1. Bleeding Disorders
Education Day for School Nurses
Saturday August 27, 2016
8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Campos Conference Room, (G150)
Valley Children’s Hospital
9300 Valley Children’s Place
Madera, CA 93636
School nurses
& School personnel
Nurses with special interest in bleed disorders

2. Keynote Speakers
Vinod Balasa, M.D.
Medical Director & Division Chief of
Hematology and Oncology at Valley
Children’s. Also Director of Hemophilia
Treatment Center at Valley Children’s as
well as Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at
UC San Francisco.
Latha Rao , M.D.
Following a fellowship in Detroit, Dr. Rao
joined Hematology Services at Valley
Children’s 2.5 years ago. Her primary
responsibilities include hematology services
for all diagnoses and treatment plans.
Moderators
Terea Giannetta, DNP, C.P.N.P.
Chief NP at Valley Children’s and Associate
Professor at Fresno State. She has been
the CPNP in hematology for 25 years.
She has presented at local, state and
national meetings and has written articles
and textbook chapters on hematology
diagnoses.
Kelly Folmer , MSN, C.P.N.P.
CPNP in hematology for more than two
years with extensive experience in primary
care. Her special interest is in bleeding
disorders
Objectives
At the completion of the session the participant
will be able to:
• Describe the pathophysiology of hemophilia
A and B, von Willebrand disease and immune
thrombocytopenia.
• Discuss the treatment modalities for
bleeding disorders.
• Identify the complex social issues faced by
families with children diagnosed with
bleeding disorders.
Agenda
0800-0830 Registration, exhibits
and continental breakfast
0830-0845 Welcome Medical Director,
Chief Nursing Officer
& Program Coordinator
0845-0945 “Definitions:” An Overview
of bleeding disorders,
Hemophilia A/B,
Von Willebrand Disease
and ITP
0945-1000 Break, exhibits
1000-1030 Treatment across the life span
1030-1100 Typical family needs
(Social Service support)
1100-1145 Interactive session
and discussion: “What would
you do?” scenarios
1145-1230 Lunch, Q & A,
networking and exhibits.
Our Sponsors
Mark Helm (Herndon Pharmacy)
Valley Children’s Cancer and
Blood Diseases Center’s Staff