The role of rehabilitation in the management of hemophilia

Location: Pacifico

CE: 1

Chair(s)

Piet de Kleijn (he/him/his)

Physiotherapist
Van Creveldkliniek
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands

Speaker(s)

Johan Blokzijl

Physiotherapist & PhD-student
Center for Benign Haematology, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Van Creveldkliniek
University Medical Center Utrecht
Janaina Bosso da Silva Ricciardi, PhD Student (she/her/hers)

Physiotherapist
HTC - Hemophilia Treatment Center "Cláudio Luiz Pizzigatti Corrêa"
University of Campinas - Hemocentro UNICAMP
Campinas, Brazil
Cesar Haddad, MBA

Physiotherapist
Lebanese Association for Hemophilia
Beirut, Lebanon

Rehabilitation in patients with hemophilia is essential to return to optimal functional levels and to improve quality of life. Join this session to learn more about the importance of well-guided self-rehabilitation programs, and how long-distance programs can objectively be measured. Discover the biomechanics of joints leading to gait problems, practical approaches to perform gait assessments, and tools to support weight distribution and energy conversation. Explore the use of physiotherapy for post-surgical rehabilitation, how to achieve measurably outcomes and manage complications.

Presentations:

11:31 - 11:45 ART

Self rehabilitation in times of crisis
Speaker: Cesar Haddad, MBA – Lebanese Association for Hemophilia
11:45 - 12:00 ART

Gait evaluation and rehabilitation
Speaker: Johan Blokzijl – University Medical Center Utrecht
12:00 - 12:15 ART

Post surgical rehabilitation
Speaker: Janaina Bosso da Silva Ricciardi, PhD Student (she/her/hers) – University of Campinas - Hemocentro UNICAMP
12:15 - 12:30 ART

Discussion
Chair: Piet de Kleijn (he/him/his) – UMC Utrecht