What’s AFFIRM?

A Fellowship For Integrating Responsible Mentors

The International AFFIRM Program is an international advocacy and leadership development program. It is designed to mentor men and women with a bleeding disorder as they further develop and expand their leadership and advocacy skills with the aim to bring better care, programs and treatment to their respective communities.

The International AFFIRM Program was developed and implemented in 2008 by James Munn, RN-BC, currently with the University of Michigan’s Hemophilia and Coagulation Disorders Program, and Edward Kuebler, MSW, LLC. This program is funded through an unrestricted grant with Bayer Healthcare and managed through the Global Blood Disorder Foundation Inc. in the United States.

WHAT’S INVOLVED?

Two-year commitment
Participation in four program sessions

GOALS:

AFFIRM attendees will receive a global view of the bleeding disorders community by attending 4 program meetings over a 2 year period using group, workshop style, didactic, integrated and experiential networking approaches of learning; and gain personal growth and development that fosters networking at all levels within the bleeding disorder community.
AFFIRM attendees will gain experience and exposure to advocacy tools, lobbying and dealing with the media through educational sessions, role playing exercises and group presentations using defined economics focused case studies.
AFFIRM attendees will gain self-awareness and experience in developing advanced leadership skills that are useful and pertinent to their respective communities.
AFFIRM attendees will utilize bleeding disorders research and patient reported outcomes to bolster their advocacy efforts on a global level.

Program Agenda

AFFIRM attendees will participate in four program meetings over a two year time frame. Program meetings will be held in different countries around the world.

Each program meeting agenda will have a specific focus designed to enhance the attendees’ leadership and advocacy skills, raise their level of education and provide practice workshop sessions that offer hands on experiences.

Program Agenda

AFFIRM 2022-23

Date

April 23, 24, 2022

Location

Vertual

Date

November 11-15, 2023

Location

Montreal, Canada

Date

June 16-20, 2023

Location

Dubai, UAE

Date

TBA

Location

TBA