Thrombophilia Testing - Part II Webinar

Join the second session of series 3 with Dr. Jecko Thachil, MD for a recap on Thombophilia testing from a clinical consultant point of view on the most common thrombosis related disease - except Antiphospholipid Sysndrom (or Lupus Anticoagulants) - which will be covered in series 5 

At the end of this session you will be able to:
Define thrombophilia
Describe thrombophilia risk factors and their prevalence in a normal population
Describe the clinical basis of hereditary thrombophilia
Describe the laboratory aspects of hereditary thrombophilia
Explain the caveats in laboratory testing of herditary thrombophilia
Identify when to test and when not to test for hereditary thrombophilia

Please Note: The information presented here is meant for educational purposes only. It does not represent any treatment or therapy recommendation.

Dr. Jecko Thachil, MD is an Honorary Consultant in Haemostasis and Thrombosis at Manchester Royal Infirmary Hospital, Clinical Academic Professor of Infection and Global Health at the University of Manchester, UK. He is also a member of the Subcommittee on Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis and is the editor of the journal Physician Information and Educational Resource for American College of Physicians. He is the author of more than seventy publications in specialized journals and co-author of the guideline on DIC of the British Committee for Standards in Hematology.