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Professor Arthur Bloom (AL Bloom) was a [[Physician]] focused on the field of [[Haemophilia]].
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<ref>{{cite web|title=BSHT History|url=http://www.leeds.ac.uk/bsht/bsht_website_002.htm|website=British Society for Haemostasis & Thrombosis}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bloom|first1=A. L.|title=Clotting Factor Concentrates for Resistant Haemophilia|journal=British Journal of Haematology|date=1 September 1978|volume=40|issue=1|pages=21–27|doi=10.1111/j.1365-2141.1978.tb03635.x|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2141.1978.tb03635.x/full|language=en|issn=1365-2141}}</ref>
==Overview==
<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Bloom|first1=A. L.|last2=Enoch|first2=B. A.|last3=Richards|first3=H. J.|title=Major surgery in haemophilia. Prolonged substitution therapy for surgical treatment of haemophilic cyst and pathological fracture of the femur|journal=British Journal of Surgery|date=1 February 1968|volume=55|issue=2|pages=109–114|doi=10.1002/bjs.1800550210|url=http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bjs.1800550210/abstract|language=en|issn=1365-2168}}</ref>

<ref>{{cite book|last1=Christie|first1=D A|last2=Tansey|first2=E M|title=HAEMOPHILIA: RECENT HISTORY OF CLINICAL MANAGEMENT|date=10 February 1998|location=Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London|url=http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/2076/1/wit4.pdf}}</ref>
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Professor Arthur Bloom's (AL Bloom) main focus was in the field of [[Haemophilia]].
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He died at the age of 62 on Thursday 12 November 1992.<ref>http://documentslide.com/documents/professor-arthur-bloom-a-tribute.html</ref>
He died at the age of 62 on Thursday 12 November 1992.<ref>http://documentslide.com/documents/professor-arthur-bloom-a-tribute.html</ref>
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==Positions==
==Positions==


In the 1970's/1980's, he was Chairman of the Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation.<ref>http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/pdf/LOT0032997.PDF</ref>
In the 1970's/1980's, he was Chairman of the Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bloom|first1=Arthur|title=Minutes of The Ninth Meeting of Haemophilia Reference Centre Directors held at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre|publisher=Penrose Inquiry|location=Oxford Haemophilia Centre|page=1|url=http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/pdf/LOT0032997.PDF}}</ref>


Arthur served as Director of the Cardiff Haemophilia Centre and had held important positions with the World Federation of Haemophilia.
Arthur served as Director of the Cardiff Haemophilia Centre and had held important positions with the World Federation of Haemophilia.


He was also a senior member of The Haemophilia Society's medical advisory panel and a member of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority (CBLA).<ref>http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/text/354876_chapter_12.html</ref>
He was also a senior member of The Haemophilia Society's medical advisory panel and a member of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority (CBLA).<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Report: Chapter 12 - HIV/AIDS: Response and Clinical Practice|url=http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/finalreport/text/354876_chapter_12.html|website=www.penroseinquiry.org.uk}}</ref>


==Controversy==
==Controversy==
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==Posthumous==
==Posthumous==


The Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre which is a part of [[University Hospital of Wales|The University Hospital of Wales]] was named after him and provides services for people with haemophilia,<ref>http://www.ukhcdo.org/haemophiliacentresa-c/</ref> [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]], & hepatitis C and their families.
The Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre which is a part of [[University Hospital of Wales|The University Hospital of Wales]] was named after him and provides services for people with haemophilia,<ref>{{cite web|title=UKHCDO Haemophilia Centres List|url=http://www.ukhcdo.org/haemophiliacentresa-c/|website=www.ukhcdo.org|publisher=UKHCDO}}</ref> [[HIV]]/[[AIDS]], & hepatitis C and their families.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 12:33, 15 January 2017

Professor Arthur Bloom (AL Bloom) was a Physician focused on the field of Haemophilia. [1] [2] [3] [4]

He died at the age of 62 on Thursday 12 November 1992.[5]

Positions

In the 1970's/1980's, he was Chairman of the Haemophilia Centre Directors Organisation.[6]

Arthur served as Director of the Cardiff Haemophilia Centre and had held important positions with the World Federation of Haemophilia.

He was also a senior member of The Haemophilia Society's medical advisory panel and a member of the Central Blood Laboratories Authority (CBLA).[7]

Controversy

Being centrally placed, Professor Bloom was one the key figures in what would become know as the Tainted Blood Scandal.[8] Some of his actions were highlighted in The Penrose Inquiry.[9]

Posthumous

The Arthur Bloom Haemophilia Centre which is a part of The University Hospital of Wales was named after him and provides services for people with haemophilia,[10] HIV/AIDS, & hepatitis C and their families.

References

  1. ^ "BSHT History". British Society for Haemostasis & Thrombosis.
  2. ^ Bloom, A. L. (1 September 1978). "Clotting Factor Concentrates for Resistant Haemophilia". British Journal of Haematology. 40 (1): 21–27. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2141.1978.tb03635.x. ISSN 1365-2141.
  3. ^ Bloom, A. L.; Enoch, B. A.; Richards, H. J. (1 February 1968). "Major surgery in haemophilia. Prolonged substitution therapy for surgical treatment of haemophilic cyst and pathological fracture of the femur". British Journal of Surgery. 55 (2): 109–114. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800550210. ISSN 1365-2168.
  4. ^ Christie, D A; Tansey, E M (10 February 1998). HAEMOPHILIA: RECENT HISTORY OF CLINICAL MANAGEMENT (PDF). Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, London.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ http://documentslide.com/documents/professor-arthur-bloom-a-tribute.html
  6. ^ Bloom, Arthur. Minutes of The Ninth Meeting of Haemophilia Reference Centre Directors held at the Oxford Haemophilia Centre (PDF). Oxford Haemophilia Centre: Penrose Inquiry. p. 1.
  7. ^ "Final Report: Chapter 12 - HIV/AIDS: Response and Clinical Practice". www.penroseinquiry.org.uk.
  8. ^ http://taintedblood.info/timeline.php
  9. ^ http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/preliminary-report/chapter-8/
  10. ^ "UKHCDO Haemophilia Centres List". www.ukhcdo.org. UKHCDO.
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