Applications are now open for the Haemoglobinopathies Specialist Update Study Day
This focused study day is designed for healthcare professionals involved in the care and screening of patients with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia. The programme provides key clinical updates, supports current best practice, and aims to strengthen knowledge and service delivery across haemoglobinopathy care pathways.
The study day will take place at the Marriott Hotel Piccadilly, Manchester, offering a convenient and accessible central location. Refreshments will be provided throughout the day, including tea and coffee on arrival, lunch, and afternoon refreshments.
A limited number of NHSE-funded bursary places are available. The course is fully funded by the NHS Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Screening Programme, meaning attendance is free for successful applicants.
Further information and application details can be found here:
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/professional-education/catalogue/haemoglobinopathies-specialist-update-study-day
Regards,
Magdalena Pazdej, MBA, MA, BA, CIMA Adv Dip MA, ECS, PRINCE2 Practitioner
Senior Programmes Manager & Project Manager
Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Palliative Care
James Clerk Maxwell Building
King’s College London
Emma trained at St Barts and the Royal London School of Medicine, University of London and qualified in 2001 and is currently working as a Haematology Consultant between UCLH and the Whittington Hospital. She was Clinical Lecturer in Sickle Cell Disease at King’s College Hospital from 2009 to 2013 and during that time was awarded her PhD based on research into markers of severity and predictors of organ dysfunction in sickle cell disease. In 2013 she was awarded the Early Stage Investigator prize from the British Society of Haematology. She is the Haemoglobinopathy Coordinating Centre lead for North Central and West London, East Anglia and the South West and Central England.
John James OBE has 33 years of experience within the NHS including 4 CEO roles. He was Chair of the West London Cancer network (2002-2005) and Chair of the North West London Diabetes Network (2003-2004). 
Dr Subarna Chakravorty is a Paediatric Haematologist with a special interest in non-malignant haematology and stem cell transplant for haemoglobinopathy and non-malignant diseases. She joined King’s College Hospital as consultant in July 2015. Prior to that, Subarna led the Paediatric Haemoglobinopathy service at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Imperial Paediatric Red Cell Disorders Network for 5 years, where she was also involved in the bone marrow transplant programme for paediatric haemoglobinopathy. Since 2021, Subarna has been involved in the adult sickle cell bone marrow transplant service at King’s College Hospital.
Dr Rachel Kesse-Adu is a consultant haematologist who qualified in medicine from Imperial College School of Medicine in 2002 and completed her specialist training in haematology at Kings College Hospital in London in 2012.