The International Foundation for Patient Blood Management (IFPBM) is a registered not-for-profit Swiss Foundation. Formed in 2016, the Foundation has a Board of Trustees who are supported by a group of Scientific Associates.
Registered Address: Dufourstr. 49, 4052 Basel, Switzerland
Trustees of the International Foundation for Patient Blood Management
Jochen Erhard
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Erhard Prof. Erhard obtained his medical degree at the University of Cologne, Hamburg and Essen,Germany in 1979. He was an intern at the Department of Surgery and Transplantation Medical Highschool, Hanover, Germany, the Department of Hepato-Biliary-Surgery and Transplantation, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK and the Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Clinic, Madison, WI, USA. Other professional activities he has been involved with since 2000 include:
Prof. Erhard is a prolific author with over 80 original articles published, 30 reviews, 70 book chapters and monographs and 120 published abstracts. |
Christoph Zenger
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Prof. Dr. Christoph Zenger, President Professor Christoph Andreas Zenger studied at the University of Bern (PhD), the University of Aix-Marseille (F), and at the Harvard Law School (Cambridge, USA; LL.M.). He completed his professional education as an Attorney at Law and Notary Public. Other actual and former functions:
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Matti Aapro
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Dr. Matti Aapro Dr. Matti Aapro received his medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland. He was a fellow at the Arizona Cancer Center in Tucson and was the founding chair of the Medical and Radiation Therapy Department at the European Institute of Oncology in Milan. Other professional activities he has been involved with include:
He has authored more than 250 publications and his major interests are new drug development, breast cancer, cancer in the elderly, and supportive care. Dr. Aapro has received the 2010 Acta Oncologica Award and the 2012 ASCO B.J. Kennedy prize. |
Axel Hofmann
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Prof. Dr. Axel Hofmann Dr. Hofmann is a Doctor of Medical Science and holds a Master’s Degree in Economics. His main activities are related to PBM research and the implementation of PBM programs in the public health sector and large hospital systems. With his background in health economics and outcomes research, he has specialized in the field of Patient Blood Management. He currently has academic affiliations in Europe and Australia:
Dr. Hofmann is well published in international peer-reviewed journals and is an invited speaker on Patient Blood Management at numerous universities, medical schools, government agencies and international symposia. |
Jeff Hamdorf
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Prof. Jeffrey Hamdorf AM, MB BS, FRACS, PhD Medical School, the University of Western Australia Perth, Australia. Positions Prof. Hamdorf holds:
Academic areas of interest:
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