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WEBINAR: World Health Organization: Who Guidance on Implementing Patient Blood Management to Improve Global Blood Health Status
Tuesday, November 18, 2025, 7:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST
Category: Webinar

WEBINAR: WHO GUIDANCE ON IMPLEMENTING PATIENT BLOOD MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE GLOBAL BLOOD HEALTH STATUS

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The webinar will consist of two parts:
• Part 1: Introduction – An overview of the guidance, presented by one of the authors.
• Part 2: Sharing Experiences – Presentations from clinicians on the implementation of PBM in various countries.

Opening Remarks:
Dr. Deudedit Mubangizi Medicines and Health Products Policies and Standards (HPS) Department WHO Headquarters

Speakers:
Dr Yuyun Maryuningsih Leading the Blood System PSN Unit WHO headquarters

Dr Axel Hofmann Chair of the Drafting Group, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Dr Irwin Grosst Co-Chair of the Drafting Group, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Centre, USA

Dr Denise Brunetta Centro de Hematologia e Hemoterapia do Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

Dr Angel Augusto Perez Catalayud General Hospital Mexico City, Mexico

Dr Tarek Ansari Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Sherri Ozawa, RN Engelwood Hospital, Englewood, NJ, USA

Dr Petro-Lize Wessels African National Blood Service, Johannesburg, South Africa Dr Daniela Filipescu World Federation of Societies of Anaesthesiologists, United Kingdom

Dr Diana Pauperio Unidade Local de Saude de Vila Nova de Gaia/Espinho, Portugal

Moderator: Dr Neil Blumberg University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA