Bone marrow transplants and the City of Love
Paris may well be the city of love, but for a few days in April this year it will also be the city of bone marrow transplants as the 49th European Bone Marrow Transplant Conference is held there. And this year, a dedicated nurse from Calvary Mater Hospital in Newcastle will be there thanks to […]
Shaun Rosen Scholarship recipients Stacey Koschel & Suzie Flynn
Meet Stacey Koschel and Suzie Flynn, the most recent recipients of the Shaun Rosen Nursing Scholarship . Thanks to the scholarship from Arrow, they will attend the Lymphoma Australia Health Professional Conference on Gold Coast in July 2023. The conference will cover topics such as updates in CAR-T nursing, wellness and mindfulness for both patients […]
When getting that jab isn’t as easy as it sounds: Post-transplant vaccination training for South Australian nurses.
Why post-transplant vaccination is important, why it’s not always as simple as it sounds. (And what Arrow is doing to help!) Recently we awarded a scholarship for eight nurses from the Cancer Outpatient Nursing Team at the Royal Adelaide Hospital to complete the Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program. Every bone marrow transplant patient […]
Congratulations to nursing scholarship recipient Abby Fyfe!
We are thrilled to announce that Arrow Nursing Scholarship recipient Abby Fyfe recently completed her Master of Cancer and Haematology Nursing through the University of Sydney with a distinction average. Well done, Abby! Abby, who was awarded the Arrow Trace Richey Nursing Scholarship in 2020, works as an Oncology Clinical Nurse Consultant at Macquarie University […]
Scholarships for nurses: the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll nursing scholarship goes to Townsville!
Each year Arrow offers scholarships for nurses to further their education in the field of bone marrow transplant patient care. We are thrilled to announce the latest recipient of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing Scholarship: Lauren Buckland from Townsville Hospital. As a young nurse, Lauren thought she would never work in the field of […]
Success for Arrow at BLOOD 2022
We attended the BLOOD conference (organised by HSANZ, the Haematology Society of Australia and New Zealand) for the first time this year, and it was a great success for Arrow! The conference in Sydney was attended by over 1000 clinicians, nurses and scientists, and gave us the opportunity to reconnect with our existing hospital networks face […]
Update on Phoebe & Caitlin, two of our nursing scholarship recipients
Caitlin Mulcahy has been busy lately juggling a hectic worklife, studying and getting married! As a recipient of Arrow’s Professor Geoffrey Driscoll nursing scholarship, Caitlin has recently completed her Graduate Certificate of Cancer Nursing. A thirst for knowledge and a passion for nursing means Caitlin’s plans do not stop there. Caitlin says “I have now […]
Meet Danielle Lian, recipient of the Professor Driscoll Scholarship for nursing
Congratulations to Danielle Lian, the latest recipient of the Arrow Graduate Certificate of Cancer Nursing scholarship. Described as a future leader in cancer care, Danielle works at the day oncology and infusion centre at Cabrini Malvern Victoria. Danielle’s nurse manager says Danielle is a highly motivated, supportive and caring team member who actively seeks out […]
Nursing Scholarship Updates
We are pleased to announce that Erin Johnson and Caitlin Mulcahy – 2020 recipients of the Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing scholarship – have done amazingly well with their studies and in furthering their career goals in nursing. Both nurses were awarded an Arrow scholarship for the completion of studies in Chemotherapy and other Systemic Treatments […]
Susan Hall – Masters Scholarship Recipient
Susan Hall is a registered nurse from the haematology and bone marrow transplant ward at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, and one of two recipients of the Arrow Trace Richey Masters Scholarship for 2021. With five years specialised experience in bone marrow transplant care, Susan has the opportunity to meet most of the transplant patients within […]
Reaching those in need
Arrow’s patient support program is able to reach those most in need thanks to our relationship with welfare teams at hospital transplant centres across Australia. The Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital welfare team said “We appreciate Arrow Foundation’s ongoing work to assist our patients who are often in financial distress. Arrow are so kind and supportive […]
A brush with Dr Kerry Atkinson
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 did know she was at one of the world’s best hospitals for bone marrow transplantation, […]