Course on Clinical Management of Thalassaemia & 7th National Thalassaemia Seminar 2015 on the 6-9th August 2015
It gives me great pleasure to announce and to invite you to participate in the 7th National Thalassaemia Seminar (NTS) on the 8-9th August 2015. The NTS is organised by the ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 Medical Molecular Biology Institute (UMBI), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health (MOH), the Federation of the Malaysian Thalassaemia Societies (FMTS), the MyThal Club of ¼¯ÃÀÂ鶹 Medical Centre, and the Malaysian Society of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology (MASPHO). The 1st National Thalassaemia Seminar in 2004 triggered a series of events culminating in the approval by the MOH of a 4-pronged programme to address the problem of thalassaemia in the country. Our collaborative consortium have successfully organised the NTS every 2 years and have mainly focused on consolidating our efforts to implement the objectives. Amongst the key issues this time will be the prevention programme and fine-tuning the management plus other relevant issues. The Course on Clinical Management of Thalassaemia will be on the 6-7th August and is targeted to young doctors and paramedics.
The key objectives of this NTS series include updating patients, parents and professionals on issues relevant to thalassaemia. The NTS has always been unique as it has a dedicated programme track for patients and parents. We hope the updates will translate into better care by the doctors and caregivers to the patients. The event will bring patients and parents together not only to interact, network and also share their experiences. The seminar will surely help increase awareness amongst the public about this disease especially with regards to prevention of this important genetic disease. Let’s stand together in unity to address the key issues in thalassaemia and provide the best care to our patients.
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