Samaa Al Tabbah: Landmark Iraqi Consensus on ITP Published
Samaa Al Tabbah, Senior Lead Consultant at MEDHEALTH PRO, shared a post on LinkedIn:
“A Landmark for Hematology in Iraq: Consensus Recommendations for ITP Published
It is a privilege to share the publication of a significant milestone for hematology in Iraq: the “𝐈𝐫𝐚𝐪𝐢 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐜𝐲𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐚.” This crucial document, now published in the prestigious journal 𝑯𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚, represents a unified effort to standardize and improve patient care across the country.
This consensus is the result of nearly two years of dedicated collaboration among Iraq’s leading experts. 𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭, 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭.
My deepest gratitude and a heartfelt congratulations go to the entire author panel for their invaluable insights and unwavering commitment: 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝐁𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐦 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐢, 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚, 𝐃𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐧, 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐚𝐰𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐪 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐬, 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐡𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝐍𝐚𝐣𝐢, 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐛𝐛𝐚𝐬, 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐚 𝐅𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐧, 𝐖𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐅 𝐀𝐥 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐢, 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐪 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐡 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐡, 𝐌𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐡 𝐍𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐢, 𝐑𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐥-𝐒𝐚𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝, 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐀𝐥-𝐀𝐧𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐐𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐛𝐚 𝐌. 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝.
Furthermore, I would like to extend a special thanks to Dr. Ahmed Mjali for his exceptional collaboration and guidance throughout the entire process.
This achievement is a testament to the power of teamwork in advancing medical science. This consensus will undoubtedly serve as an essential resource for clinicians and a beacon of hope for patients. Congratulations to all involved on seeing this vital work come to light ”
Title: Iraqi consensus recommendations for the diagnosis and management of immune thrombocytopenia
Authors: Ahmed Mjali ,Bassam Francis Matti ,Waleed Ghanima ,Drew Provan ,Nareen Tawfeeq Abbas ,Alaadin Sahham Naji, Mohammed Saleem Abbas ,Alaa Fadhil Alwan ,Waseem F Al Tameemi ,Tareq Abdullah Saleh ,Mazin A. Shubber ,Ahmed Sabah Noori ,Raghad Majid Al-Saeed ,Amer Shareef Mohammed ,Mohammed Ahmed Al-Anssari and Qutaiba M. Dawood
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