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Below are treatment recommendations from NHF's Medical and Scientific Advisory Council (MASAC).

STANDARDS AND CRITERIA
MASAC Document # Board Approved Date Title

132

3/24/2002

Standards and Criteria for the Care of Persons With Congenital Bleeding Disorders

TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
179 11/04/2007 MASAC Recommendation Concerning Prophylaxis
215 11/11/2012 MASAC Recommendations Concerning Products Licensed for the Treatment of Hemophilia and Other Bleeding Disorders
(Revised November 2012)
183 11/16/2008 MASAC STATEMENT REGARDING USE OF HERBAL OR HOMEOPATHIC PRODUCTS TO TREAT VON WILLEBRAND DISEASE
204 05/01/2011 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING PHYSICAL THERAPY GUIDELINES IN PATIENTS WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS
MANAGEMENT ISSUES
115 6/9/2001 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Central Venous Access Devices Including Ports and Passports
128 11/17/2001 MASAC Recommendations for Hepatitis A and B Immunization of Individuals with Bleeding Disorders
147 11/9/2003 TRANSITION GUIDELINES
For People with Bleeding Disorders
162 6/4/2005 MASAC Recommendations on Use of COX-2 Inhibitors in Persons with Bleeding Disorders

211 6/22/2012 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Inhibitor Risk and Recombinant Factor VIII Concentrates

216 5/10/2013 MASAC Statement Regarding Inhibitor Risk and Recombinant Factor VIII Concentrates

CLOTTING FACTOR PRODUCTS

31

3/30/1993

MASAC Statement on Phase IV Post Licensing Studies

37

8/2/1994

MASAC Recommendation Concerning Parvovirus Transmission by Clotting Factor Concentrates

73

11/2/1997

Recommendations Regarding Blood Safety Policies

99

6/10/2000

MASAC Resolution on Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, new variant CJD, and Plasma-Derived Coagulation Products

139 3/8/2003 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE IQPP AND QSEAL PROGRAMS OF THE PLASMA PROTEIN THERAPEUTICS ASSOCIATION
140 3/8/2003 MASAC Recommendation on Reporting of Possible West Nile Virus Cases
157 11/7/2004 MASAC Resolution on the Thrombogenicity of Bypassing Agents for Management of Hemophilia Complicated by Inhibitors
158 11/7/2004 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Exposure to Blood Product Derivatives and Potential Risk of vCJD.
EMERGENCY CARE
113 3/4/2001 MASAC Recommendations on Improved Access to Emergency Medical Care for Persons with Inherited Bleeding Disorders
129 11/17/2001  MASAC Resolution Regarding Emergency Supply of Factor Concentrate
175 10/15/2006 GUIDELINES FOR EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH HEMOPHILIA
201 01/13/2011 MASAC RECOMMENDATION ON USE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICES FOR CHILDREN
INFECTIOUS DISEASE COMPLICATIONS

90

10/25/1998

MASAC Revised Recommendation Regarding Treatment of HCV in HIV Coinfected Individuals with Hemophilia and Other Inherited Bleeding Disorders

93

6/26/1999

MASAC Statement on Pregnancy Options for HIV-Discordant Couples

98

6/10/2000

MASAC Recommendations on Liver Biopsy in Individuals with Hemophilia

108 11/12/2000 MASAC Recommendation Regarding Treatment of AIDS Wasting
109 3/4/2001 MASAC Resolution Concerning Participation in AIDS Clinical Trials by HIV-Infected Persons with Bleeding Disorders
110 3/4/2001

MASAC Recommendation Concerning CMV Screening of Blood Products for Use in HIV-Positive Individuals with Hemophilia

119

6/9/2001 

MASAC Recommendation Regarding Post HIV-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis

(see also #123)

121 11/17/2001 MASAC Recommendations for Immunization of HIV-Infected Individuals
123 11/17/2001 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV Postexposure Chemoprophylaxis
154 11/9/2003 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF HIV INFECTION
(Revised November 2003)

213 11/11/2012 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CHRONIC HCV INFECTION IN INDIVIDUALS WITH HEMOPHILIA AND OTHER RARE BLEEDING DISORDERS
ORTHOPEDICS AND PHYSICAL THERAPY

102

11/12/2000

MASAC Recommendation Regarding the Need for Collaborative Effort to Collect Data Regarding Interventions to Prevent Joint Damage Secondary to Hemophilia

105

11/12/2000

MASAC Recommendation Regarding Prevention of Cryptosporidiosis in and the Use of Therapeutic Pools by HIV-Infected Persons

130 3/24/2002 MASAC Recommendation Regarding the Use of Therapeutic Ultrasound to Aid in Blood Resorption
194 06/26/2010 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Radionuclide Synovectomy
POLICY

28

11/22/1992

MASAC Statement on Testimony Provided by Physicians and/or Others Associated with the National Hemophilia Foundation

