How will you mark World Hemophilia Day?
Every year on April 17, World Hemophilia Day is observed around the world to increase awareness about hemophilia and other inherited bleeding disorders. This year, the World Federation of Hemophilia encourages the global bleeding disorders community to “Build a Family of Support” by celebrating the many people who help and advocate for those living with …
HNA – a meeting with both rhyme and reason
Trish Bell kicked off last week’s HNA meeting in her own inimitable style – apologies if I’ve missed anything! I’d like to thank our lady Chair The very knowledgeable Kate Khair. On many a task she has bestowed To compose another witty ode. I stand before you, a lovely bunch, And wish I’d …
HNA shows a blue card to its rising stars
So that’s it, HNA done and dusted for another year. Save for a few little niggles, HNA 2015 in Birmingham was another fun event. The feedback has been pretty amazing. It probably says something about the annual HNA meeting that Trish Bell came hot foot and fresh(ish) off the plane from Malaysia to read her …
“I read the news today, oh boy”
It has been one year since we launched the The Journal of Haemophilia Practice so it is time for our annual appraisal. In the old days of print publishing, this would have involved the journal publisher commissioning surveys to estimate readers, which sections of the publication they read and even which sections of each page …
Making it easier to “follow the money”
Do you receive payments from the drug companies? Have you ever been paid by a drug company to speak at or attend a conference, or to give professional advice at an advisory board? For the year 2013, payments from the pharmaceutical industry to doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals came to an estimated £38.5 million. …