PHWG (Pediatric Hematology WG)

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Prof. Dr. med. Markus Schmugge Liner, Zürich

Chair

PD Dr. med. Alexandra Schifferli, Basel

Vice Chair

 

Background

The Pediatric Hematology Working Group (PHWG) is focused on diagnostic methods and treatments for inherited bone marrow failure, acquired aplastic and dysplastic diseases, inherited disorders of haematopoiesis, and autoimmune cytopenia (for all lineages, i.e. hemoglobinopathies, thrombocytopenias etc.). PHWG members also help to train YI and trainees in different Swiss academic institutions.

The Working Group meets regularly online and in-person.

Recent Milestones

Registries

  • EWOG, MDS/SAA/JMML - Aim: Register patients, Monthly Videoboard discussions, Participation in research projects, Drug resistance profiling, Treatment/SCT in SAA/RCC

  • DBA - Aim: Collect data on CH patients with DBA

  • PARC-ITP - Aim: Participate in an international ITP registry

  • RBCR - Aim: Create CH registry for rare red cell diseases, after Ethic approval ammendment fo other CH centers

  • Guidelines/SOP - Aim: Evaluate/harmonize SOPs used in CH hematology

  • Morpho-Teaching - Aim: Organize “CH-MOPS“

  • Interaction with Industry - Aim: Evaluate/standardize relation to industry 

  • Hemostasis - Aim: Support for individual haemostais WP

  • Presentation of local projects - Aim: Inform colleagues about local projects

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