ITP Support Association

ITP National Convention 2007

The ITP Support Association held the 2007 Patient Convention on Saturday 14th April at The Oxfordshire Golf Club.

It was very well attended and everyone seemed pleased with the speakers and the excellent venue. For a web version of the presentation, please use the links below. NB, the presentaions will open in a new window.

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Dr Paula Bolton-Maggs addressing the convention

The schedule was:-

10.00 Registration & Coffee

10.50 Welcome Shirley Watson

11.00 An overview of ITP Professor Adrian Newland (UK). Presentation.

11.30 Childhood ITP Registries - working towards a personal bleeding risk Dr. John Grainger (UK). Presentation.

12.00 2 Italian ITP studies: 1. Rituximab 2. borderline thrombocytopenia Dr. Roberto Stasi (Italy). Presentation.

12.15 Discussion Groups

1.00 Buffet Lunch

2.00 There’s more to ITP than just the platelet count Professor George Buchanan (US). Presentation.

2.30 Symptomatic approach to therapy in ITP Dr. Drew Provan (UK). Presentation

3.00 Outcome measures in childhood ITP Professor Victor Blanchette (Canada). Presentation.

3.30 A report on the Intercontinental ITP Study Group in Switzerland Dr. Paula Bolton-Maggs (UK). Presentation.

3.50 Tea

4.10 The Patient’s Perspective Professor James George and Deirdra Terrell (US) . Presentation.

4.40 Question Forum (all speakers) chaired by Professor John Lilleyman (UK)

There was plenty of opportunity to discuss ITP with the speakers.

Past conventions

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