Date: Thursday, October 17, 2024
Time: 12:00pm – 1:00pm ET

Topic:

Shining a Spotlight: The Journey to Optimize Care in Women and Girls with Hemophilia A

Objectives:

1. Shine a light on the topic of women & girls with Hemophilia A
2. Discuss the complexities in the diagnosis of women & girls with Hemophilia A
3. Review real-world experiences of women & girls with Hemophilia A

Speaker:

Angela Weyand, MD Co-director, Hemophilia Treatment Center, Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Dr. Weyand is pediatric hematologist/oncologist from University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital where she is a clinical associate professor. She received her medical degree from U of Michigan and did her residency in Seattle Children’s Hospital, her fellowship at U of Michigan and her post doc in Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders with the National Hemophilia Foundation Fellowship Program.

She has a particular interest in adolescent girls with bleeding and clotting disorders and issues impacting their care including quality of life.