Program
Please note: This Program is shown in New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT).
*This program is subject to change.
Sunday, October 18, 2026
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HSANZ
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ANZSBT
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THANZ
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Nurses
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| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary | |||
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration | |||
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
RCPA Supervisor Workshop
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ANZSBT AGM
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THANZ Council Meeting
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Nurses Members Meeting
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: AML related | ANZSBT Symposium: Donation in practice: Clinical, operational, and laboratory considerations | THANZ Symposium: When blood thinners aren't enough: Interventional management | Nurses Symposium: Patient-centered care and free communications |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: Stem cell transplant | ANZSBT Symposium: Modern approaches to donor engagement | THANZ Symposium: No easy Answers - high-risk perioperative care and challenging cases | Nurses Symposium: Transplant and cellular therapies |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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HSANZ
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ANZSBT
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| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
RCPA Supervisor Workshop
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ANZSBT AGM
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: AML related | ANZSBT Symposium: Donation in practice: Clinical, operational, and laboratory considerations |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: Stem cell transplant | ANZSBT Symposium: Modern approaches to donor engagement |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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THANZ
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Nurses
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|---|---|---|
| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration | |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
THANZ Council Meeting
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Nurses Members Meeting
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: When blood thinners aren't enough: Interventional management | Nurses Symposium: Patient-centered care and free communications |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: No easy Answers - high-risk perioperative care and challenging cases | Nurses Symposium: Transplant and cellular therapies |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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|
|
HSANZ
|
|
|---|---|
| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
RCPA Supervisor Workshop
|
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: AML related |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | HSANZ Symposium: Stem cell transplant |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
|
|
ANZSBT
|
|
|---|---|
| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
|
| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
ANZSBT AGM
|
| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Donation in practice: Clinical, operational, and laboratory considerations |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Modern approaches to donor engagement |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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|
THANZ
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|---|---|
| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
THANZ Council Meeting
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: When blood thinners aren't enough: Interventional management |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: No easy Answers - high-risk perioperative care and challenging cases |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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|
Nurses
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|---|---|
| 8:45 AM - 11:00 AM | Opening and Combined Plenary |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Sunday Morning Tea
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Barry Firkin Oration |
| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM |
Nurses Members Meeting
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| 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM |
Sunday Lunch
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| 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | Nurses Symposium: Patient-centered care and free communications |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Sunday Afternoon Tea
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| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Nurses Symposium: Transplant and cellular therapies |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM |
Welcome Reception
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Monday, October 19, 2026
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THANZ
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Nurses
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | THANZ Free Communications 1: Perspectives in thrombosis and haemostasis | Nurses Free Communications: Myeloma |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Monday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | THANZ Presidential Symposium | Nurses Symposium: Research |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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THANZ AGM
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ruth Sanger Oration | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | THANZ Symposium: HHT: From breakthoughs to better care | Nurses Symposium: Thrombosis and haemostasis |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | THANZ/HOW Symposium: Mother of all challenges - complex haemostatic disorders in pregnancy | Nurses Symposium |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Wine & Cheese | |
| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Nurses Masterclass: Amy Goodrich | |
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HSANZ
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | HSANZ Free Communications 1: Acute leukaemia and MDS |
| HSANZ Free Communications 2: Myeloma | |
| HSANZ Free Communications 3: CLL / basic science lymphoid malignancy | |
| HSANZ Free Communications 4: DS/MPN/CML/Bone marrow failure | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Monday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | HSANZ Presidential Symposium |
| QAP Laboratory Haematology: Quality in every drop | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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Tips for publishing in Blood and other good haematology journals
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ruth Sanger Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | HSANZ Free Communications 5: Stem cell transplantation |
| HSANZ Symposium: Myeloma | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | HSANZ Symposium: High-grade lymphoma |
| HSANZ Symposium: MPN in focus | |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Wine & Cheese |
| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
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ANZSBT
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | ANZSBT Presidential Symposium |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Monday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: The human element: Designing safer transfusion systems |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ruth Sanger Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: RhD in focus: Variants, diversity, and precision transfusion |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Apheresis in action: Innovations transforming patient care |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Wine & Cheese |
| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
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THANZ
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | THANZ Free Communications 1: Perspectives in thrombosis and haemostasis |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Monday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | THANZ Presidential Symposium |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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|
THANZ AGM
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|
| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ruth Sanger Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | THANZ Symposium: HHT: From breakthoughs to better care |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | THANZ/HOW Symposium: Mother of all challenges - complex haemostatic disorders in pregnancy |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Wine & Cheese |
| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM |
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Nurses
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Nurses Free Communications: Myeloma |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Monday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Nurses Symposium: Research |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Monday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Ruth Sanger Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Nurses Symposium: Thrombosis and haemostasis |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Monday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Nurses Symposium |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Poster Wine & Cheese |
| 6:15 PM - 7:00 PM | Nurses Masterclass: Amy Goodrich |
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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THANZ
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Nurses
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| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
World Thrombosis Day Walk and Breakfast
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | THANZ Free Communications 2: Small but mighty: Platelets | Nurses Symposium: Transfusion-related nursing |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Tuesday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: The anticoagulation tightrope - finding balance in complex patients | Nurses Free Communications: Leukaemia and lymphoma |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Carl de Gruchy Oration | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Joint HSANZ/THANZ Symposium: Modern approaches to inherited red cell disorders | Nurses Symposium: Future directions in cancer care |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: Platelets: Born this way or acquired later? |
Nurses Symposium: Panel Discussion
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| 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM |
Gala Dinner Aotearoa Icons: Celebrating the Spirit of New Zealand |
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ANZSBT
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| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
World Thrombosis Day Walk and Breakfast
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | ANZSBT Free Communications 1: Clinical |
| ANZSBT Free Communications 2: Science | |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Tuesday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Blood without borders |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Carl de Gruchy Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Less blood, more care |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | ANZSBT Symposium: Bridging the gaps: Equity challenges in health |
| 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM |
Gala Dinner Aotearoa Icons: Celebrating the Spirit of New Zealand |
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THANZ
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| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
World Thrombosis Day Walk and Breakfast
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | THANZ Free Communications 2: Small but mighty: Platelets |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Tuesday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: The anticoagulation tightrope - finding balance in complex patients |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Carl de Gruchy Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Joint HSANZ/THANZ Symposium: Modern approaches to inherited red cell disorders |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | THANZ Symposium: Platelets: Born this way or acquired later? |
| 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM |
Gala Dinner Aotearoa Icons: Celebrating the Spirit of New Zealand |
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Nurses
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| 7:00 AM - 8:15 AM |
World Thrombosis Day Walk and Breakfast
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| 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Nurses Symposium: Transfusion-related nursing |
| 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM |
Tuesday Morning Tea
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| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM | Nurses Free Communications: Leukaemia and lymphoma |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM |
Tuesday Lunch
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| 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Carl de Gruchy Oration |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Nurses Symposium: Future directions in cancer care |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM |
Tuesday Afternoon Tea
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| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM |
Nurses Symposium: Panel Discussion
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| 6:30 PM - 11:30 PM |
Gala Dinner Aotearoa Icons: Celebrating the Spirit of New Zealand |
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
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HSANZ
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ANZSBT
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THANZ
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HSANZ Symposium: Crossroads in haematology, from genome to grey matter | ANZSBT Symposium: Inside transfusion practice | THANZ Symposium: Beyond the bruises - new insights into bleeding disorders |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary | ||
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HSANZ
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ANZSBT
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HSANZ Symposium: Crossroads in haematology, from genome to grey matter | ANZSBT Symposium: Inside transfusion practice |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary | |
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THANZ
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | THANZ Symposium: Beyond the bruises - new insights into bleeding disorders |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary |
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HSANZ
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | HSANZ Symposium: Crossroads in haematology, from genome to grey matter |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary |
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ANZSBT
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | ANZSBT Symposium: Inside transfusion practice |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary |
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THANZ
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| 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM | THANZ Symposium: Beyond the bruises - new insights into bleeding disorders |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM |
Wednesday Morning Tea
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| 11:00 AM - 12:40 PM | Closing Plenary |
