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2021 VHI Virtual VHI Women\’s Mini Marathon
Registration is now open for this year\’s Women\’s Mini Marathon which will be a virtual event and takes place on Sunday 19th September. You can race the real route of

Innovative education tool will make a big difference to children with haemophilia
A clever education tool for children with haemophilia and their families has been created through an innovative collaboration involving students from the Creative Media Department of the Munster Technological University,

Bruising, nosebleeds and heavy periods in women – the symptoms of an underdiagnosed inherited disease that affects one in every 1000 Irish people
Originally published in Irish Independent on May 24, 2021 – read it here in full. Co Meath man Donal McCann suffers from bleeding disorder Von Willebrand disease. He shares what

‘It looked like a scene from the movie Carrie, as I was drenched in blood’
Originally published in The Irish Times on May 25, 2021 – Read it in full here. A clotting disorder means Shannon Carey suffers from regular bruising and heavy bleeding Having

International Clinical Trials Day
There is a very strong culture of clinical trial involvement by the I.H.S. in Ireland for past several years with great clinical trial teams at CHI at Crumlin and St

CUH Update re: Cyber Attack
Due to the recent cyber-attack on the HSE, Cork University Hospital (CUH) IT systems remain shut down at present however the main services in the Cork Coagulation Centre continue to

EHC: Medical situations where a third vaccine dose is recommended
The European Haemophilia Consortium have posted information on the decision of the French authorities to provide a third dose of vaccine to some people who have been recipients of solid

NCC Update re Cyber Attack
We have been informed by the National Coagulation Centre that services have not been impacted by the recent cyber-attack and that all appointments and clinics are going ahead. However, they

CHI Message Re: HSE Cyber Attack
Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) continues to review the situation resulting from the recent HSE cyber-attack and having to shut down our IT systems. It is expected that our IT systems