Recents
Contaminated blood – lessons for our future
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 When Maureen Fearns, a nurse working at the haemophilia centre in…
Not in the job description: On the Spectrum
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 People with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can find the demands…
Not in the job description: proving our value
Haemophilia Nurses Association Annual General Meeting, Birmingham March 29th/30th 2019 Haemophilia nurses are ‘a smorgasbord of amazingness’, said Cathy Harrison,…
Moving beyond Facebook: unlocking the potential of social media for nurses
It’s often said that social media is changing our lives. Speaking at the 2019 HNA meeting in Birmingham, Teresa Chinn…
Creating environments that facilitate growth
So what can happen when you give colleagues the space to come together to share their experiences and expertise? The…
But first … let me take a selfie?…
There’s a few things that spring to mind when you hear the word “selfie”. From Snapchat dog filters, tourists with…
Kate stepping down from clinical practice
Kate Khair – hailed at last week’s EAHAD meeting as the most famous haemophilia nurse in the world – will…
As they say – ‘there’s no i in team’
There was a time when use of the term “multidisciplinary” in the context of haemophilia congresses meant the inclusion of…
Haemophilia care at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
Day 4 An early start today, giving ourselves plenty of time to navigate the Kampala morning rush hour. If you…
Haemophilia in Uganda | Meeting the bleeding disorder community
This week I have been in Uganda, documenting the situation of haemophilia in the country. I have been meeting with…