Presentations from the Novo Nordisk haemostasis meeting

Novo Nordisk held its annual Haemostasis Meeting at Werribee Mansion, just outside Melbourne, over the last week end of March. The guest speakers have given their permission to publish their presentations here.

Anti-platelet Agents- Measuring Effectiveness by Dr Huyen Tran, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Melbourne

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation: The Interface Between Inflammation and Coagulation by Dr W Keith Hoots, University of Texas

Basic Principles and Monitoriing of New Antiicoagulants and Anticoagullant Reversal by Paul Coughlin, Australian Centre for Blood Diseases, Melbourne

Hemophilic Inhibitors: Will Insights into Pathogenesis Instruct Better Therapies? by Dr W Keith Hoots, University of Texas

Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia by Dr Simon McRae, IMVS

Platelet Function Testing by A/Prof Ross Baker, Royal Perth Hospital

Platelets in Haemostasis & Thrombosis by Justin Hamilton, Monash University

Preservation of Platelet Function by David Huang, WEHI

Role of DDAVP Testing in von Willebrand Disease by A/Prof Stephen Opat, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne

Thrombosis and Thrombophilia in Pregnancy by Dr Scott Dunkley, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

vWD Clinical and Statewide Services by Simon A Brown, Royal Brisbane and Womens Hospital