Patient Wellness & Education Day 

Your Hemophilia & Thrombosis Treatment Center at UC San Diego Health and Rady Children’s Hospital would like to cordially invite you and your family to attend our first annual Patient Wellness & Education Day. This day is devoted to our patients, their families and caregivers to provide a day of education on overall patient wellness. Come and meet your Hemophilia Treatment Center healthcare team and hear talks from Dr. Annette von Drygalski and Dr. Courtney Thornburg!

We plan to cover topics of good nutrition, healthy activities at UCSD, self-infusion, musculoskeletal ultrasound in hemophilia, continuing education, scholarships and grants, data outcomes at UCSD, special talk on “Planning your future with Hemophilia”, patient Q & A panel and much more! 

Lunch will be provided!

 

Rock Climbing Wall

Kiddie Corner with face painting and balloon animals!

    

Register for one of our break out sessions!

NUTRITION: In this hands on nutrtion class you will learn valuable information about healthy eating and meal preparation and you will even get to prepare a healthy snack! Enroll today, space is limited!

PHYSICAL FITNESS WITH HEMOPHILIA: Meet our physical therapist Lena Volland and learn what fun physical activities are safe and beneficial for you! Learn more about our HTTC wellness programs and how you can get involved! 

COLLEGE BOUND: Presented by our partners at Rady Children's Hospital, this exciting class will focus on how to apply for scholarships, grants and special funding resources for college, vocational and continuing education.

PLANNING YOUR FUTURE WITH HEMOPHILIA: Geared towards adults with hemophlia this valuable class highlights challenges adults with hemophilia face, including financial planning, long-term care, health insurance and changes in their support system. Resources for some of these issues will be reviewed. 

 Child Care and transportation available upon reuqest, space is limited!                        Make sure to click YES during registration to request child care and/or transportation. 

Educational Booth Fair | 2PM-4PM

Booths are sponsored and presented by your HTTC, Rady Children's Hopital, Hemophilia Association of San Diego County and Pharmacuetical.

Booth topics will include the following; 

• Self-Infusion with demonstration arms
• HTTC Wellness Programming; Rock Climbing, Yoga, Spin and much more!
• HTTC Outcomes Data - Have you signed up for My Life Our Future? Now is your chance! Study coordinators will be on site to accpet patients into important studies and answer all of your questions
• Rady Children's Hospital
• Hemophilia Association of San Diego County
• Pharmacuetical Partners of San Diego County (details to come)

Register Now!