 The World Federation of Hemophilia’s Fifth Global Forum on the Safety and Supply of Treatment Products for Bleeding Disorders took place September 24 & 25, 2007 in Montreal, Canada.
The World Federation of Hemophilia would like to thank the speakers and participants for another successful Global Forum. This year's meeting focused on product choice and saw a record number of 161 participants from 30 countries. The interactive component of the forum allowed participants to share their perceptions on the items discussed by the stellar panel of speakers with sometimes surprising results.
The World Federation of Hemophilia also wishes to thank the sponsors who supported this event:
André de la Porte Foundation
Héma-Québec
Ministère des Relations internationales, Gouvernement du Québec
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec
Public Health Agency of Canada
Proceedings of the WFH Global Forum 2007
To view the presentations from this year's Forum, please click here.
Global Forum Final Program
LIST OF SPEAKERS
The list of Global Forum speakers this year included experts from around the world:
Alessandro Gringeri, Italy
Wolfgang Schramm, Germany
Mike Soucie, CDC
Jenny Goudemand, France
Wolfhart Kreuz, Germany
Keith Hoots, USA
Paul Walton, CSL Behring
J.S. Stonebraker, USA
Jane Martin, BPL
Albert Farrugia, TGA
Sol Ruiz, AGEMED
Mark Weinstein, FDA
Brian O’Mahony, Ireland
Sorakij Bhakeecheep, Thailand
Sylvia Thomas, Brazil
Sophie Ludgate, Baxter
Glenn Pierce, Bayer
Bruce Ewenstein, Baxter
Yuri Zhulyov, Russia
David Lillicrap, Canada
Magdy ElEkiaby, Egypt
Sami Chtourou, LFB
Yann Echelard, GTC
Edward Gomperts, Inspiration Bio
Bruce Ritchie, Canada
The WFH gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the André de la Porte Foundation, Hema-Quebec, Ministère des Relations internationales, Gouvernement du Québec, Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Gouvernement du Québec and the Public Health Agency of Canada. Only through such support and partnerships can the World Federation of Hemophilia continue to provide important global interchange on issues related to blood product safety and supply.
Last Updated October 2007 |
