garden Centre, Farnham, Hants that is running from 6th -13th April We are now on Flickr, here
Information for Clinicians	ITP Research	ITP Treatments
UK ITP Forum Adult Registry Paediatric Registry Hospital Pack International consensus on ITP ITP Research Grants 2013 Treatment for ICH	Research into ITP Is food intolerance causing your ITP? Registration for this study is now closed as the project has moved in to the second phase .....	A summary of treatments has been put together, more here.... Testing Treatments. How do we know whether a particular drug, therapy or operation really works, and how well?
IInformation for Others	Social Networks	ITP Surveys
For the Press For Schools Membership distribution	Facebook Twitter Health Unlocked Linkedin Smartphone App for ITP	Information and results of ITP surveys are available here....

Website content
reviewed by:-
Dr. John Grainger
James N George MD,
George Buchanan MD,
Kathleen A Kennedy MD.

Webwatch. Copies of articles from The Platelet with clickable links.

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Please note:

Although every effort is made to ensure that the information given on this website is correct and up to date, the Association cannot be held responsible for errors or omissions. Association personnel are not able to give clinical advice, please contact your personal clinician.

ITP Support Association, Registered Charity No. 1064480. "Synehurste", Kimbolton Road, Bolnhurst, Bedfordshire, MK44 2EW, United Kingdom

The website was updated in November 2011, some items were edited or re-written and old items were removed.