Too Much Iron Podcast

Too Much Iron is a Podcast Series from the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society

Episodes 8 – 10

Professor Pierre Brissot shows what’s new in the definition, diagnosis and treatment for hemochromatosis

Pierre Brissot is a Professor Emeritus of Medicine; Member of the French National Academy of Medicine; Past-President of the International BioIron Society; Founder or Co-founder of FFAMH (Fédération Française des Associations de Malades de l’Hémochromatose), EFAPH (European Federation of Associations of Patients with Haemochromatosis), and HI (Haemochromatosis International).

In June 2020, the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society presented its first online information session in its Membership Lecture Series. We were honoured to have Prof. Pierre Brissot join us live from Rennes, France, to provide us with an updated view on the definition, diagnosis and treatment for hemochromatosis in 2020.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia in the production of these podcasts.

An English transcript of the lecture can be viewed and downloaded here (PDF).

Episodes 1 – 7

Dr. Paul Adams answers the most common questions asked about hemochromatosis

Dr. Paul Adams is a Professor of Medicine and Chief of Gastroenterology at the University of Western Ontario. He has been working in the field of hemochromatosis and iron overload since 1977, and was the principal investigator in the HEIRS study which screened 101,168 individuals for iron overload.

In October 2016, the Canadian Hemochromatosis Society was pleased to host an information session in Guelph, Ontario,  featuring Dr. Adams.