Resources

The detrimental impact of ferritin “normal” ranges on diagnosis of bleeding disorders in women

Editorial written for Research & Practice In Thrombosis & Haemostasis – December 2024 

Dr. Michelle Scholzberg & Dr. Grace H. Tang, St. Michael’s Hospital, Ontario

Detrimental impact of ferritin normal ranges on diagnosis of bleeding disorders in women

Managing women-specific bleeding in inherited bleeding
disorders: A multidisciplinary approach, November 2020

Introduction: Multidisciplinary management of women-specific bleeding is important to preserve quality of life, healthy reproduction and social participation of women and girls with bleeding disorders (WBD) 
 

Videos

Dr. Meghan Pike will be introducing the Adolescent Menstrual Bleeding Questionnaire (aMBQ), designed to measure the impact of heavy menstrual bleeding on adolescent quality-of-life, and the app, called WeThrive, that can identify adolescents who have heavy menstrual bleeding.

We have the infographics for WeThrive for both teens and clinicians.  

WeThrive – Teens

WeThrive – Clinicians

You can follow @we_thrive_app on Instagram, Twitter and TicTok. 

The app is available on Android, IIOS, and at the Google store.

 

SESSION 1 [September 10, 2021]
 
 “Patient impact/outcomes of heavy menstrual bleeding” 
 
Presented by DR. LEONARD VALENTINO, President and CEO, National Hemophilia Foundation, Illinois, U.S.A.

SESSION 1 | RED HOT TOPICS [September 10, 2021]

“New quality of life score in adolescent menorrhagia”

Presented by DR. MEGHAN PIKE, IWK Health Centre, Halifax

SESSION 1 | RED HOT TOPICS [September 10, 2021]

“A new hemophilia carrier nomenclature to define hemophilia in women and girls” Presented by DR. ROBERT SIDONIO, Emory University, Georgia, U.S.A.

SESSION 1 | RED HOT TOPICS [September 10, 2021]

“Sexuality and bleeding disorders”

Presented by GREIG BLAMEY, PT, Health Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, MB

Hemophilia Ontario June 15, 2021
 
“Iron Deficiency Management – Supplements & Infusions”
 
Presented by Dr. Karima Khamisa MD FRCPC, Ottawa