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FRIDAY
8:00 AM-5:00 PM Arrivals and Registration
12:00-1:00 PM Special Lunch Sessions
    Inhibitors to Factor IX
    Managing Co-infection
1:00-2:00 PM Breakout sessions: Treatment of Hemophilia with Inhibitors: Medical Issues that Matter
    Prophylaxis
    Immune Tolerance Therapy (ITT)
    Management of Joint Disease
    Pain Management and Addiction
    Venous Access
2:15-3:15 PM Breakout sessions: Treatment of Hemophilia with Inhibitors: Medical Issues that Matter
    Prophylaxis
    ITT
    Management of Joint Disease
    Pain Management and Addiction
    Venous Access
3:30-4:30 PM Breakout sessions: Treatment of Hemophilia with Inhibitors: Medical Issues that Matter
    Prophylaxis
    ITT
    Management of Joint Disease
    Pain Management and Addiction
    Venous Access
4:30-5:30 PM Ask the Experts Coffee Break
    Informal session with faculty to allow participants to interact one-on-one with the faculty
6:00 PM Welcome Dinner
7:00 PM Get Acquainted Activity
8:00 PM Storytellers Lounge (attendance optional, child care available for hourly fee)
SATURDAY
7:00-8:30 AM Breakfast
8:30-9:15 AM Patient Testimonials
9:15-10:45 AM How to Treat Bleeding
  • Latest advances in the way that bleeding is treated
    • Dosing of bypassing agents
    • Frequency of doses
    • Scheduling
    • Combination therapy
10:45-11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM-12:00 PM The Future of Managing Hemophilia with Inhibitors
  • Discussion focusing on medical management and management of quality of life with inhibitors
    • Future treatments
    • Clinical trials – how to enroll
    • Advances in managing activities of daily living
12:00-1:30 PM Lunch with Roundtable Discussions with the Faculty
1:30-2:30 PM Breakout sessions: Taking Care of Life with Hemophilia with Inhibitors
    Financial Considerations
    Adolescence and Risk-Taking
    Parenting Issues
    Vocational Opportunities
    Advocating for Your Health
2:45-3:45 PM Breakout sessions: Taking Care of Life with Hemophilia with Inhibitors
    Financial Considerations
    Adolescence and Risk-Taking
    Parenting Issues
    Vocational Opportunities
    Advocating for Your Health
4:00-5:00 PM Breakout sessions: Taking Care of Life with Hemophilia with Inhibitors
    Financial Considerations
    Adolescence and Risk-Taking
    Parenting Issues
    Vocational Opportunities
    Advocating for Your Health
6:00 PM Buffet Dinner (optional)
8:00 PM Storytellers Lounge (attendance optional, child care available for hourly fee)