Alexander Martyn PhD Update
While driven by a passion for research, life for a PhD student can often mean living on a shoestring budget which can be tough. That is why PhD student Alexander Martyn was ecstatic to hear in 2014 that he was the successful recipient of an Arrow Hawkesbury Canoe Classic PhD scholarship. Looking back on it […]
Michael Papadimitrious PhD Update
In 2019 Michael Papadimitrious was awarded his PhD from the University of Sydney for his research into the use of dendritic cells to elicit an anti cancer immune response against certain blood cancers. This research was made possible thanks to the Arrow Hawkesbury Canoe Classic scholarship which supported Michael during his PhD studies between 2014 […]
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 […]
Transplant Kids
Each year in Australia approximately 150 children under the age of 16 receive a haematopoietic stem cell transplant. Receiving treatment at one of the specialist Children’s Hospitals across the country, the families of these children face significant financial and logistical challenges. Arrow aims to help these families through our patient support program offering accommodation, travel, […]
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 […]
In memory of Karen and Elsie
Greg Bugden credits Arrow as being a “source of inspiration and assistance’ to he and his wife during her not one, but two bone marrow transplants. Greg shares his story here. It is now 24 years since my wife Karen died from Multiple Myeloma after a five year battle with the disease; she also underwent […]
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, […]
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 […]
Liverpool Catholic Club progressing medical research
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 $197,500 over the past 6 years towards important medical research, this being the latest research […]
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 […]