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2026 International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG) Virtual webinar was held on the 23rd of January.
"Imaging of haemophilia: An update"
Itinerary
Welcome & Introduction
Hosts: Drs. Bjorn Lundin and Olympia Papakonstantinou
Moderators: Drs. Amy Dunn1 and Bjorn Lundin2
- Brief overview of the webinar goals
- Introduction of speakers
- Housekeeping (Q&A format, chat rules, recording info)
1Professor of Pediatrics and Director of Pediatric Hematology and the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital/Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.
2Associate Professor of Radiology at Lund University and Senior Consultant at the Center for Medical Imaging and Physiology at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden.
MRI (current role and evolution of MRI scales)
Olympia Papakonstantinou, MD
Associate Professor and Lead of Musculoskeletal Radiology, "Attikon" General University Hospital and Research Unit for Medical Imaging, National and Kapodistrian
University of Athens, Greece
Standard Ultrasound and POCUS – Indications, Benefits, and Limitations
Annette Von Drygalski MD, PharmD, RMSK
Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Director of the Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego, USA
A clinicians perspective: “How I use joint imaging for hemophilia care today, and my hopes on future development”
Nihal Bakeer, MD
Pediatric Hematologist and Associate Chief Health Informatics Officer, Children’s Hospital of
Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, USA
Case presentation (from case based manuscript)
Madhavi Kandagaddala MBBS, DNB
Professor and Lead of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Division of Clinical Radiology, at Christian Medical Collage and Hospital, Vellore, India.
AI and Imaging from perspective of haematology care (short presentation)
Roberta Gualtierotti, MD
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Milan, and an Internal Medicine consultant at the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Haemophilia and Thrombosis Center, Milan, Italy.
Panel Discussion (Q&A)
Closing Remarks
Meet Your Speakers
Co-Chair, Moderator
Björn Lundin, MD, PhD
Björn Lundin is Associate Professor of Radiology at Lund University and Senior Consultant at the Center for Medical Imaging and Physiology at Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. He obtained his degree in medicine from the University of Lund, and he is a specialist in diagnostic radiology. His research work has been on several topics in the field of musculoskeletal radiology, with special interest in MRI and hemophilic arthropathy.
Dr Lundin is a member of the Swedish Medical Association as well as of the Swedish Societies of Medicine, Radiology and Musculoskeletal Radiology, and he is Board member of the latter society. He is also a faculty member of the Lund University MRI School, and he is Co-Chair of the Imaging Expert Workgroup of the International Prophylaxis Study Group. He has numerous papers published in professional journals and abstracts published in the proceedings of international scientific congresses.
Co-Chair, Speaker
Olympia Papakonstantinou, MD
Olympia Papakonstantinou is an Associate Professor in Radiology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She obtained her degree in medicine from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1988, became a qualified radiologist in 1993, and completed her PhD thesis“Assessment of liver iron overload in beta thalassemia with MR imaging techniques”. Dr. Papakonstantinou completed her Research fellowship in Musculoskeletal Radiology at University of California at San Diego (Chair: DL Resnick: 2000-2001).
She has 70 peer reviewed publications in international journals, and greater than 100 invited lectures and 200 presentations in international and national meetings.
Speaker
Annette von Drygalski, MD, PharmD, RMSK
Annette von Drygalski, MD, PharmD, RMSK is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Director of the Center for Bleeding and Clotting Disorders, Department of Medicine, at the University of California, San Diego.
Dr. von Drygalski earned her medical degree from Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen/Nürnberg and Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich, Germany. She completed residency in Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and fellowship in Hematology and Oncology at the University of California, San Diego and The Scripps Research Institute.
Dr. von Drygalski is board certified in Hematology. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology, the World Federation of Hemophilia, the Hemostasis and Thrombosis Research Society and the Foundation for Women and Girls with Bleeding Disorders.
Dr. von Drygalski is dedicated to the care of patients with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders. In this role, Dr. von Drygalski von Drygalski has pioneered musculoskeletal ultrasound for rapid joint bleed detection and joint evaluation in hemophilia. She is certified in musculoskeletal ultrasound by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography, and has developed the Joint Activity and Damage Exam (JADE), a validated ultrasound protocol to quantify synovial and osteochondral changes as well as inflammation in the hemophilic joint. She is also the Director of the CME-accredited course “Musculoskeletal Ultrasound in Hemophilia” at the University of California San Diego.
Speaker
Dr. Nihal Bakeer, MD
Dr. Bakeer had received her medical degree from the University of Jordan in 2006 and later completed a transitional specialized Pediatric Hematology, Oncology residency at King Hussein Cancer Centre in Amman, Jordan. Subsequently, she completed her residency in Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where she also fulfilled her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation. Dr. Bakeer currently specializes in hemostasis and is interested in pediatric stroke and thrombosis. She founded and currently leads the multidisciplinary pediatric and neonatal stroke team at Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital in Indiana. She is also an extremely involved mentor in the School of Osteopathic Medicine’s Meaningful Mentorship Program at Marian university and is driven to develop programs for the early detection and prevention of physician and medical student burnout. Dr. Bakeer had addressed the role of POC-MSKUS in early detection and management of joint disease in hemophilia at numerous workshops in national and international conferences, including the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Pediatric Hematology/ Oncology annual meetings and the 1st Hemophilia Ultrasound Global Forum in Sorrento, Italy.
Speaker
Madhavi Kandagaddala, MBBS, DNB
Madhavi Kandagaddala, is a national board certified radiologist. Her main area of interest is Musculoskeletal Radiology with particular interest in Paediatric Musculoskeletal Radiology, and Haemophilic imaging.
Dr. Madhavi is a member of several radiological societies, including – IRIA, Musculoskeletal society of India (MSS), and Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology (ISPR). She has 30 peer reviewed publications in indexed journals and has given several guest lectures at international and national conferences of repute.
Speaker
Roberta Gualtierotti, MD, PhD, Associate Professor
Roberta Gualtierotti is Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Milan, and an Internal Medicine consultant at the Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Haemophilia and Thrombosis Center, directed by Prof. Flora Peyvandi. She obtained a Specialisation in Rheumatology and a PhD in Experimental Pathology and Neuropathology at the University of Milan. She is author and co-author of more than 120 papers in peer-reviewed international journals (h-index 29, source Scopus 2024).
Her main research interests are the immunorheumatological complications of bleeding disorders, including the mechanisms underlying hemophilic arthropathy onset and progression and the standardization of imaging techniques.
Moderator
Amy Dunn, MD
Amy L. Dunn. MD is a Professor of Pediatrics at Nationwide Children's Hospital/Ohio State University where she is the Director of Pediatric Hematology and directs the Hemophilia Treatment Center. Dr Dunn received her medical degree from Wright State University School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio and completed her pediatric and pediatric hematology/oncology training at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr Dunn is a member of various professional associations including the American Society of Hematology, World Federation of Hemophilia, The International Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the International Prophylaxis Study Group and the Hemophilia and Thrombosis Research Society (HTRS). She is on the board of the World Federation of Hemophilia, USA and the Chair of MASAC for the National Hemophilia Foundation. Dr Dunn has also received multiple awards, including the US News and World Report Top Doctors, and was the National Hemophilia Foundation Physician of the Year for 2020.