Ask The Expert - A BloodStream Media Podcast

In this episode, Katie Verb, the Director of Policy and Government Relations for the Hemophilia Federation of America, answers questions on health care legislation, advocacy, and the extraordinarily-troubling Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA) that has been drafted by Senate Republicans in an unprecedented and lightning-fast manner. What could the BCRA mean for our community and Americans at large, and what should we be doing about it? Find out on Episode 4 of BloodStream Media’s Ask The Expert podcast series!

Disclaimer: The content contained within Ask The Expert is for informational purposes only. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about treatment.

Links of Interest:

• HFA 2017 Health Care Legislation Outlook  LINK 

Have a bleeding disorders-related question you’d like to submit to Ask The Expert? Excellent! You can:

• Email it to mailbag@bloodstreammedia.com (Subject: Ask The Expert Question)
• Post it on the wall of our Facebook Page, Facebook.com/BloodStreamMedia
• Tweet it to us @BloodStreamInfo or @pjlynch (host)

In this episode Dr. Robert Sidonio, an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Emory University Hospital and the Clinical Director of Hemostasis/Thrombosis at the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta, answers questions on and about women with bleeding disorders. Dr. Sidonio is a leading expert in the treatment and management of women with bleeding disorders, and addresses topics such as common challenges, research gaps, and encouraging trends in Episode 3 of BloodStream Media’s Ask The Expert podcast series!

Disclaimer: The content contained within Ask The Expert is for informational purposes only. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about treatment.

Links of Interest

• Premier Hematology and Oncology Link
• NHF Victory For Women Link
• Better You Know Link
• Let’s Talk Period Link
• PubMed Link
• Foundation for Women and Girls Learning Action Network Link
• NIH Funding Link

Have a bleeding disorders-related question you’d like to submit to Ask The Expert? Excellent! You can:

• Email it to mailbag@bloodstreammedia.com (Subject: Ask The Expert Question)
• Post it on the wall of our Facebook Page, Facebook.com/BloodStreamMedia
• Tweet it to us @BloodStreamInfo or @pjlynch (host)

Special Announcement!

In this episode, pediatric hematologist Dr. Arash Mahajerin is back to answer listener-submitted questions on the future of portacaths for kids with hemophilia, what to do when mysterious bruising or joint pain begins to show, and marijuana- is it a legitimate form of medication, or not? His answers to those questions, and more, on Episode 2 of BloodStream Media’s Ask The Expert podcast series!

Disclaimer: The content contained within Ask The Expert is for informational purposes only. Please consult your healthcare provider before making any decisions about treatment.

Links of Interest

• The Pros and Cons of Infusion Devices from NHF’s HemAware. Link
• Hemophilia Treatment Centers: 101 from NHF’s HemAware. Link
• Joint Disease from Living With Hemophilia (Bayer). Link
• 60 Peer-Reviewed Studies on Medical Marijuana from 1990-2014. Link
• The Foundation for Women and Girls with Blood Disorders. Link

Have a bleeding disorders-related question you’d like to submit to Ask The Expert? Excellent! You can:

• Email it to mailbag@bloodstreammedia.com (Subject: Ask The Expert Question)
• Post it on the wall of our Facebook Page, Facebook.com/BloodStreamMedia
• Tweet it to us @BloodStreamInfo or @pjlynch (host)

In this - our first! - episode, Dr. Arash Mahajerin, a pediatric hematologist at the Children's Hospital of Orange County (California) and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of California, Irvine, answers listener-submitted questions about all things bleeding disorders in the first episode of BloodStream Media's Ask The Expert podcast series. Subscribe to Ask The Expert and check out BloodStream Media's other podcasts at BloodStreamMedia.com.

Interested in learning more about clinical trials? Check out ClinicalTrials.gov.

Have a question you would like to ask an expert (on bleeding disorders)? You're in luck! Email mailbag@bloodstreampod.com.