ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorials

Hematology Tutorials are annual courses aiming to provide laboratory and clinical hematologists with an integrated diagnostic and clinical work-up of hematological disorders. Initiated in 2004, with the support of the European Commission's Marie Curie Actions program, ESH-EHA Tutorials are based on technical and didactic innovation.

The scientific program takes the participants through the diagnostic and clinical pathway with plenary lectures, interactively conducted clinical case study sessions and self-assessment sessions. The faculty is available to provide individual guidance to the participants throughout the meeting. The scientific program is designed to encourage interaction between the faculty and the course participants. For technical reasons, attendance at each tutorial is limited to 100 participants.

Over the past four years, ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorials have become well-known in Europe. Several tutorials have also been jointly organized in Brazil, with the Brazilian School of Hematology. In future, the tutorials will continue to travel as invited by hematology organizations worldwide.

There are three types of Hematology Tutorials:

ESH-EHA Type I Hematology Tutorials present new lectures, new clinical cases and new self assessment tests developed by the Tutorials’ Faculty and Chairs.

ESH-EHA Type II Hematology Tutorials were developed as part of EHA’s outreach program. They use new lectures and the clinical cases and self-assessment test-cases previously presented at Type I Tutorials uploaded to the EHATol online platform. The Chair of EHATol Unit is responsible for selecting the cases and self-assessment case studies from the EHATol database according to the topics selected by the Chair(s).

Type II Tutorials are chaired (and the Faculty is composed) of local speakers with the support of at least 1 member of the EHATol Unit. The official language of Type II Tutorials is English. The courses last 2 or 3 days starting on Friday or Saturday and ending on Sunday. For each day, 3 session topics should be planned.

ESH-EHA Type III Hematology Tutorials
are, in essence, the same as the Type II. The only exception being that they are not financially supported by ESH-EHA. Financing of the ESH-EHA Type III Hematology Tutorial will be the responsibility of the local organizers. ESH and EHA provide the teaching materials (in English), equipment including the Voting Boxes System and full support in all organizational aspects and assistance on-site. The local organizer may choose the teaching language.

In the past two years this didactical model of courses has been successfully exported out of Europe and it will be exported in different European countries in the next years.

Information for Participants

If you would be interested in taking part as a participant, you may register either via the ESH website or by contacting ESH ghyslaine.lebougault@univ-paris-diderot.fr. The registration fee includes teaching material and meals. Accommodation forms and special negotiated rates are also available, so please check the ESH website, before booking your hotel.

Sponsoring of ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorials

ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorials are sponsored by unrestricted educational grants from the EHA and ESH corporate sponsors. Apart from this, it is possible to specifically sponsor a particular ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorial and to have a small booth onsite (max 10m2). For sponsorship opportunities, please contact sponsorship@ehaweb.org or the Director of the European School of Haematology: didi.jasmin@univ-paris-diderot.fr

ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorial Calendar 2009

ESH-EHA Annual Diagnostic Workup of Hematological Malignancies: Focus on Chronic Diseases

November 6-8, 2009
Chairs: B Bain, R Foà, G Zini.

ESH-EHA Hematology Tutorial Application Form for Chairs

The European Hematology Association supports and co-organizes Hematology Tutorials co-operation with the European School of Haematology.

APPLICATION PROCEDURES TO CHAIR/ORGANIZE AN ESH-EHA SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP OR AN ESH-EHA TYPE II/III HEMATOLOGY TUTORIAL.

You are advised to contact Victoria Zhuravleva for assistance in developing your provisional program.

If you have any further questions regarding this application, please contact:

Victoria Zhuravleva
v.zhuravleva@ehaweb.org
Telephone: + 31 (0)10 4361 760, fax + 31 (0)10 4361 817