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ITP Medical Seminar 2005
The 2005 Medical Seminar was held at St James's Hospital, Dublin on Friday 17th June and was attended by a wide cross section of medical professionals.
We apologise for the delay in getting the speaker's presentations on this site. We experienced some operational difficulties but they have now been resolved. August 2005.
The Programme was:-
Support - who needs it? Shirley Watson, (Founder, ITP Support Association)
The supporting role of the CNS with the ITP patient, CNS Mary Kelly, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Tullamore Hospital, Tullamore, Ireland. Mary's presentation is available here.
ITP and Women's Health, Dr. Derek Norfolk, Consultant Haematologist, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK. Derek's presentation is available here.
Chronic ITP in adults - management issues, Dr. Gerard Crotty, Consultant Haematologist, Tullamore Hospital, Tullamore, Ireland. Gerard's presentation is available here.
Childhood ITP: some answers, many questions, Professor Victor Blanchette, Professor of Paediatric Haematology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Victor's presentation is available here.
ITP as a manifestation of primary immunodeficiency, Dr Mohammed Abouzakouk, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
A year of paediatric ITP - Data from the Irish Paediatric, Surveillance and Ulster Paediatric Society report card system, Dr. Melanie Cotter, Consultant Paediatric Haematologist, Children's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland. Melanie's presentation is available here.
An overview of ITP and UK Guidelines, Professor Adrian Newland, Professor of Haematology, Royal London Hospital, London, UK
Question Forum, questions taken from the floor, chaired by Professor Peter Kearney, Professor of Paediatric Haematology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland