Living with MPDs Day – presentations

Presentations given by healthcare professionals on Saturday 19th November 2011

The presentations were given on Saturday 19th November 2011 at the Living with MPDs Day.

We are very grateful to all the doctors and professors for allowing MPD Voice to have access to these presentations and for giving their permission to allow us to publish them on our website. 

Re-production or copying of these presentations is strictly forbidden without the express permission of the author.

Dr J J Kiladjian, MD, PhD Clinical Investigations Center, Saint-Louis Hospital, Paris Diderot – New Drugs for MPNs

Prof MF McMullin, Queens University, Belfast  – Trials in ET and PV

Dr Nauman Butt, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral – Current treatment – Myelofibrosis (MF)

Dr Veronica Nicky Thomas, Consultant Health Psychologist, Dept of Haematology, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – Managing Stress and how to get the best from your doctors

Dr Ruben Mesa MD, Professor of Medicine Chair, Division of Hematology & Medical Oncology, Arizona, USA  – Symptoms and Impact of Therapy

Dr Steven Knapper, Cardiff University, University Hospital of Wales – Current Treatment of ET and PV

Prof Tiziano Barbui, MD, Haematology and Research Foundation, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo, Italy  – Why do MPDs Cause Blood Clots

Prof Tony Green, Cambridge Institute for Medical Research, University of Cambridge and Addenbrookes Hospital – What are MPNs and why do people get them?

A wealth of knowledge from leading experts in the field of MPDS