At a meeting of Haemophilia Centre directors it was recorded "that a study home therapy in patients with haemophilia was being organised at St Thomas' and the Oxford Centre . Also discussed at this meeting was hepatitis, liver function tests and pool sizes. Read more about At a meeting of Haemophilia Centre directors it was recorded "that a study home therapy in patients with haemophilia was being organised at St Thomas' and the Oxford Centre . Also discussed at this meeting was hepatitis, liver function tests and pool sizes.
At a meeting of Haemophilia Centre directors Dr Maycock "said that although the screening of donors...would reduce the number of infected batches, all infected batches would not be excluded since the tests would not pick up all levels of Hepatitis B virus and some Hepatitis was caused by viruses not detected by the test". Read more about At a meeting of Haemophilia Centre directors Dr Maycock "said that although the screening of donors...would reduce the number of infected batches, all infected batches would not be excluded since the tests would not pick up all levels of Hepatitis B virus and some Hepatitis was caused by viruses not detected by the test".
At a joint meeting of haemophilia centre directors and blood transfusion directors, it was stressed that home therapy was becoming more accepted and widespread and was improving patients' lives. Some directors of haemophilia centres were buying commercial concentrates for use in home therapy Read more about At a joint meeting of haemophilia centre directors and blood transfusion directors, it was stressed that home therapy was becoming more accepted and widespread and was improving patients' lives. Some directors of haemophilia centres were buying commercial concentrates for use in home therapy
At a Haemophilia Directors' meeting many of the haemophilia centre directors were pushing to obtain permission to purchase the good commercial blood products manufactured overseas Read more about At a Haemophilia Directors' meeting many of the haemophilia centre directors were pushing to obtain permission to purchase the good commercial blood products manufactured overseas
Dr Biggs after sending around a protocol for a clinical trial to confirm whether it was better for patients to have prophylactic or on demand treatment concluded that a trial would be difficult to organise but was needed, and that perhaps the only place where it could be done would be at Lord Mayor Treloar College. Read more about Dr Biggs after sending around a protocol for a clinical trial to confirm whether it was better for patients to have prophylactic or on demand treatment concluded that a trial would be difficult to organise but was needed, and that perhaps the only place where it could be done would be at Lord Mayor Treloar College.
The topic of home treatment policy was discussed at this haemophilia centre directors meeting. Dr Antony Brittan's film on home treatment was shown and formed the basis for the discussion. Dr Matthews outlined the policy at Oxford was using freeze dried concentrate and Dr Dormandy that the Royal Free Hospital was using cryoprecipitate Read more about The topic of home treatment policy was discussed at this haemophilia centre directors meeting. Dr Antony Brittan's film on home treatment was shown and formed the basis for the discussion. Dr Matthews outlined the policy at Oxford was using freeze dried concentrate and Dr Dormandy that the Royal Free Hospital was using cryoprecipitate
The role of the designated reference centres in England and Wales was coordinating the functioning of the haemophilia service. Many centres in England and Wales were relatively small and look to larger reference centres for guidance and advice Read more about The role of the designated reference centres in England and Wales was coordinating the functioning of the haemophilia service. Many centres in England and Wales were relatively small and look to larger reference centres for guidance and advice
The Haemophilia Centre Handbook recorded that "All Haemophilia Centres now teach most of their severely affected patient to treat themselves at home Read more about The Haemophilia Centre Handbook recorded that "All Haemophilia Centres now teach most of their severely affected patient to treat themselves at home
The Haemophilia Centre Handbook was produced by the Royal Free Hospital and published by Immuno. It contained an explanation of the arrangements for the collection of supplies of cryoprecipitate for home treatment. Read more about The Haemophilia Centre Handbook was produced by the Royal Free Hospital and published by Immuno. It contained an explanation of the arrangements for the collection of supplies of cryoprecipitate for home treatment.
Dr Craske presented a written report on the study of hepatitis in haemophilic patients and outlined the findings to haemophilia centre directors. Read more about Dr Craske presented a written report on the study of hepatitis in haemophilic patients and outlined the findings to haemophilia centre directors.