AGENDA

Please Note: Full agenda as a PDF can be found under meeting documents

Thursday, April 9, 2026

Noon – 12:45PM
Welcome and Regional Update
Lisa Maiale-Howell, LCSW and Nate Hagstrom, MD

12:45PM – 1:00PM
Mid-Atlantic Region Emicizumab Surgery and Procedure Project: Current Results
Erika Martin (Lisa Maiale-Howell, LCSW moderator)

1:10PM – 2:00PM
Reappraising and Innovating Gene Therapy for Hemophilia
Radek Kaczmarek, PhD, MSc (Nate Hagstrom, MD moderator)

2:00PM – 2:25PM
Break

2:30PM – 2:55PM
Comfort and Control: our clinic’s experience offering sedated IUD insertion for bleeding disorder patients
Susan Gray, MD (Lindsay Comstock, BSN, RN moderator)

3:00PM – 5:00PM
Breakout Sessions

Friday, April 10, 2026

8:30AM – 8:40AM
Welcome and Consumer Update
Lisa Maiale-Howell, LCSW, Lamotte Williams and Linda Price

8:40AM – 9:10AM
Transition to Adult Care
Kevin Todd, MD and Sidney Glass, FNP (Michael Graham, PT, DPT moderator)

9:10AM – 10:05AM
VWD Diagnosis and Testing: Make it Make Sense!
Stephanie Dugan, MS, CGC (Kevin Todd, MD moderator)

10:05AM – 10:30AM
Hold for Research Symposium

11:00AM – 12:15AM
Overweight and Obesity in Persons with Hemophilia
Adam Cuker, MD

Current and Emerging Approaches to Treating Overweight and Obesity Collen Tewksbury, PhD, RD

Physical Therapy Considerations when Treating Patients with Bleeding Disorders and Obesity/Overweight Issues Elsa Amaral, MSPT, LPT (Nate Hagstrom, MD moderator)

12:15AM – 12:30PM
Closing Remarks and Evaluations
Lisa Maiale-Howell, LCSW