The European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) and Българска Асоциация по Хемофилия welcome you to the 2024 EHC Conference!
We are thrilled to announce that our EHC Conference 2024 will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria, on 4-6 October, hosted by our Bulgarian National Member Organisation, the Bulgarian Haemophilia Association.
More information on programme, registration, travel and accommodation can be found listed below – together with a brief guide with some practicalities to stay in Sofia!
| What | EHC Conference 2024 |
| When | 4-6 October 2024 |
| Where | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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For further information on registration, accommodation, and general enquiries, please contact:
EHC 2024 |
| Programme | Check the programme out here. |
| Registrations | The EHC Conference registrations are now open!
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| Registrations fees | 
Delegate registration fee includes:
Please note that a 20% VAT rate applies to all registrations fees at the checkout. |
| Conference Dinner ticket | Delegates can purchase a conference dinner ticket to access the Saturday dinner (5 October). The price of the ticket is €100.
The EHC will waive dinner ticket fees for EHC NMO and patient registration holders. |
| Accomodation in the Conference venue | The EHC will host its 2024 Conference at the Grand Hotel Millennium Sofia.
The EHC has negotiated the following accommodation rates for its delegates (pending availability):
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| Alternative accommodation option | Link for direct reservations: Rosslyn Central Park Hotel Sofia – Promo Code: EHC2024
E-mail for direct reservations: [email protected] – Promo code: EHC2024
Please note that Rosslyn Central Park Hotel Sofia is located 7-minute walk from the conference venue. Delegates who decide to book this hotel must do it directly and under their own responsibility. |
| Practical information about Sofia | For more detailed information on visa requirements and treatment centres in Sofia, please download our little guide here. |
| EHC NMO Lottery | More information on our NMO Lottery by clicking here. |
| Logistics Note | For more information on Conference App, transports, catering, treatment centres, and other practicalities, please download our Logistics Note here. |
Jim is aged 66 and has Haemophilia A with a high titer inhibitor which he developed at age 14.
Maria Elisa Mancuso (MD, PhD) is a Haematologist and works as a Senior Haematology Consultant at the Center for Thrombosis and Haemorrhagic Diseases of IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital in Rozzano, Milan, Italy. She is Adjunct Clinical Professor at Humanitas University. She obtained a post-degree in Clinical and Experimental Haematology and a PhD in Clinical Methodology. She is involved in clinical research and has published several original articles in peer-reviewed journals a The Lancet, Blood, Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Haematologica, Thrombosis and Haemostasis, British Journal of Haematology and Haemophilia. She is reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals and member of the Editorial Board of JTH. She is a member of several scientific societies (ISTH, WFH, ASH, EAHAD, SISET, AICE) and was a medical member of the Inhibitor Working Group of the European Hemophilia Consortium. She is co-chair of the ADVANCE Study Group. She has acted also as co-chair of the Scientific and Standardization Subcommittee of ISTH on FVIII, FIX and rare bleeding disorders. She has been involved as principal and co-investigator in several clinical trials, and she takes care of both children and adults with hemophilia and other congenital bleeding disorders with a specific scientific interest in novel therapies, prophylaxis, inhibitors, and chronic hepatitis C.
As a patient with factor II deficiency, the diagnostic and treatment of rare bleeding disorders is a matter dear to my heart. My motivation to participate in the work of the ERIN committee is to improve both diagnostic and treatment for patients with rare bleeding disorders across Europe.
Economist and financial expert by profession, executive coach and trainer by passion and haemophilia advocate by every drop of my blood through my son (who has severe haemophilia A with inhibitors). Bringing a good decade of practical experience from the corporate insurance world, laser focus, growth mindset and resilience from my own experience, offering you anything I can just do, in hope that together we can make life more fulfilled for those impacted by bleeding disorders.
Amy Owen-Wyard is a Registered Mental Health Nurse. With experience working with children, young people, their families and adults with severe and enduring mental health conditions. Amy was also involved in a service improvement to provide a holistic care approach for those in general hospitals to support both their mental and physical health, whilst sharing her expertise and knowledge in mental health with the wider multidisciplinary team.
