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…
Congratulations to Dr Michael Ashby of Alfred Health who has been awarded the Arrow HSANZ PhD Scholarship for 2024 for his research into “Preventing Acute Myeloid Leukaemia relapse following allogeneic stem cell transplant.” About the study: Michael’s PhD project will…
Ide Irwin, who has been a nurse on the Haematology and Bone Marrow Transplant Unit at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney since 2018, thought she knew a lot about haematology nursing until, that is, she got part way through a Master…
After a three-year hiatus due to COVID in 2020 and again in 2021, and then the devastating floods of 2022, it was a pleasure to be able to attend the start of the 2023 Hawkesbury Canoe Classic. And what a…
Since we last met Adam Bryant in 2008, he has come full circle in both his career and his travels of the world. We start at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney It was in 2008 that Adam was awarded an Arrow…
“Today of all days, Jen.” It had taken quite a bit of to-and-fro to arrange a time to speak with Des. He’s a busy man: playing golf, catching up with friends, enjoying concerts, and back in full time work after…
ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation Raffle: WIN A CAR! Buy a raffle ticket for just $20 in the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation Raffle, and you could win a car valued at over $26,000!!! There is also a MacBook Air valued at…
“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” — Ryunosuke Satoro Cross-disciplinary collaboration was a highlight of the recent Australia and New Zealand Transplant & Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) inaugural Scientific Meeting in Manly. What an amazing few days…
Bone marrow failure syndromes (BMFS) are rare and complex syndromes where the body fails to make sufficient blood cells, leading to many significant disruptions to health. People with BMFS — and they’re usually children or young adults — are often…
After attending BLOOD (the scientific meeting of the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand, Australian and New Zealand Society of Blood Transfusion, and the Thrombosis and Haemostasis Society of Australian and New Zealand) last year, we know just how valuable…
Thanks to RITCHIES IGA, the simple act of putting food on your own table can help us put food on the table of families going through bone marrow transplants. Bone marrow transplants are grueling, and often require many months in…
September 15th is Lymphoma Awareness Day. Earlier this year we awarded funding through the Shaun Rosen Scholarship to Stacey Koschel and Suzie Flynn from St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney to attend the Lymphoma Australia Health Professional Conference on the Gold…
Myeloma, a type of bone marrow cancer, is the most common reason for people needing an autologous bone marrow transplant, so we were pleased to receive an application for the Arrow Shaun Rosen Award from Haematology Cancer Care Coordinator /…
Thank you to the Liverpool Catholic club! Here at Arrow, we look forward to the day when bone marrow transplants (BMT) are a thing of the past. Until then we will continue to fund promising medical research in BMT related…
Youer than You: we love to be individuals! We all like to think of ourselves as unique, as being a “one off”. Even Dr Seuss celebrated our individuality in his famous line “There is no one alive who is youer…
This month we attended the ASX Refinitiv ‘Racing for Good’ Charity Race Day at Randwick Racecourse. This is the first of several fundraising events the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation is hosting that will benefit Arrow. These events will raise over…
Unless you’ve been through it, you probably don’t really understand the impact losing hair can have on a cancer patient. Losing your hair is a visible sign of illness and can trigger all sorts of unwanted responses from well- meaning…
We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with Australia and New Zealand Transplant and Cellular Therapies (ANZTCT) to offer up to three bone marrow transplantation (BMT) and/or cellular therapy (CT) fellows or trainees the opportunity to complete a…
CPD for nurses Continuing professional development (CPD) for nurses is an important part of what we do here at Arrow, and there’s a lot for bone marrow transplant nurses to stay across in this rapidly evolving field! Meet Kylie Sih,…
We are growing, and currently have an opening for a new member to our board. Specifically, we are looking for a Non-executive Director with medical, clinical or research expertise in the area of bone marrow and stem cell transplant to…
EBMT Meeting in Paris 2023 It gives us great pleasure to be able to support nurses in the field of bone marrow transplant care through our scholarships program, offered to dedicated nurses working in the field of haematology. Newcastle nurse…
