64th Annual Congress of the Gesellschaft für Thrombose- und Hämostaseforschung e.V. in Bremen

Haemostasis in Times of COVID-19

“…As in issue 1/2020 (part I), 4 both guest editors introduce the selected contributions of part II, again focusing on this year's congress motto "Novel Concepts for a Lifetime Challenge". 5 I trust that the current and previous issue of the Journal provide sufficient reading matter that is of major interest both to those who could attend the Bremen meeting and to those who were unable to attend. Getting inspired by reading and reflecting on research and scientific information may be one of the appropriate activities for most of the investigators in times of COVID-19.…”

The Millennial Generation of Thrombosis and Hemostasis

“…A new generation of scientists and physicians born in the 1980s and 1990s is rising, more than 60 years after establishing the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Blutgerinnungsforschung (DAB), today the Gesellschaft für Thrombose-und Hämostaseforschung (GTH), and 40 years after the first issue of Hämostaseologie-Progress in Haemostasis. 1,2 Their careers unfold at a time when structured learning programs are being created, the interest in thrombosis and hemostasis expands, and networking opportunities reach their highest potential. This period also coincides with the achievement, at least to a large part, of previously unreachable goals, such as a decrease in mortality related to severe disorders of coagulation, notably pulmonary embolism 3 and hemophilia.…”