Arrow is proud to officially launch the pilot phase of our Patient Care Packs initiative, with packs now successfully rolled out across three of our four participating transplant hospitals. Designed to provide comfort, practical support, and a sense of care…
With a 50% chance of survival in the first six months after the transplant, at the age of 16, Lisa Cuthbertson could barely have imagined, 36 years laters, she’d be interviewing the very doctor who looked after her. But she…
Arrow passes on their sincere condolences to Pam Neate’s family on the passing of Pam on July 15, 2021. Pam was a director of the Arrow board from 2009 to 2012 and an active volunteer of Arrow for many years….
The Masters of Cancer and Haematology Nursing, provided by global leader in health education the University of Sydney, enables registered nurses to build on the knowledge they have already gained, giving them the skills required to move into a specialist…
With access and equality of healthcare severely affecting the health outcomes of regional Australians, it is critical that regional hospitals have access to nurses with specialised skills in cancer care. Receiving treatment locally not only improves a patient’s health outcomes…
We give our heartfelt thanks to long term supporter Liverpool Catholic Club who have made an additional donation of $60,000 to continue the study of blood mutations in patients undergoing haematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). Liverpool Catholic Club have donated…
We are proud to announce our first recipient for 2021 of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Scholarship in Haematology Nursing. Frances Burns from Royal Melbourne Hospital will be furthering her knowledge in Bone and Marrow Transplants in Cancer Care through study at…
Jessica Cheng is a Senior Dietician at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney specialising in haematology and bone marrow transplant patients. Jessica recently attended a virtual workshop run by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics in America to learn more about nutrition…
With the Hawkesbury Canoe Classic (HCC), one of Arrow’s major annual fundraising events, due to be held later this year, we are delighted to announce this year’s winner of our HCC sponsored PhD scholarship: Natalia Pinello, from the Epigenetics and…
Arrow’s Tracey Scone Wig Library was established in 2000 and has helped hundreds of patients who have suffered hair loss due to chemotherapy. The loan of a wig has provided patients with a much needed boost to their confidence and…
He’s a keen runner, practises one of the oldest surviving Japanese martial arts—Katori Shinto Ryu—and is driven by his curiosity for the immune system. That drive has gained Kevin Hendrawan—a PhD candidate at St Vincent’s Centre for Applied Medical…
“Nurses are the glue that holds it altogether. We are the doers, the hand-holders, the shoulders and the carers,” says Abby Fyfe, 2020 recipient of Arrow’s Trace Richey Scholarship. Arrow Director, Neil Pennock couldn’t agree more. “The nurses made such…
The Arrow Foundation would like to welcome Richelle Koller to our team! Richelle has recently taken over the reigns as CEO and Company Secretary following the retirement of Robyn Flood. Richelle comes to Arrow with a wealth of experience in…
“Care, warmth, and love” are three words that come to mind when young bone marrow transplant recipient Frank Li (pictured left) describes the sponsorship of Arrow’s grocery card initiative by Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA). And that is exactly what…
It is well known that significant numbers of post-transplant patients have reduced quality of life, such as tiredness from anxiety/stress, depression and insomnia. A number of non-drug based interventions to improve transplant patient’s well-being has been evaluated with varying degrees…
After 15 years leading Arrow Bone Marrow Transplant Foundation, our CEO Robyn Flood, has chosen to retire. Chairman Mark O’Hara says “Robyn has been a fantastic ambassador for Arrow creating and maintaining relationships that are invaluable to Arrow’s programs. To…
With the uncertain economic outlook due to COVID, never has it been more important for charities like Arrow to keep up the funding for medical research. We recently made a grant of $70,630 to Dr Tim Molloy, an outstanding researcher,…
For patients undergoing bone marrow transplants the costs associated with travel can be significant. Rosemary, a social worker on the frontline with patients, explains that “by the time they (patients) get to having a transplant, after a lengthy and usually…
In this current COVID environment, we have all become very familiar with regular temperature checks. However for bone marrow transplant patients it is particularly essential. Patients undergoing transplants and cancer treatment are immune compromised and particularly susceptible to infection. A spike…
Introducing Amanda McLaughlin, a Clinical Nurse Consultant, Apheresis Department of Haematology/Bone Marrow Transplant at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre (a joint facility of St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research). “The impact of COVID-19 has been enormous,”…
Once again, Arrow would like thank Mrs Jan Driscoll and family for their ongoing support of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing Scholarship. The scholarship enables nurses from all over Australia to enhance their nursing skills and education by studying transplant…
