Public Health Webinar Series on Blood Disorders - 2014
Archives for 2014
November 6, 2014
“Venous Thromboembolism: Recent Advances in Reducing the Disease Burden”external icon
Gary E. Raskob, PhD, MSc
In this webinar, Dr. Raskob reviewed the disease burden from venous thromboembolism. He also discussed strategies to reduce this burden through the prevention of first time and recurrent blood clots.
July 10, 2014
“Vitamin K and Vitamin K Deficiency Bleeding in Infants”external icon
Lauren Marcewicz, MD
In this presentation, Dr. Marcewicz reviewed how vitamin K works in infants, discussed the different classifications of vitamin K deficiency bleeding, and explained how to talk with parents about the administration of this important public health measure.
July 24, 2014
“Inhibitor Testing: State of the Art”external icon
Connie Miller, PhD
In this presentation, Dr. Miller described the development of inhibitors in people who have hemophilia. She described different methods available for inhibitor testing and discussed the CDC laboratory’s role in national inhibitor monitoring.
For more information on the webinar series, please contact Cindy Sayers at cay1@cdc.gov.
