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Scotland
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to be the best
The SEC on how it helped Haemophilia UK
or over 50 years, the World
Federation of Hemophilia
(WFH) has been working
across the globe to close
the gap in care between those who receive
proper treatment and those who do not. To
achieve this goal, the WFH has created a
winning coalition of national governmental
bodies - including Haemophilia UK (HUK) -
health care professionals, patient group
leaders, people with bleeding disorders and
volunteers. The biennial WFH Congress,
which attracted over 5,000 global delegates
when it came to the SEC in Glasgow, April
2018, is an essential platform for these
groups of people to come together
and improve care for all.
The SEC first expressed interest
in working with HUK back in
2002. It was a slow-burner, and
it wasn’t until 2012 that the
team flew to Paris to deliver
the winning bid.
Providing a first-class
delegate experience is of
great importance to all at
the SEC. The SEC event
team were determined to
support Haemophilia UK to
provide the best possible
welcome, and by supporting
the organisation and Glasgow
Welcomes, the city’s tourism
initiative, we were able to help
deliver city-wide training for
employees in the hospitality
industry. This was done by providing
meeting rooms, AV equipment and
technicians on a complimentary basis.
SEC staff attended the Glasgow
Welcomes and Hemophilia UK training,
however, as is the case of all busy venues,
it was impossible for large numbers of staff
to attend the official training. To ensure the
training was distilled through the company,
the SEC team members became
haemophilia ambassadors and they
conducted five further training sessions
reaching over 100 SEC team members
from cleaners and catering staff to our
CEO; raising awareness of haemophilia
and bleeding disorders and providing
essential information on the support
that some of the delegates may
need.
All venues are able to provide
medical assistance,
however, the extent of
training that has been
distilled through the SEC
and city of Glasgow
means that delegates
will feel safe and
supported throughout
their time at the
Congress. This helped
to allow quality
engagement with the
Congress content,
and ultimately will
improve the care of
haemophilia sufferers in
the UK. These training
sessions were also carried
out for the World Down
Syndrome Congress which was
also held at the Scottish Event
Campus, April 2018.
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