Supportive Therapy in Haematology

One: Pathophysiology.- 1. Role of cell culture in the management of haematological diseases.- 2. Oxygen transport to the tissue and blood viscosity.- 3. Infection prevention in neutropenic patients.- 4. Apheresis units: designs and future applications.- 5. Platelets for transfusion: collection, storage and clinical efficacy.- 6. Leukapheresis: clinical experience and post-transfusion control.- 7. Plasma proteins for therapeutic use: past, present and future.- 8. Clinical significance of tissue antigens.- 9. Clinical significance of red cell blood groups.- 10. The crossmatch: how much is enough?.- 11. Isoimmunisation in pregnancy: diagnosis, treatment and prevention.- 12. Immune plasma for immunoglobulin.- Two: Clinical Practice.- 1. Blood and blood components: uses and abuses.- 2. Massive transfusion and its effects in clinical practice.- 3. Diagnosis of bleeding disorders.- 4. Treatment of the haemophilias.- 5. Advances in the treatment of thrombocytopenia.- 6. Red cell therapy.- 7. Blood transfusion in sickle cell disease.- 8. Supportive care in leukemia treatment.- 9. Immunosuppression and oncology.- 10. Use of immunoglobulins.- 11. Bone marrow transplantation (BMT).- 12. Transfusion support and obstetrical haemorrhage.- 13. Cardiac operations and transfusion requirements.- 14. Supportive therapy for liver transplantation.- 15. Supportive therapy in the new born.- 16. Therapeutic plasma exchange.- 17. Transfusion related morbidity and mortality in the intensive care facility.- 18. Infections transmitted by blood transfusion.- Three: Future Trends.- 1. Hepatitis B in pregnancy.- 2. Interferons: past, present and future.- 3. The use of antibody in the malignant blood diseases.- 4. Therapeutic approaches to abnormalities of blood rheology in vascular disease.- 5. Can we support comprehensive home care for haemophiliacs?.- 6. Transfusion support in a community disaster.- 7. Comprehensive haemotherapy program for developing countries.- 8. Artificial blood substitutes.