2008-11-01
The ASH Subcommittee on Quality has developed a pocket-sized, laminated Quick Reference
summarizing key points of "Von Willebrand Disease (VWD): Evidence-Based
Diagnosis and Management Guidelines, the National Heart, Lung, and
Blood Institute (NHLBI) Expert Panel Report (USA)."
This evidence-based tool helps guide the diagnosis, laboratory
evaluation, and management of VWD. Principles of laboratory testing and
interpretation are summarized. Treatment recommendations cover general
management and are tailored for major or minor bleeding episodes.
Approaches to prophylaxis for surgery are also presented for patients
at risk for minor or major bleeding. Questions to help assess the risk
of bleeding in patients are also included in the pocket guide.
This Quick Reference supports ASH's efforts to provide clinicians with high-quality, easily accessible resources as they see patients. The Quick Reference is also available online. The Quick Reference
on VWD will be distributed in the annual meeting registration bags and
will also be available at the Practice Forum and the ASH booth (#637)
in the exhibit hall.
ASH is pleased to collaborate with NHLBI to broadly disseminate this information to hematologists.
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