May 8, Australian National Amyloidosis Day is a very important day for raising awareness about the group of complicated relatively rare diseases, referred to as amyloidosis.
This year the Australian Amyloidosis Network AAN conducted a virtual education meeting for patients and families. The meeting was arranged and chaired by Associate Professor Hasib Sidiqi, from the Fiona Stanley Amyloidosis Service, Perth.
Speakers were:
- The Chairman of the ANN Board, Associate Professor Peter Mollee ,
- Combined chair of the Patient and Family Advisory committee Garry and Maureen Mahon,
- Dr Stephanie Lam, Haematologist,
- Dr Jay Baumwol, Cardiologist
- Dr Nabeel Sheikh, Neurologist
The meeting was well attended with plenty of time for the audience to ask questions.
View the video of the day below