The annual educational
meeting is KHF's major educational forum. This meeting usually
consists of a half-day of educational activities and takes place
during the first part of August at a central location in our state.
Regionally-and nationally-known speakers are invited to address
issues of interest or concern to the inherited bleeding disorders
community as well as general wellness topics.
Topics addressed to date
include Current Treatment Approaches, When Chronic Disease Is Invisible,
Hemophilia Then and Now Consumer Panel, Inhibitors, Hepatitis C,
Genes 'Re Us, Infusaports, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act, Laugh and Let Live, Ricky Ray Relief Fund Act, Tools for Effective
Parenting, Liver Disease in Individuals with Hemophilia, Blood
Safety, Orthopedic Problems and Joint Disease, Bleeding Disorders
and Their Impact on Women, and Gene Therapy.
This event usually begins
with breakfast and ends with lunch. Vendors are present from the
pharmaceutical and home care industries. Child care and/or a children's
program is offered as well.
This annual event attracts
a participant group of approximately seventy-five consumers, their
family members, and medical providers. For more information, click
here.
