PT-VWD updates reported to ISTH 2011: SSC-VWF

Aug 16 2011

Click here for an update http://www.isth.org/default/index.cfm/ssc1/2011-ssc-subcommittee-minutes/2011-von-willebrand-factor-minutes/

New to the site: PT-VWD Forum

April 8th 2011

Dear patients, clinicans, specialists, scientists and technologists with interest/ experience in PT-VWD:  a forum has just been created on the site to act as a venue to exchange experiences and discuss all matter related to this bleeding disorder. Please register and offer your support by sharing yourknowledge and experience with PT-VWD

PT-VWD Project Full Results Now Published

Feb 9th 2011
PT-VWD project detailed results are now online:  Thrombosis and Hameostasis prepublished February 08, 2011
Frequency of Platelet type versus Type 2B von Willebrand Disease: An international registry-based study.  A. Hamilton (1), M. Ozelo (2), J. Leggo (3), C. Notley (3), H. Brown (3), J. P. Frontroth (4), A. Angelillo-Scherrer (5), F. Baghaei (6), M. S. Enayat (7), E. Favaloro (8), D. Lillicrap (3), M. Othman (1, 9).

(1) Laurentian University- St Lawrence College Collaborative Program, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; (2) Hemocentro UNICAMP, State University of Campinas,Brazil; (3) Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Queen’s university, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; (4) Hospital de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Servicio de Hematología/Oncología, Argentina; (5) Service and Central Laboratory of Hematology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland; (6) Department of Hematology and Coagulation, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden; (7) Department of Haematology, The Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK; (8) Department of Haematology, Institute of Clinical Pathology and Medical Research (ICPMR), Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia; (9) Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

http://www.schattauer.de/de/magazine/uebersicht/zeitschriften-a-z/thrombosis-and-haemostasis/contents/preprint-online.html

Final Data from the PT-VWD Project at ISTH-SSC Cairo May 2010

June 10th 2010

The final results from a three years project searching for the rare bleeding disorder PT-VWD in addition to Updates on the PT-VWD registry  were presented at the ISTH-56th SSC meeting in Cairo on May 24th 2010. The project is now finalized. The registry and search for the disease will continue. Publication is underway. 

PT-VWD Registry and Worldwide Survey to be Discussed at the ISTH SSC- VWF Meeting

July 10th 09

The PT-VWD registry and results from a worldwide survey will be discussed at the Von Willebrand Factor  SSC- bussiness session on Sunday July 12th 09  at 9:30- 12:00 , room 109 AB, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, MA. This occurs as a part of the XXII Congress and the 55th Meeting of the Scientific and Standardization Committee of the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.

Canadian PT-VWD project Update at ISTH July 2009

April 30th 2009

Progress and update from the Canadian PT-VWD project will be discussed in the von Willebrand Disease oral Session at  ISTH July 2009. http://www.isth2009.com

Title:  CANADIAN PLATELET-TYPE VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE (PT-VWD) PROJECT: PROGRESS AND UPDATE

Programme Number: OC-WE-134
Session Title: von Willebrand Disease
Session Date and Time: Wednesday July 15 – 4:00PM – 5:00PM
Order 2. presentation
Session Room: 204 AB
Presenting Author: Maha  Othman

Results from PT-VWD Project Reported to ISTH-SSC on VWF, Vienna July 2008

October 26 2008

Data from the Canadian PT-VWD project was presented in the ISTH-SSC meeting on VWD on July 3-4 as a part of Updates on VWD registries. Click here to see minutes from the meeting

Preleminary Data from the Canadian PT-VWD project Presented in World Federation of Hemophilia Congress-Istanbul June 1-6 2008

May 30 2008

Preleminary data from the Canadian PT-VWD project is presented in the WFH congress Istanbul 1-6 2008

For information click here

ISTH EQATH Program Distributes Information about the Canadian PT-VWD Project

April 16 2008 

Through the ISTH EQATH, these participants have distributed information about the participation in the Canadian PT-VWD project:

RCPA-QAP: Australia
QMP-LS: Canada
LEECH: Spain
NASCOLA: United States

QMP-LS Distributes an Announcement Regarding the Canadian PT-VWD Project

March 15 2008

QMP-LS (Quality Mangament Program – Labaoratory Service) distributes an announcement regarding a project to investigate the occurrence of platelet type von Willebrand Disease (PT-VWD) and differential identification from the closely similar, type 2B VWD to laboratories performing von Willebrand investigations in Ontario, Canada