Program

Joint HSANZ/THANZ Symposium: Modern approaches to inherited red cell disorders

Tracks

HSANZ

THANZ

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Speaker

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Dr Hanny Al-Samkari

The Peggy S. Blitz Endowed Chair in Hematology/Oncology; Associate Professor of Medicine

Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital

Pyruvate kinase activation in hereditary haemolytic anaemias

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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Dr Julie Curtin

Senior Staff Specialist

The Children's Hospital At Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network

Neonatal sickle cell screening (with Meg Wall)

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Meg Wall

EGM Laboratory

VCGS

Neonatal sickle cell screening (with Julie Curtin)

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

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Dr Niles Nelson

Haematologist

THS Pathology

Molecular diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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