Masters of Cancer and Haematology Nursing
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 role and take their career to the next level. Arrow proudly provides one Trace Richey […]
Riverina Cancer Care
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 but also reduces the financial and emotional burden of long distance travel. Arrow has assisted […]
Leading patient care through sharing
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 the Australian College of Nursing. Ward 7B at the Royal Melbourne Hospital where Frances works […]
Nutrition Management for BMT Patients
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 management of Graft vs Host Disease (GVHD) from a US perspective. Being able to attend […]
Nurses are the glue that hold it altogether
“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 a difference to Trace’s time in the hospital,” said Neil. Neil introduced the Trace Richey […]
Temperature checks on the rise
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 in temperature can be a sign of infection, therefore regular temperature checks are essential. Amanda […]
From the frontline: Life on a bone-marrow transplant ward during COVID-19
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,” says Amanda Mclaughlin, a Clinical Nurse Consultant at the Kinghorn Cancer Centre here in Sydney. […]
Professor Geoffrey Driscoll Nursing Scholarship
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 and haematology related subjects through the Australian College of Nursing. In 2020 the following nurses […]
Blood Conference 2019
The Blood 2019 Conference hosts international speakers with expertise and knowledge in the field of haematology. Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship, nurses Ide Iwin and Mary Hayes from St Vincent’s Hospital were sponsored to attend the conference in Perth this October, with their travel and accommodation costs covered. Ide Irwin anticipated the benefits of […]
Shaun Rosen Scholarship goes Global
Thanks to the Shaun Rosen Scholarship invaluable global learning opportunities have been provided to Australian Nurses caring for bone marrow transplant patients. Annabel Horne, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, was given the opportunity to meet transplant experts from around the globe while advancing her understanding of hematopoietic cell transplantation and cellular […]
Exceptional clinical nursing care
“Provides exceptional evidence based clinical nursing care to patients and families, and in a short timeframe has quickly become a leader and a very valued member of staff” is how Ide Irwin’s Nurse Unit Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney describes her. Ide Irwin has been employed as a full time Registered Nurse on […]
Arrow nursing scholarship provides insight into 60 years of transplant
Annabel Horne, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator at St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, was awarded the Sylvia Hartog Nursing Scholarship for the opportunity to attend the EBMT nurses meeting in Manchester UK in October 2017. The theme was 60 years of transplant – modern day bone marrow transplants began with the pioneering work of E. Donnall Thomas […]