Welcome to our news page where you can find the latest on World Thrombosis Day (WTD) from around the world.
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February 22nd, 2021
The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign is pleased to share a recording of the WTD 2021 Campaign Overview Webinar. The webinar provides an overview of the 2021 campaign plan and opportunities for partners to participate this year. Click here to watch the recording. Read More
February 18th, 2021
It's time to start planning for World Thrombosis Day (WTD) 2021. WTD headquarters is excited to unveil the official WTD 2021 Campaign Plan, comprised of this year's overarching campaign strategy and key programs and offerings. The WTD campaign seeks to increase global awareness of thrombosis, including its causes, risk factors, signs/symptoms and evidence-based prevention and treatment. Read More
January 28th, 2021
The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign announces the appointment of Claire McLintock, M.D., as Vice Chair of its global Steering Committee. Read More
January 22nd, 2021
The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign is pleased to welcome Federica Fedele from Milan, Italy as a patient representative member of its global Steering Committee. In this new role, Fedele will serve a term of two years, providing a patient voice and perspective for the WTD campaign and the strategic planning of the committee. The WTD Steering Committee is comprised of 15 global scientific experts and led by Chair Prof. Read More
December 21st, 2020
December 14th, 2020
The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) 2020 Impact Report is now available. Amid an unprecedented year in 2020, the WTD campaign united more than 2,800 partners across 122 countries to raise awareness about thrombosis and help save lives. WTD achieved a ground-breaking global impact of 5. Read More
November 12th, 2020
World Thrombosis Day (WTD) 2020 Webinar Co-hosted by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Questions from Webinar Participants Special thanks to Prof. Beverley Hunt, OBE, for providing the answers below to our webinar participants' questions. The responses below were provided in November 2020. Read More
November 2nd, 2020
World Thrombosis Day 2020 Partner Spotlight: Sociedad Mexicana de Trombosis y Hemostasia (SOMETH) Location: Mexico WTD 2020 Spotlight Event: World Thrombosis Day (WTD) partner Sociedad Mexicana de Trombosis y Hemostasia (SOMETH) partnered with the Coordinating Commission of National Institutes of Health and High Specialty Hospitals (CCINSHAE) to submit an official government letter encouraging all hospitals and health institutes to follow ISTH and WTD recommendations on the prevention and treatment of patients with COVID-19 associated thrombosis, as well as cancer-associated thrombosis. This milestone achievement is a great advancement underscoring the WTD mission in Latin America, moving one step closer to reducing death and disability caused by thrombosis. SOMETH collaborated alongside Dr. Read More
October 26th, 2020
*The following press release has been reposted. Click here to view the original publication including a full list of references.‘No Time to Wait’ campaign launches to educate about symptoms of Atrial Fibrillation (AFib), Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and Pulmonary Embolism (PE) October 26, 2020 08:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time PRINCETON, N. Read More
October 26th, 2020
Share Your Feedback About World Thrombosis Day 2020 in the Partner Evaluation Survey World Thrombosis Day (WTD) 2020 was a record-breaking success thanks to the support of partners and supporters around the globe. On behalf of the WTD campaign team, we would like to thank our global community for its outstanding and creative efforts to commemorate WTD 2020. All partners and supporters are invited to complete the WTD 2020 Evaluation Survey by next Friday, November 6. Read More
October 13th, 2020
In its Seventh Year, the Global Campaign Highlights Importance of a Condition that Contributes to One in Four Deaths Worldwide and Poses a High Risk for COVID-19 Patients CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, (October 13, 2020) — On October13, the World Thrombosis Day global campaign shares an important message to “Open Your Eyes to Thrombosis and COVID-19.” Blood clots are a known complication among COVID-19 patients, as well as a contributor to a host of life-threatening medical conditions, such as heart attack, stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE). This additional risk makes it more important than ever to raise awareness of this often-overlooked condition, also known as thrombosis, which contributes to one in four deaths worldwide. Read More
October 12th, 2020
Chapel Hill, NC, USA (13 October 2020) – A large epidemiological study focusing on mortality from acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in the United States (US) and Canada has been published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. A team of European and North American investigators led by Dr. Stefano Barco, MD, research group leader at the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) of Mainz (Germany) and staff physician at the Clinic of Angiology of the University Hospital of Zurich (Switzerland), showed that for the first time in the past five decades the mortality related to PE in Canada has been plateauing after 2006, whereas it alarmingly increased in the US among younger and middle-aged adults aged 25-64 years. Read More
October 9th, 2020
London, United Kingdom (October 2020) Medscape Education Global is proud to announce a collaboration with the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) for World Thrombosis Day 2020 (WTD20). The World Thrombosis Day awareness campaign takes place on 13 October and focuses attention on the underappreciated condition of thrombosis, also known as blood clots. For a second consecutive year, Medscape will participate as a guest media host on the ISTH World Thrombosis Day Twitter Chat—an interactive digital discussion on trending topics related to blood clot risks and prevention. Read More
On October 8, 2020, the World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign announced the winners of its global advocacy awards, including the WTD 2020 Activity of the Year Award and the WTD 2020 Ambassador of the Year Award. Click here to read more about the winners of these distinguished awards. In addition, the WTD campaign recognizes an honorable mention recipient for each award. Read More
October 8th, 2020
CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, October 8, 2020 — The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) today announced the recipients of two global thrombosis advocacy awards for its World Thrombosis Day campaign, including the inaugural World Thrombosis Day Activity of the Year Award and the Ambassador of the Year Award. Thrombosis Ireland, a patient advocacy organization based in Dublin, Ireland, has been selected for the inaugural World Thrombosis Day Activity of the Year Award for its “Stop the Clot Roadshow.” The Activity of the Year Award recognizes a World Thrombosis Day partner organization that has shown outstanding effort in developing an engaging and successful activity to raise awareness about thrombosis. Read More
October 5th, 2020
October 1st, 2020
Twitter Chat 101: If you are new to Twitter or haven’t joined a Twitter Chat before, here is a simple guide on how to participate. A Twitter Chat is when a group of Twitter users meet at a pre-determined time to discuss a certain topic using a designated hashtag (#ClotChat) for each tweet contributed. A moderator (@CMichaelGibson) will post questions designated with Q1, Q2, Q3… etc. Read More
September 22nd, 2020
WTD's Prof. Beverley Hunt sits down with BBC News Inside Health for a conversation on "Sticky Blood: From Blood Clots to Covid-19." Click below to listen to a clip from the radio interview as Prof. Read More
September 16th, 2020
The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign joins with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to offer a webinar on the newest developments in the fight against blood clots and the correlations between COVID-19 and thrombosis. This year, given the extraordinary circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar will explore the clotting risks associated with COVID-19. The webinar is free and all are welcome to attend. Read More
August 20th, 2020
CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA – The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign today announced that Inari Medical has joined the campaign as a Global Benefactor in support of its yearly global awareness initiative to reduce death and disability caused by thrombosis, also known as blood clots. Observed on 13 October, WTD, led by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), mobilizes 3,000 partner organizations to hold more than 10,000 awareness events worldwide each year. Last year alone, the campaign reached an estimated 3. Read More
