Generation and Functional Testing of Platelets
Program Code: 9307-S
Monday, October 26, 2009
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM (ET)

MODERATOR
Heyu Ni, MD, PhD, Canadian Blood Services / University of Toronto

SPEAKERS
Heyu Ni, MD, PhD, Canadian Blood Services / University of Toronto
Joseph Italiano, PhD, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital Boston, and Harvard Medical School
Alan Michelson, MD, Children's Hospital Boston/Harvard Medical School

DESCRIPTION
This session will cover the "dynamic visualization of thrombopoiesis" in vivo and updated new information regarding platelet and platelet granule generation. It will present platelet function testing in patients with thrombosis or bleeding disorders. In addition, the session will review platelet function testing in vivo in animal models of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia.