Our Focus
The Colorado Chapter of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF Colorado) is responsible for addressing the challenges bleeding disorder patients and their families face through education, advocacy, and empowerment.
El Capítulo de Colorado de la Fundación Nacional de Trastornos Hemorrágicos (NBDF Colorado) es responsable de abordar los desafíos que enfrentan los pacientes con trastornos hemorrágicos y sus familias a través de la educación, la defensa y el empoderamiento. Visite nuestra página en español aquí.
Our Mission ... In Action
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We connect people in the bleeding disorder community to available, applicable resources and to one another. Through connection we don't have to go through this alone.
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We fight to protect access to quality healthcare and treatments we need to live healthy lives, but we can't do it without your voice. Discover how you and your family can make a big difference by joining our advocacy efforts.
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We are committed to trailblazing the way for those affected by bleeding disorders. We encourage our community members to step out into nature, to forage ahead on their own path of independence.
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We are committed to educating people inside and outside the bleeding disorder community. Education is empowerment and we strive to encourage independence through learning.
News Articles
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BEQVEZ™ (Pfizer, Inc.), a new hemophilia B gene therapy product. It is designed with bioengineered adeno-associated virus (AAVs) vectors to introduce a working copy of the factor IX gene. The therapy is administered as a one-time intravenous infusion to stimulate the long-term production of clotting factor IX (FIX) and prevent bleeding. This represents the second hemophilia B gene therapy product to be approved in the U.S.
New documents issued by NBDF’s Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC) cover a wide range of topics relevant to bleeding disorder patients in the U.S. and abroad. They encompass recommendations for treatment with licensed therapies, chronic pain management and physical therapy, gene therapy terminology, and bleeding disorders diagnosis in women and girls. Also included are two new resolutions challenging international recommendations that could contribute to negative health and quality of life implications for patients.