40

8/2/1994

MASAC Resolution on Home Care Delivery Systems

73 11/2/1997 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING BLOOD SAFETY POLICIES

94

12/21/1999

Resolution Regarding Consumer Participation in the National Notification System

101

6/10/2000

MASAC Recommendation Regarding Reimbursement for Treatment of Acquired Hemophilia

111 3/4/2001 MASAC Resolution Concerning the Development of Comprehensive Outcome Measures

136

11/2/2002

MASAC STANDARD ON DISCLOSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING CLINICAL RESEARCH ON BLEEDING AND CLOTTING DISORDERS

138

11/2/2002

MASAC RESOLUTION ON REIMBURSEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS RESUMING USE OF RECOMBINANT FACTOR VIII CONCENTRATE

140 3/8/2003 MASAC RESOLUTION ON REPORTING OF
POSSIBLE WEST NILE VIRUS CASES

206 11/12/2011 MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING RARE
COAGULATION FACTOR DISORDERS

145 10/19/2003 MASAC RECOMMENDATION ON FUNDING OF THE OFFICE OF CELLULAR AND GENE THERAPIES
146 10/19/2003 MASAC Recommendation Regarding Medicaid Inpatient Clotting Factor Replacement Therapy Reimbursement for Hemophilia
148 11/9/2003 MASAC Resolution on NHF Educational Program for Fellows
149 11/9/2003 MASAC Recommendation on the World Health Organization Essential Drug List
152 11/9/2003 MASAC Recommendations Regarding the Inclusion of Thrombophilia in NHF Research and Educational Efforts
153 11/9/2003 MASAC Recommendation Concerning Reimbursement for Recombinant Clotting Factor Concentrates
159 3/12/2005 MASAC Recommendation Regarding Factor Concentrate Prescriptions and Formulary Development and Restrictions
188 11/16/2008 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Standards of Service for Pharmacy Providers of Clotting Factor Concentrates for Home Use to Patients with Bleeding Disorders
184 11/16/2008 MASAC CONSENSUS STATEMENT REGARDING THE USE OF FRESH FROZEN PLASMA FOR THE IMMEDIATE REVERSAL OF THE ANTICOAGULANT EFFECTS AND/OR BLEEDING COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ORAL VITAMIN K ANTAGONISTS
207 11/12/2011 MASAC Recommendations Regarding Non-sterile Alcohol Prep Pads
208 6/22/2012 MASAC Recommendation on Orphan Drugs
209 6/22/2012 MASAC Statement on Biosimilars
RESEARCH

91

2/28/1999

MASAC Recommendation Regarding Risk of Germline Transmission in Gene Therapy Trials for Hemophilia

214 

11/11/2012

MASAC Recommendations on the NHF Genotyping Project for Persons with Hemophilia

111 3/4/2001 MASAC Resolution Concerning the Development of Comprehensive Outcome Measures
212  11/11/2012 MASAC Document Regarding Risks of Gene Therapy Trials for Hemophilia

136

11/2/2002

MASAC STANDARD ON DISCLOSING CONFLICTS OF INTEREST FOR INDIVIDUALS CONDUCTING CLINICAL RESEARCH ON BLEEDING AND CLOTTING DISORDERS

137

11/2/2002

MASAC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONDUCTING GENE TRANSFER CLINICAL TRIALS IN PERSONS WITH BLEEDING DISORDERS (Revised November 2002)

144 10/19/2003 MASAC STATEMENT ON THE ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR IN BLEEDING DISORDER CLINICAL TRIALS
160 3/12/2005 MASAC Recommendation on the Need for Long-Term Follow-Up of Hemophilic Dogs in Gene Transfer Studies
161 6/4/2005 MASAC Resolution on Stem Cell Research for Potential Cure of Bleeding Disorders
WOMEN AND BLEEDING DISORDERS

77

2/21/1998

Recommendations Regarding Neonatal Intracranial Hemorrhage and Postpartum Hemorrhage

93

6/26/1999

MASAC Statement on Pregnancy Options for HIV-Discordant Couples

119 6/9/2001 MASAC Recommendation Regarding Post HIV-Exposure Chemoprophylaxis
122 11/17/2001 MASAC Recommendations Concerning the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy to Prevent Transmission of HIV to the Infant
150 11/9/2003

MASAC Recommendations on the Use of Blood Products during Pregnancy and Testing for Parvovirus B19

192

11/01/09

MASAC Guidelines for Perinatal Management of Women with Bleeding Disorders and Carriers of Hemophilia A and B

197

06/26/10

Recommendations Regarding Girls and Women with Inherited Bleeding Disorders

196 06/26/10 MASAC Resolution Regarding the Treatment of von Willebrand Disease
180 6/15/08 MASAC Endorsement of the NHLBI Consensus Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Treatment of von Willebrand Disease