Orthopaedic Hospital Launches Hemophilia Patient Education Video Podcasts to Promote Awareness of the Disease

(BUSINESS WIRE) The Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) at Orthopaedic Hospital in Los Angeles is launching a new educational video podcast series available on the web site at www.hemophiliacenter.org. The HTC video podcasts are designed to build increased awareness for this disease and educate hemophilia patients on the latest care and treatment options.

Each year, hemophilia organizations come together in April to increase awareness and education of hemophilia and many other serious bleeding disorders. The HTC echoes the message of this year's World Federation of Hemophilia's "Together, We Care" campaign, focusing on providing patients comprehensive care by a team of specialists that enables people with hemophilia and other bleeding disorders to live a more active, healthier and happier life.

"Our team of multi-disciplinary specialists includes hematologists, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, social workers, physical therapists and pharmacists providing treatment not just for patients' bleeding diseases, but also for their emotional, psychological, social, and educational needs," said Doris Quon, M.D., hematologist at the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Orthopaedic Hospital. "As part of our ongoing patient and family outreach, we are launching a series of educational video podcasts on our web site to further spread the word and educate others about these complex disorders."

The first video podcast features James V. Luck, Jr., M.D., president and CEO of Orthopaedic Hospital and chief of orthopaedics for the hospital's HTC. This will be followed by a new video segment each month and all video podcasts will be available in a searchable archive that can be seen online at www.hemophiliacenter.org. To also view the new "Together, We Care" video podcast produced by the World Hemophilia Foundation, visit http://www.wfh.org/2/6/6_4_World_Hemo_Day2009-Video.htm.

About the Hemophilia Treatment Center

Founded in 1962, the Hemophilia Treatment Center (HTC) at Orthopaedic Hospital in Los Angeles is one of the oldest and one of the largest Hemophilia Treatment Centers in the western United States with a team of doctors, nurses, social workers, physical therapists and pharmacists dedicated to providing treatment and care to people with hemophilia and other bleeding and clotting disorders. The Center is also a leader in research and education related to hemophilia. More information about the HTC is available by calling 213.742.1402 or at www.hemophiliacenter.org.

About Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital

Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital is a recognized world leader in orthopaedic patient care, education and research. The hospital provides improved quality of life for children and adults with crippling disorders. For nearly a century, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital has been helping children afflicted with these conditions to lead healthy, active lives, regardless of their family's ability to pay. The hospital is supported by the Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation and is expanding its treatment and research facilities both in downtown Los Angeles and across the Westside. In alliance with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the new Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital is under construction and the Orthopaedic Hospital Research Center opened its doors in 2007. It is the largest and most sophisticated musculoskeletal research facility in the world. www.orthohospital.org.

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