Annual ITP Patients Convention Agenda – 14th and 15th May

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ITPSA Patients Convention – Day 1 – 14th May   

10-00 – 11-00  Exhibit Hall, Resource Centre, and ITP Lounges open
11-00 – 11-10  Welcome and Introduction - Mervyn Morgan
11-10 – 11-35  Overview of Controversial Topics -  Dr Drew Provan
11.35 – 12-00 New Treatments – can we cure Adult ITP? - Dr David Kuter
12-00 – 12-25                   Covid and ITP - Prof Mike Makris
12-25 – 12-50 Post vaccination ITP and UK Audit – Dr Quentin Hill 
12.50 – 13.30  Exhibit Hall, Resource Centre, and ITP Lounges open
13.30 – 13-55 What’s new in Pregnancy and ITP - Dr Sue Robinson
13.55 – 14-20 Is there still a place for Rituximab in the era of Covid and the Thrombopoietins? -  Dr Waleed Ghanima (Oslo)
14-20 – 15-20  Short Communications – 3 of 20 minutes
Mycophenolate Mofetil – Dr Terry Gernshiemer 
Trapeze – Patient choices - Dr Vickie McDonald
Research in ITP in the UK (IVIG)– Dr Phillip Nicholson on behalf of Haemstar
15.20 – 15.30  Exhibit Hall, Resource Centre, and ITP Lounges open
15.30 – 16-15  Concurrent Breakout sessions
Adult ITP – Dr David Kuter, Dr Vickie McDonald
Paediatric ITP – Dr John Grainger, Dr Nikki Cooper plus update on the microbleed project by Dr Alice Hart
Women’s issues in ITP – Dr Sue Pavord, Dr Priyanka Raheja
16.15-17.00  Live Q&A
Panel - Dr Nikki Cooper, Dr Drew Provan, Dr Sue Pravord, Dr Vickie McDonald,  
Dr Quentin Hill, Dr Cindy Neunert, Dr David Kuter, Dr Waleed Ghanima
17.00 Day One close  Mervyn Morgan
Patients Convention – Day 2 –15th May 
10-00 – 11-00  Exhibit Hall, Resource Centre, and ITP Lounges open
11.00 – 11-05 Introduction to Day Two – Mervyn Morgan
11-05 – 11-35 Update from the Adult ITP registry – Dr. Vickie McDonald
11.35 – 12-05 Update from the Paediatric ITP registry – Dr. John Grainger
12-05 – 12-30 Letter from America -  Issues in Adolescents Dr Cindy Neunert Dr Rachael Grace
12.30 – 13.00  Exhibit Hall, Resource Centre, and ITP Lounges open
Symposium on Fatigue  
13-00 – 13-05 Introduction to the Symposium on Fatigue sponsored by UCB Pharma - Mervyn Morgan
13-05 – 13-30 An ITP Patients take on Fatigue – Greta Burroughs 
13.30 – 14-00  Quality of Life & fatigue - Dr Robert Klassen
14-00 – 14-30  Mechanisms and treatment of Fatigue in ITP - Dr Adam Cuker
14.30 – 15-40 Live Q&A on Fatigue in ITP 
Panel - Prof Adrian Newland, Dr Cindy Neunert, Dr Quentin Hill plus others
15.40 Close - Mervyn Morgan