Practices
Brisbane
ICON Cancer Care (formerly known as HOCA)
Level 1, Chermside Medical Complex
956 Gympie Road
Chermside QLD 4032
Appointments
ph: 07 3737 4834
fax: 07 3737 4801
e: LPitcher@iconcancercare.com.au
ICON website
Specialist profile - Dr Pitcher
Directions
Noosa, Sunshine Coast
Outpatient Consulting Suites
111 Goodchap Street
Noosaville QLD 4566
Appointments
ph: 07 5455 9216
fax: 07 5455 9455
Resources
The websites listed below may provide additional information and resources for patients, parents and carers, and for health professionals looking after people with specific blood disorders.
General Patient Information
ICON Cancer Care (formerly known as HOCA)
Bleeding Disorders
Haemophilia Organisations, Information and Patient Support
World Federation of Hemophilia
Haemophilia Foundation Australia
Haemophilia Foundation Queensland
Treatment Centre Contact Details
Von Willebrand Disease
A common and often inherited disorder or deficiency of an important clotting protein called von Willebrand Factor (vWF), that is present in the blood and also associated with the platelets and vessel walls.
World Federation of Hemophilia - Von Willebrand Disease
Haemophilia Foundation Australia - Von Willebrand Disease
Women and Bleeding, Heavy Periods or Menorrhagia
World Federation of Hemophilia - Issues for girls and women with VWD
Haemophilia Foundation Australia - Women with Bleeding Disorders
Haemophilia Foundation Australia - HFA Women's Project
Red Cell Disorders
Thalassaemia
A disorder of the pigment of red blood cells called haemoglobin, that often causes the cells to be smaller than usual, and/or change shape, and in more severe cases, requiring support with transfusions with therapy to prevent iron accumulation.
Patient Information and Support Groups
Thalassaemia Australia - Factsheets
Thalassaemia International Federation
Hereditary Spherocytosis
A common inherited disorder of red blood cells due to a deficiency of a cell wall component, that causes the cell to become spherocytic or round in shape, and rupture (haemolyse) more easily.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital - Hereditary Spherocytosis
Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of
Hereditary Spherocytosis (PDF, 623KB)
G-6PD Deficiency
An inherited disorder of red blood cells caused by a deficiency of an enzyme, that causes the red cells to haemolyse (rupture) particularly with certain stressors.
Platelet Disorders
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
A low platelet count caused by increased destruction of platelets, the cells that help blood to clot.