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History of the International Society for Apheresis
History of the International Society for Apheresis Formation
1996: 1st International Conference for Apheresis, Kyoto: A. Yamamoto Conference President
World Congresses
1999: 2nd Congress in Saarbrucken Congress President: R. Bambauer
2001: 3rd Congress in Taipei Congress President: H.C. Chiu
2003: 4th Congress in Nashville Congress President: G. Siami
2005: 5th Congress in Rostock Congress President: P. Schuff-Werner
2007: 6th Congress in Yokohama Congress President: T. Akizawa
2009: 7th Congress in Buenos Aires with WAA Congress Presidents: Kaplan and Figueroa
2011: 8th Congress in Vienna Congress President: K. Derfler
2013: 9th Congress in Hangzhou Congress President: L. Li
2015: 10th Congress in Cancun Congress President: P. Moriarty
2016: 1st Congress of ISFA European Group in Dresden Congress President: B. Hohenstein
2017: 11th Congress in Copenhagen Congress President: W. Szpirt
2018: 2nd ISFA - European Group Congress Vienna Congress Presidents: K. Derfler, H. Sinzinger
2019: 12th Congress in Kyoto with JSFA Congress President: Y. Endo
2021: 3rd ISFA European Group Congress in Dresden Congress President: U. Julius
2021: 13th Congress in Dresden, in Virtual Congress President: A. Kaplan
2023: 14th Cogress in Germany Congress President: B. Hohenstein
Presidents:
Akira Yamamoto (Japan)
Paul S. Malchesky (USA)
Thomas Bosch (Germany)
Tadao Akizawa (Japan)
Ghodrat A. Siami (USA)
Wolfgang Ramlow (Germany)
Tohru Tani (Japan)
Patrick Moriarty (USA)
Wladimir Szpirt (Denmark)
Yoshihiro Endo (Japan)
Andre Kaplan (USA)
Berned Hohenstein(Germany)
References:
Chiu HC. Summary from the International Society for Apheresis 3rd World Congress Taipei, Taiwan, January 11-14, 2001. Ther Apher. 2001;5(3):212‐216.
Additional Abstract Submissions from the 4th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2004;8(1):A1-A6. doi:10.1111/j.1526-0968.2004.0_114.x
Preliminary Program, 5th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2005;9(2):119-122. doi:10.1111/j.1774-9987.2005.00243.x
ISFA Vienna 2011, 8th International Society for Apheresis Congress, 3rd Wiener Aphereseseminar (Educational Program); September 14–17, 2011, University Hospital, Vienna, Austria, Abstracts. Ther Apher Dial. 2011;15(4):A1-A28. doi:10.1111/j.1744-9987.2011.01006.x
9th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis May 9–12, 2013 Hangzhou, China, Abstracts. Ther Apher Dial. 2013;17(5):A1-A26. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12117
10th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis 13-16 May 2015 Cancún, Mexico. Ther Apher Dial. 2015;19(6):627-634. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12386
11th Congress of the International Society for Apheresis May 17–20, 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark. Ther Apher Dial. 2017;21(5):519-545. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12636
Derfler K, Sinzinger H. Summary of the Second Congress of the International Society for Apheresis-European Group and the Austrian Apheresis Association. Ther Apher Dial. 2018;22(4):317‐318. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12722
Tani T, Endo Y. In Memory of Professor Akira Yamamoto. Ther Apher Dial. 2019;23(3):206‐207. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.12833
Endo Y. Congress Report: 12th World Congress of the International Society for Apheresis and the 40th Annual Meeting of Japanese Society for Apheresis. Ther Apher Dial. 2020;24(2):104‐107. doi:10.1111/1744-9987.13485
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