The European Group of the International Society for Apheresis (ISFA) Scope and Aims

Scientific Apheresis Societies Overview WAA Umbrella society ESFH ESAO Continental and national societies (South America, Mexico, US, Italy, France, Canada, Japan, ...) ISFA = International Society for Apheresis Founded 1996 in Kyoto, HQ in Japan Focus on therapeutic apheresis Individual and corporate membership Biannual international congresses following a rotating principle

Scientific Apheresis Societies Current status in Europe In the past ISFA had no continuous activities in Europe (only one international congress any 6 years) There is no scientific society in Europe addressing all aspects of apheresis therapy No European guidelines for the evaluation and application of apheresis therapy No European apheresis society providing expert consultation to regulatory bodies and health authorities No coordinated activities of national subspecialty societies

European Group of ISFA Structure Non-for-profit organization (founded in late 2015) Focus on therapeutic apheresis and apheresis related diseases Multidisciplinary approach Individual and corporate membership President: Professor Bernd Hohenstein, Dresden, GER 3 Vice Presidents Secretary General: Dr. Ringel, Potsdam, GER

European Group of ISFA (E-ISFA) Goals Primary goals Improve knowledge about apheresis therapy Attract medical professionals from other fields to apheresis Recruit individual and corporate members (multidisciplinary approach) Coordinate scientific and educational activities Secondary goals Clinical registers Screening projects (identification of high-risk patients with suggested needs for apheresis therapy) Common guidelines for the evaluation and application of apheresis therapy Recommendations to health authorities and regulatory bodies ...

European Groupf of ISFA Scientific Meetings Major scientific and educational activities Biannual European Congresses on apheresis therapy (multidisciplinary scientific program, same time) Kick-off meeting in Dresden, March 17-19, 2016 Next E-ISFA meeting Vienna, 2018 (ISFA 2017 Copenhagen) Coordinated regional activities under the auspices of E-ISFA Organization of apheresis workshops during conferences of related national or international subspecialty societies (e.g., cardiology, angiology, lipidology, dermatology, neurology,nephrology, ...) Collaborative projects / activities with related societies

European Group of ISFA First project Screening project in Germany „Blutfette 2.0“ Analysis of labaratory values Identify patients with high cholesterol Check for CVD diagnoses Check for CVD diagnosis Identify patients with high cholesterol Already treated? Optimal Therapy ?

European Group of ISFA Further activities New insights thanks to pan-European, cross-study data analysis Dedicated tools free to use for all contributors Tools for analysis, statistics, visualisation European Registry on Lipid Disorders Registry software will store each study’s data separately Electronic interface Web interface

European Group of ISFA Website: www.e-isfa.eu

European Group of ISFA Membership Interested to become a member ? Individual member benefits: Reduced registration fee at E-ISFA and ISFA activities ISFA journal TAD 6x per anno Additional information on apheresis topics Individual member benefits (Allied health staff, technicians, ...): No TAD journal Corporate member benefits Acknowledgement of company in TAD journal Discounted fee for exhibition space during meetings Up to 3 free registrations at ISFA and E-ISFA meetings

European Group of ISFA Membership