THANZ Symposium: The anticoagulation tightrope - finding balance in complex patients
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THANZ
| Tuesday, October 20, 2026 |
| 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| 516 |
Speaker
A/Prof Jennifer Curnow
Director of Clinical Haematology for Western Sydney LHD at Westmead Hospital.
Westmead Hospital, Haemophilia Treatment Centre
Anticoagulation dosing at extremes body weight/renal impairment
10:30 AM - 11:00 AMBiography
Associate Professor Jenny Curnow is Director of Clinical Haematology and Director of the Haemophilia Treatment Centre at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. A past President of THANZ, she has research interests in coagulation, bleeding disorders, women’s health, and over 80 publications.
Dr Caroline Dix
Haematologist
Alfred Hospital
Cancer associated thrombosis
11:00 AM - 11:30 AMBiography
Caroline is a haematologist at the Alfred Hospital and Austin Hospital in Melbourne. She has an interest in acquired bleeding disorders, novel assays in the investigation of bleeding disorders, thrombophilias and obstetric haematology.
Assoc Prof Sanjeev Chunilal
Haematologist
Monash Health
VTE prophylaxis in pregnancy
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMBiography
Sanjeev Chunilal completed his haematology training in New Zealand. He is currently director labortary haematology at Monash Pathology in Mlebourne. He has rsearch and clinical intersets in reating and preventing VTE in pregnancy
A/Prof Jennifer Curnow
Director of Clinical Haematology for Western Sydney LHD at Westmead Hospital.
Westmead Hospital, Haemophilia Treatment Centre
Chairperson
Biography
Associate Professor Jenny Curnow is Director of Clinical Haematology and Director of the Haemophilia Treatment Centre at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. A past President of THANZ, she has research interests in coagulation, bleeding disorders, women’s health, and over 80 publications.
Dr Renee Eslick
Haematologist
Canberra Health Services
Chairperson
Biography
Renee Eslick is a haematologist and obstetric physician at Canberra Hospital. She is a founding member of the Haematology in Obstetrics and Women’s Health (HOW) Collaborative, on the steering committee for the Living Evidence in Australian Pregnancy and Postnatal Care (LEAPP) guidelines, and the Women’s Haemostasis and Thrombosis Theme Lead for ISTH Congress 2027.
