EHA Unplugged

Apr 11 2025 139 ep. 20 mins 118
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In these EHA-produced podcasts, experts share with you their hematology knowledge and stories. With "EHA Unplugged" we would like to give you the opportunity to unplug from your computer screen, while still learning, by listening to interviews, clinical cases, monologues, and more.

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Accelerating Clinical Trials with AI (with Dr Jan Moritz Middeke)

Apr 11 2025 16 mins  
Listen to Dr. Jan Moritz Middeke from University Hospital in Dresden as he discusses the future of clinical trials in hematology and the role artificial intelligence (AI) may play in that field. Dr. Middeke explains how synthetic data is generated and what are the potential benefits and limitations of its use in clinical trials. He also points out the open questions and hurdles tha

The Current Diagnostic Approach to MDS (with Dr Onima Chowdhury)

Apr 04 2025 35 mins  
In this episode, Dr. Onima Chowdhury, a hematologist from the University Hospital in Oxford, talks about the diagnostic workup of Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS). With a focus on both clinical practice and research, Dr. Chowdhury outlines the essential steps and tests required for diagnosing MDS, discusses the role of morphology, cytogenetics, and the significance of NGS panels in

Hematology Portraits: Prof Brian Huntly

Mar 31 2025 29 mins  
Join us for this insightful interview with prof. Brian Huntly from the University of Cambridge who tells about his professional journey in hematology as a clinician, scientist and educator. Listen to prof. Huntly discuss his important contributions to the field of leukemia stem cell biology in the context of current understanding of cell biological hierarchies and leukemia developm

Mental Health in CLL

Mar 20 2025 24 mins  
In this podcast, Prof Dame Lesley Fallowfield and Prof Clemens Wendtner discuss patient mental health and communication in the context of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) treatment. They explore the psychological impact of CLL and leukemia in general, the importance of patient communication, and the need for integrated mental health support. The conversation highlights the c

Patient Perspectives on Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease and B-Thalassemia

Mar 13 2025 27 mins  
Join us for an insightful interview with patient advocates Miriam Santos Freire (sickle cell disease) and Loris Brunetta (beta-thalassemia major). Benefit from their experiences as they discuss with our host Isabel Olivera-Martinez the promises and challenges of gene therapy for these conditions.Listen to their experiences of living with these genetic conditions while they highligh

Hematology Portraits: Prof Kostas Stamatopoulos

Feb 27 2025 23 mins  
Join us for an interview with Prof Kostas Stamatopoulos, as he shares his personal journey as both a medical doctor and a researcher in hematology and understand how these two activities have always been profoundly linked in his drive to deliver impactful solutions for patients - even though years may pass between a discovery and a change for patients in clinical practice. Prof Sta

Management of High-risk MDS: Seeking Clarity for Classification and Treatment

Feb 14 2025 34 mins  
This podcast episode is derived from the MDS Algorithm on EHA Campus. Check out the MDS Algorithm, which is an expert based tool for healthcare providers, ensuring a structured and evidence-based approach to managing myelodysplastic syndromes.In this episode, our host Prof Kirsten Grønbæk from University of Copenhagen, discusses the management of high-risk MDS with Prof Katharina

Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Health, Aging and Malignancy: Focus on Metabolism (EHA2024)

Feb 06 2025 7 mins  
In this episode on recent insights about metabolism of the hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs), Dr Krzysztof Szade from Jagellonian University in Krakow, Poland, discusses HSPc in health, aging and malignancy. This podcast recaps the findings that aim to elucidate the metabolic requirements of HSCs at different stages of aging. Listen to Dr Szade summarize the data on how heme oxygenas

Innovative Trial Design (EHA2024)

Jan 30 2025 17 mins  
This podcast episode highlights the need to use innovative clinical trial designs in the era of increasingly personalized medicine in hematology. Listen to Dr Jurjen Versluis from Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, discuss his research on this topic. As the amount of novel targeted drugs is increasing, and treatments lead to increasingly better survival outcomes,

Hereditary Hematological Malignancies (HHMs): A New Era of Discovery in MDS and AML (EHA2024)

Jan 23 2025 22 mins  
As knowledge about hereditary hematological malignancies (HHMs) increases, so do the options for better management of these diseases. Please join us in this podcast to hear Dr Kiran Tawana from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, UK, share her insights on this topic. HHMs are syndromes where two or more cases of cytopenia and hematological malignancy (typically MDS/AML) occur wi