THSNA Partner Organizations

In 2010, a broad range of hemostasis and thrombosis non-profit organizations came together with a shared commitment to improve the educational forums that drive quality patient care. The organizations agreed that there continues to be a pressing need for a more focused meeting, completely dedicated to topics related to bleeding and clotting disorders and the medical specialties that monitor and address these conditions in a multidisciplinary manner.

With these important considerations in mind, organizational leaders realized that they could contribute more to the fields of hemostasis and thrombosis by coming together as a unified group to spearhead a large and comprehensive meeting. The following organizations are collaborating to plan the first-of-its-kind Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America (THSNA):

This program is endorsed by the International Society on Thrombosis & Haemostasis (ISTH).

This program is co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

This program is supported in name only by the American Heart Association's Council on Peripheral Vascular Disease.

American Thrombosis & Hemostasis Network provides stewardship of a secure national database, adherent to all privacy guidelines, which will be used to support clinical outcomes analysis, research, advocacy and public health reporting in the hemostasis and thrombosis community. ATHN Affiliates include over 125 hemophilia and thrombosis centers across the U.S.

Anticoagulation Forum is a multidisciplinary organization of healthcare professionals that works to improve the quality of care for patients taking antithrombotic medications. The AC Forum has over 5,000 physician, nurse, and pharmacist members representing over 1,500 anticoagulation clinics.

Hemostasis & Thrombosis Research Society is dedicated to advancing the care of persons with bleeding or clotting disorders through clinical research, professional mentoring, and continuing medical education. Members include pediatric and adult physicians, allied health professionals, and industry representatives, including many of the directors of hemostasis and thrombosis treatment centers in the United States and Canada.

North American Specialized Coagulation Laboratory Association provides external quality assessment for tests used to diagnose bleeding or prothrombotic disorders, thereby promoting high standards of performance and practice for specialized coagulation laboratories in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, and in countries in Central America and the Caribbean.

Association of Hemophilia Clinic Directors of Canada is an organization of Hemophilia Clinic Directors from across Canada with a common interest in improving the treatment of people with hemophilia. The organization has a registry of individuals with hereditary bleeding disorders.

Foundation for Women & Girls with Blood Disorders is dedicated to achieving correct diagnosis and treatment of blood disorders and accompanying reproductive problems in women and girls with von Willebrand Disease (VWD), other factor deficiencies, thrombophilias, sickle cell disease (SCD) and sickle cell trait (SCT), hemoglobinopathies, immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and anemias.

National Blood Clot Alliance is a patient-led, voluntary health advocacy organization.  Programs include patient education and professional training on the signs, symptoms and prevention of blood clots and clotting disorders. Volunteers include many of the nation's foremost experts on blood clots and blood clotting disorders.

The National Hemophilia Foundation is dedicated to finding better treatments and cures for bleeding and clotting disorders and to preventing the complications of these disorders through education, advocacy and research. Established in 1948, the National Hemophilia Foundation has chapters throughout the country. Its programs and initiatives are made possible through the generosity of individuals, corporations and foundations as well as through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada is dedicated to furthering education and research in the prevention and treatment of thrombosis. The group consists of Canadian health care professionals from medicine, pharmacy, nursing and laboratory technology whose primary interest is investigation and management of arterial and venous thrombosis as well as related issues.