Menorrhagia in the Adolescent - June 27th 1:30-2:30pm ET with speaker Jennifer Dietrich, MD, MSc

There is a need to enhance healthcare professionals’ knowledge and understanding of the diagnosis, treatment and management of blood disorders that present unique issues for adolescent girls. The delay in and/or failure to diagnosis and treat blood disorders in adolescent girls results in significant morbidity, reduced quality of life, days lost from school, unnecessary invasive procedures and high health care costs. Following this webinar, participants will be able to identify the impact and apply optimal management and evaluation of menorrhagia in adolescents. Please click here to register.

June 27, 2013Webinar - Menorrhagia in the Adolescent

October 23, 2013Now Available through October 2013! Archived Webinar on Thrombophilia, Thromboembolism and Pregnancy: Incorporating New ACCP 9 Guidelines presented by Dr. Shannon Bates. This CME webinar is jointly sponsored by the Duke University School of Medicine and the Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders

December 6, 2013FWGBD to host a satellite symposium preceding the 55th American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting - Across the Lifespan of Women and Girls with Blood Disorders: Adolescence through Menopause. Pre-registration is now open.

Meet our New Education Director: Kerry B. Funkhouser

FWGBD is pleased to announce our new Director of Education, Katherine – Kerry B. Funkhouser, EdD, who joined the staff team in late May
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FWGBD honored Founding Board Member Anna DeSimone at NASPAG’s 27th Annual Clinical Research Meeting

FWGBD went to the North American Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology (NASPAG) Annual Meeting on April 18-20, 2013, in San Diego to honor Founding Board Member and the first Treasurer of FWGBD, Anna DeSimone, and continue her work in education to ensure that girls and women with bleeding disorders would get diagnosed correctly and early.
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