What to know
Following are virtual grand rounds and webinars on a variety of topics that focus on a collection of inherited blood disorders called the thalassemias. These offerings have been developed through funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Webinars
Hemoglobin H Disease: Treatment Update
Speaker: Ashutosh Lal, MD; Moderator: Jennifer Yu, MD
Thalassemia Overview for Pediatricians Speaker: Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH; Jeanne Boudreaux, MD, Director, Comprehensive Thalassemia Center, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Beyond Iron: Understanding Cardiac Complications in Thalassemia
Speaker: John Wood, MD, PhD; Moderator: Gregory Kurio, MD, PhD
Emerging Trends in Gene Therapy: Thalassemia as a Case Example
Speakers: Stefano Rivella, PhD, Sujit Sheth, MD; Moderator: Muin J. Khoury MD, PhD
Understanding and Treating Alpha Thalassemia Major: 2023 Science Update
Speakers: Billie Lianoglou, MS; Elliott Vichinsky, MD
Complications of Thalassemia: Disease Effects and Treatment Effects
Speaker: Sujit Sheth, MD; Moderator: Jennifer Yu, MD
The Non-Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemias: An Enduring Challenge
Speaker: Ashutosh Lal, MD; Moderator: Farzana Sayani, MD, MSc
Bone Marrow Transplantation and Other Curative Approaches in Thalassemia
Speaker: Alexis A. Thompson, MD, MPH; Moderator: Punam Malik, MD
Evaluating and Managing Bone Health in People with Thalassemia
Speakers: Mona Al Mukaddam, MD, MS; Moderator: Rahul Agarwal, MD
Evaluation and Management of Fertility in Thalassemia
Speaker: Farzana Sayani, MD, MSc; Moderator: Scott Pezlak, MD, PhD
Overview of Novel Thalassemia Treatments
Speaker: Sujit Sheth, MD; Moderator: Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD, MSCE
2019 Scientific Update: Transfusion Guidelines for Thalassemia
Speakers: Ashutosh Lal, MD; Elliott Vichinsky, MD
Thalassemia Management: Balancing Blood and Iron
Speaker: Janet L. Kwiatkowski, MD, MSCE; Moderator: Sujit Sheth, MD
Thalassemia: Newborn Screening in the United States (A two-part series)
Part 1: Alpha Thalassemia: Clinical Aspects
Moderator: Tim Davis, BS; Speakers: Maria del Pilar Aguinaga, PhD, DLM (ASCP); M.A. Bender, MD, PhD
Part 2: Alpha Thalassemia Newborn Screening in the United States
Speakers: Tim Davis, BS; Joseph Ubaike; Ming Chan, PhD; Christine Dorley, MSP, MT (ASCP)